Interview with Melissa, 16 – 17,British, middle class, Protestant. Women, Risk and AIDS Project, London, 1989. Anonymised version including field notes. (Ref: LJH19)

This interview is part of the Women, Risk and Aids Project (1989-90) archive which was created as part of the Reanimating Data Project (2018-20).<br>Anonymised transcript of an interview with Melissa, who is at college and hopes to go to university, eventually becoming a journalist or an author. Melissa is single at the moment, waiting for her 'perfect' man. She talks about losing her virginity, and how she wished she had waited a bit longer, but curiosity had got the better of her. Sex education in Melissa's all girl's school was 'nonexistent' and she has had to rely on her friends and the media. She talks about the homophobia that was rife in earlier AIDS campaigning, and how it lacked effectiveness. Melissa has been raised in a Christian family and though she still identifies as religious, she thinks that current organised religions are outdated and sexist. She has some interesting thoughts on female sexuality and social change, and the ways that women are able to use their sexuality for manipulative purposes.

本访谈隶属于1989至1990年开展的**女性、风险与艾滋病项目（Women, Risk and Aids Project）**档案库，该档案库系2018至2020年**数据活化项目（Reanimating Data Project）**的成果之一。本次为经匿名化处理的访谈转录文本，访谈对象为梅利莎：她目前就读于大专院校，计划升入本科深造，未来期望成为记者或作家。梅利莎目前单身，正等待其心目中的“完美伴侣”。她谈及自身的失贞经历，坦言本希望能暂缓相关行为，但最终被好奇心战胜。她提到，自己就读的全女子中学完全未开设性教育课程，只能依靠同伴与媒体获取相关知识。她还谈及早期艾滋病宣传运动中盛行的恐同现象，以及此类宣传为何缺乏实际成效。梅利莎在基督教家庭中长大，尽管她仍自视为信徒，但认为当前的制度化宗教已然过时且带有性别歧视色彩。她针对女性性特质与社会变革，以及女性如何利用自身性特质达成操控目的，分享了颇具启发性的观点。