Elias Jackson · Voices of Illinois · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library

Title: Elias Jackson
Date(s): 04/15/2026
Interviewee(s): Elias Jackson See all items with this value
Interviewer(s): Fey Jensen See all items with this value
Interviewer Position: Student in GWS 467: Locating Queer Culture.
Summary: Elias Jackson (he/they), a transmasculine nonbinary individual, discusses his experience of participating in the Shire of Caer Gwyn, a local Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) branch. They discussed what it meant to be a part of a community like the Shire and how the Shire's culture differed from other SCA branches and events. This interview also covers the history of the Shire, as Elias holds documents and artifacts from the branch established before the Shire, as well as its transformation into an LGBTQ+ space.
Language: English
Subject(s): community building See all items with this value; larp See all items with this value; nonbinary See all items with this value; queer See all items with this value; shire of caer gwyn See all items with this value; society for creative anachronism See all items with this value; transgender See all items with this value
Related Resources: Shire of Caer Gwyn Website; Social Movements at Illinois: LGBTQ+ Rights