Mr. Rick Mashburn discusses his experiences as a gay and disabled man in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the 1990s. Topics discussed include Mr. Mashburn's childhood coming to terms with both his sexuality and his physical disability in the American South in the 1950s and 60s; how his disability affected his coming-out and how he fit into the gay community as a result; discussion of how gay culture is very able-bodied and inaccessible to many disabled people in the LGBTQ+ community; Mr. Mashburn's involvement with organizing Winston-Salem Pride in 1995-1996 by editing and publishing pride programs and planning meetings and fundraising for the event; and his work with AIDS service organizations as a result of his involvement with pride.