WARNING: This interview contains a discussion of a racist word beginning at 25:38 and ending at 27:38. In this interview, Kris Davis discusses her childhood and early adulthood in North Carolina, focusing extensively on the topics of race, gender, and sexuality. Ms. Davis talks about growing up in the Charlotte neighborhood of Grier Heights, within a predominantly black community. Ms. Davis recollects her tomboy traits and behaviors in her early childhood. When Ms. Davis was in middle school, she began dating boys while also maintaining close friendships with girls that she found beautiful. Ms. Davis talks about her high school transition from Charlotte to Waxhaw, discussing racist encounters with white classmates as she transitioned from a predominately black school to a predominately white school. Ms. Davis discusses the importance of her 21st birthday, as she began a romantic relationship with her first girlfriend. She describes the exhilaration of becoming fully aware of and accepting of her lesbian identity. Near the end of her interview, Ms. Davis discusses her current community of female friends and she reflects on her personal goals for the future.
