Gay Anthropologist Dr. K David Harrison Preserves Endangered Languages
Dr. K. David Harrison is working to bring greater awareness to LGBTQ+ explorers while also seeking to preserve endangered languages in isolated areas.
This piece initally appeared in The Advocate
As a child in a deeply religious family in Tennessee, future linguist and anthropologist Dr. K. David Harrison was certain of two things.
“I knew I was gay. I knew I wanted to be an explorer,” he says.
The only problem?
Harrison with Chris Nevehev on Keamu Island, Vanuatu
Now Harrison has grown into the type of role model he once needed. The noted author and academic has made a career of traveling to isolated regions to study and document endangered languages. As a result of his efforts, he’s become a
Gay Anthropolgist Dr. K David Harrison Preserves Dying Languages
Dr. K. David Harrison is working to bring greater awareness to LGBTQ+ explorers while also seeking to preserve endangered languages in isolated areas. February 26 2021 8:06 AM EST
As a child in a deeply religious family in Tennessee, future linguist and anthropologist Dr. K. David Harrison was certain of two things.
“I knew I was gay. I knew I wanted to be an explorer,” he tells
The Advocate.
Harrison with Chris Nevehev on Keamu Island, Vanuatu
Now Harrison has grown into the type of role model he once needed. The noted author and academic has made a career of traveling to isolated regions to study and document endangered languages. As a result of his efforts, he’s become a National Geographic Explorer and a fellow of the international, multidisciplinary Explorers Club (founded in 1904). He’s also the brains behind the club’s recent initiative seeking to bring greater visibility to LGBTQ+ explorers. A