In this interview, Sally Duffy discusses her life as a Southerner, a Christian, a psychologist, and a lesbian. Ms. Duffy describes her Catholic upbringing in Charleston, South Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s, highlighting her experiences with school integration and race relations during the civil rights movement. Ms. Duffy also describes her higher education path to becoming a psychologist with a specialty in pain management. After receiving her Master's of Science, Ms. Duffy worked in rural Eastern Kentucky and she describes the challenges and rewards of this year of work. In 1990, Ms. Duffy moved to Charlotte for work and she describes her involvement in local LGBTQ+ organizations One-Voice Chorus and Queen City Friends. Ms. Duffy describes memorable experiences with One-Voice, including meeting her wife Linda Lawyer.
