Nyx Melancon · Voices of Illinois · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Title: Nyx Melancon
Date(s): 04/23/2025
Interviewee(s): Social Movements at Illinois: LGBTQ+ Rights See all items with this value
Interviewer(s): Alyssa Brown See all items with this value
Interviewer Position: MSLIS Student
Summary: In the interview, Nyx Melancon, at the time a rising senior studying English and creative writing, discusses the challenges of navigating the social landscape on campus as a Black nonbinary transmasc lesbian. He also highlights the intersectional events he has organized as an intern at the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, including a Revolutionary Voices open mic and the Black Queer Afropunk Takeover.
Language: Alyssa Brown
Subject(s): black students See all items with this value; community building See all items with this value; lgbtq+ See all items with this value
Related Resources: Black Students for Revolution Records (RS: 41/66/23); Social Movements at Illinois: Civil Rights/Racial Justice; Social Movements at Illinois: LGBTQ+ Rights