The title of this recording is "Snapshot 2000 - Nigel". It is described as: Nigel talks about coming out and first sexual experience. It was recorded in Sydney, Australia on the 23rd January 2000. The duration of the recording is 3 minutes, but this may not reflect the actual length of the event. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast Nigel talks about coming out and first sexual experience. The content in the recording covers the 1970s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: This summary provides an overview of an audio recording titled "Snapshot 2000 - Nigel," made in Sydney, Australia on January 23, 2000. The content covers personal recollections from the 1970s and touches upon themes such as self-realization, societal attitudes, and family dynamics within the context of LGBTQ+ experiences. The recording features an individual reflecting on their journey of self-discovery and acceptance. They recount early indications of their sexual orientation during childhood and adolescence, noting an absence of attraction to females and a strong rapport with them. Despite this, societal expectations led to a prolonged engagement with a woman, which was ultimately called off due to the realization that the relationship was unsustainable. The individual describes the pivotal moment of coming out, which occurred six months prior to the recording after relocating to Wellington from a conservative hometown. This process brought a mix of reactions; while colleagues were accepting, the transition proved more challenging in Sydney, where despite its reputation as an open society, the individual encountered greater ignorance and difficulty. A particularly poignant moment discussed in the audio is the coming out to their parents over the phone, an experience that was met with silence and a significant strain on their relationship. The individual speaks about the emotional toll this reaction took on them, while also expressing an understanding of their parents' conservative background and the hope that they will eventually come to terms with their identity. The narrative also delves into the individual's first sexual encounter with another male, which occurred concurrently with their coming out. While the experience was affirmative in some respects, there was a sense of disillusionment due to unmet expectations and feelings of being used, ultimately leading to a friendship's dissolution. Despite the initial disappointment, subsequent encounters were more positive, suggesting a journey toward self-acceptance and contentment. The full transcription of the recording begins:  Well, I knew when, um like when I was about eight or nine. When? When? In the changing shares with the boys. You didn't wanna look at girls? I wasn't even interested in looking at girls. I got on really well with girls. And that's why I always thought that I was gonna get married and everything else. But I've never sex sexually attracted to two women as long as I can remember. I was I was engaged to be married for a while for about 2. 5 years to a to A to a woman. And then I broke it off after I thought, This is not gonna work. And then, um, it was about six months ago that I decided to, you know, I'll just take the the the leap and do it and come out and go back to friends. And I'll come out in Wellington when I move to Wellington because I come from a little country town down south, and yeah, it was a funny, funny reaction I got Most people were pretty alright with it because of where I worked. And most people there are pretty easy going, but, um yeah, it was easy. When I came out, I felt relieved. But now that I've come to Sydney City is a lot harder and a lot of people are a lot more. I don't know, a lot more ignorant. And even though it's a more open place and yeah, I find it a lot, a lot harder now to deal with than I did before and yeah, that's about it Now I'm just trying to cope with it and trying to get along with it and doing the best I can. I came back to my parents about a month ago in Sydney. They were back in New Zealand down south and I rang them up and we were just talking and they asked me because I they I wasn't talking about girls. So they asked me if I if I was gay and I got sick of lying to them and I said yes, and they were very, very upset and like my mother didn't talk, she just stood silent at the end of the phone and then she wouldn't talk to me and she just hung up. And then later on, I rang her about probably 33 weeks after that about a week ago and she won't really talk to me much anymore. So my family are very taken it very hard because of my family background and where we lived very, very conservative town that we lived in. So that was that was the coming out to the parents, which was It's a bit hard, but I expected it. I expected I. I actually expected a lot worse when I came out to them, but, um, yeah, now I'm I'm dealing with a little easier. They I said they've got their own opinions. They can They can think what they like. I said, I my life. Now I just carry on and gotta get over that And but, yeah, it still hurts, but there's not much I can do about it. I'll just keep on plodding along and hopefully they come around one day, The first male I was with was about It was about six months ago when I came out and yeah, it was It was different to what I thought it would be. I felt Yeah, I felt good because I'd been there and done that. But it's like it wasn't just proving that I was gay. It's like, Yeah, I really like this guy. And it's the way we ended up and we But we ended up not being friends after that. So that that had a little to know that just being used, but yeah, was wasn't wasn't, um as what would you call it? Um, wasn't what the build up was to it. It was a bit of a letdown. Ohh. Before it was great. I was really excited. Nervous? Everything else during. It was great. Afterwards, I was a bit bit down, but yeah, that was just because it wasn't what I was expecting, but yeah, it got better and better after that. Every time you asked that. Anyway, so. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. These tags contain the correct spellings of names and places which may have been incorrectly spelt earlier in the document. The tags are seperated by a semi-colon: 1970s ; Australia ; People ; Snapshot 2000 ; Sydney ; Wellington ; coming out ; conservative ; family ; flowers ; friends ; gay ; growing up ; other ; parents ; sex ; women ; work. The original recording can be heard at this website https://www.pridenz.com/snapshot_2000_nigel.html. The master recording is also archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand.  For more details visit their website https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.1089398. Please note that this document may contain errors or omissions - you should always refer back to the original recording to confirm content.