Time transcripts of baleighnarr

[00:00:00:01]	[ Interviewer: ] Okay. So, can you state your name 

[00:00:03:07]	and the date? [ Breaux: ] Baleigh Breaux, and it 

[00:00:05:27]	is May 5th. [ Interviewer: ] So, what words do you 

[00:00:10:27]	use to describe your identity in terms of gender?

[00:00:14:27]	[ Breaux: ] In terms of gender, I identify as a female.

[00:00:18:10]	[ Interviewer: ] Okay, cool. What words do you 

[00:00:21:13]	use to describe your identity in terms of your 

[00:00:23:25]	sexuality? [ Breaux: ] And in terms of sexuality, 

[00:00:27:02]	definitely a lesbian. [ laughs ] [Interviewer:] So 

[00:00:30:28]	how did you come to use those specific words? 

[00:00:34:16]	[ Breaux: ] Um... I guess I like... I always knew I 

[00:00:39:23]	was gay. I've always just liked women... so I know 

[00:00:45:12]	a lot of people don't like to label themselves, 

[00:00:47:01]	but, I mean, I am so strict with the term "lesbian" 

[00:00:50:13]	just because I know that I could never date a 

[00:00:52:10]	man. So, it's always been strict with me. In terms 

[00:00:55:14]	of gender, I've always felt like a girl, so I guess 

[00:01:00:16]	that's why. [ Interviewer: ] So, with the word "lesbian," 

[00:01:04:13]	there's a sort of a culture behind it, and do you 

[00:01:09:10]	identify with that culture, too? [ Breaux: ] Yeah, 

[00:01:12:02]	definitely. I definitely do some things that are, 

[00:01:16:18]	you know, "stereotypical of a lesbian." And usually 

[00:01:22:02]	most people aren't surprised when I tell them that 

[00:01:23:10]	I'm a lesbian, so... Yeah. I think I definitely identify 

[00:01:26:28]	with the cultural aspect of it. [ Interviewer: ] So what 

[00:01:29:24]	experiences have you had with describing your 

[00:01:32:09]	identity to other people who identify as LGBTQ? 

[00:01:36:24]	[ Breaux: ] Um... It's usually a lot easier. They 

[00:01:40:22]	usually understand. I don't really have to say, 

[00:01:43:11]	like, "I'm a lesbian!" It's usually like "Yeah, I like 

[00:01:45:18]	women!" And then they're like, "Me too!" It's a 

[00:01:49:05]	lot easier, and you don't get that kind of awkward 

[00:01:51:14]	moment that you sometimes get when you explain 

[00:01:54:02]	it to heterosexuals. So, um... it's just been easier, 

[00:01:58:19]	and then we usually laugh about it and talk about 

[00:02:01:08]	 gay things. So... [ laughs ] [Interviewer:] So, do 

[00:02:05:09]	you have a story about a time when you used 

[00:02:07:10]	LGBTQ-specific language with LGBTQ people, 

[00:02:13:20]	or with straight people, or a mixed group? 

[00:02:15:29]	[ Breaux: ] Um, yeah. Last night, actually, I was 

[00:02:19:03]	with one of my friends, and she's a lesbian. 

[00:02:21:19]	And we were walking down High Street, and 

[00:02:24:20]	we saw someone, like, walking down past us, 

[00:02:27:22]	and we were also with our straight friends. And 

[00:02:30:05]	he was clearly gay. And I think my friend actually 

[00:02:33:00]	knew him. And I was like, "Hey! He's family!" 

[00:02:35:12]	And she was like, "Yeah, he's family!" Our straight 

[00:02:38:27]	friends were like, "He's 'family?' What does that 

[00:02:40:22]	mean?" So, we kind of had to explain he's a 

[00:02:43:10]	member of the gay community, you know. So he's family.