Hill, Rob

Authors

Rob Hill
Madeline Burdine

Document Type

Audio

Publication Date

8-20-2023

Abstract

In this interview, Rob Hill discusses his journey from a closeted United Methodist pastor to the State Director of the Human Rights Campaign in Mississippi. Born and raised in Forest, Mississippi, Hill discusses his United Methodist upbringing and knowing he was gay when entering into the ministry himself. The policies of the United Methodist Church at that time required him to live out his sexuality very privately. Hill shares his experiences of being a gay man from a Christian family and how religion has played and continues to play an immense role in his life. Upon leaving the ministry, a friend informed Hill of the Human Rights Campaign’s upcoming expansion to Mississippi, and she referred his name for the position. That referral blossomed, and Hill became the State Director of the Human Rights Campaign in Mississippi in 2014. As State Director, Hill discusses the politics and education around LGBTQ+ rights in Mississippi as well as the changes he’s seen here.

Relational Format

audio recording

Comments

Additional files include: abstract, data sheet, photos, field notes, audio file. Transcript is available on request.

Rights

In copyright. For permission to duplicate, repost, or otherwise re-use these images, please contact the Invisible Histories Project: Mississippi.

Recommended Citation

Hill, Rob and Burdine, Madeline, "Hill, Rob" (2023). Queer Mississippi (Complete Collection). 61.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/queerms/61

Accessibility Status

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