Name
Janie Burns
Biography
Janie Burns was born in Nyssa, Oregon in 1955. She joined the military before the ruling of Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell. Currently, Burns is not active in the LGBT community, but is supportive of their efforts. Instead, she focuses her time and attention on food issues such as hunger and local food movements. She now runs a farm and sells produce at the local farmer’s market. Growing up in an era of Title IX, Burns is aware that change comes slowly. She is interested more in legal rights such as insurance and property transfer more than marriage.
Keywords
Title IX, military, Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell, farmer, food issues, sports
Interview Date
11-28-2011
Interview Duration
46:30
City
Nampa
Rights Management
This material is copyrighted by Special Collections and Archives, Boise State University
Disciplines
Community-Based Research | Gender and Sexuality | History of Gender | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies | Oral History | Sociology | United States History | Women's Studies