A Conversation with Dean Worbois - Author of Gay Bars in Boise: 1976 to 2021

Author Dean Worbois and I sat down at a picnic table in Boise's Julia Davis Park on a clear November day back in 2023 to talk about history...personal history. I wanted to know what it was like for Dean growing up as a gay child in Boise, Idaho as well as how he experienced his city of birth as a man. Additionally, I sought Dean's insight on America's past, where things stand now, and where he thinks the United States will be at in the future. The result is an honest conversation between two students of history about their experiences coming of age and living in America and the perennial struggle LGBTQ+ Americans must wage to simply live in their country as the people they are and were born to be. Thanks for listening!

To purchase a copy of Dean's book, Gay Bars in Boise, Idaho 1976 - 2021 - A General and Very Personal History, please visit Rediscovered Books in downtown Boise at 180 N 8th St, or online at https://www.rdbooks.org/.