Were you a lesbian separatist in the 70s? Grad student seeks firsthand accounts 🙃

I’m in my final semester of my master’s program in History, and am preparing my thesis (eventually will evolve into a dissertation). I would love to connect with primary actors in the separatist collective movement.

Tell me about your experience! Specifically:

1. What led you to joining a collective?

2. What sorts of conflicts did you encounter as a community or individual? How were those conflicts solved?

3. How do you identify in terms of race? If you are BIPOC, do you feel the collective responsibly addressed issues surrounding race?

4. Why did you leave the collective?