Activist Mandy Carter on war resistance, the Quaker tradition, and the search for her long lost siblings

Mandy Carter is a long-time Black lesbian activist and community organizer. Born in 1948, Mandy spent her childhood bouncing between New York state children's homes. While that came with exceptional challenges for a young person, it also allowed her the freedom to grow into exactly who she wanted to be, without the binds of familial pressures and expectations. For Mandy, that meant being a lesbian, a quaker, and a radical agitator (at one point in jail for 90 days).

In this episode, Mandy shares stories of:

-discovering the Quaker tradition as a teen

-sleeping in central park and hitchhiking all the way to San Francisco

-finding a home at Maud's Study

-protesting the war in Vietnam

-the impact of Harvey Milk's assassination

-reconnecting with her brother after 50 years, and continuing to search for her sister to this day

**Help us find Delores!!! It's been six decades and Mandy is still looking for her sister. Please share any leads with us at cruisingpod@gmail.com and help us spread the word by sharing our related posts on social media (@cruisingpod)

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