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Title: Bi/Pansexual Erasure and Acceptance
Creator: Bailey Murray
Subject: LGBT+; bisexual; pansexual
Type: Oral History

Title: Cedric Burgess Interview, March 19, 2020
Date: March 19, 2020
Creator: Cedric Burgess; Kai Walther
Description: Cedric Burgess speaks with Kai Walther about his activism around AIDS as a self-described Black gay man. Burgess describes the numerous volunteering efforts in which he is currently involved as well as what he did in the past. He discusses being diagnosed with HIV, how he came to be involved in activism around that subject, his struggles with mental health, and moving away from AIDS-specific activism. Additionally, Burgess speaks a bit about gay social life during the “disco days,” including time he spent at the Clubhouse and other gay bars and clubs.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; activism; Washington, DC; The Clubhouse; Names Project; mental health; Inner-City AIDS Network; LGBT seniors; Whitman Walker; Paradise Garage; Washington Blade; Bishop Rainey Cheeks; Black Light; DC Department on Aging and Community Living; AIDS Memorial Quilt; Us Helping Us
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2378
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Craig Lustig Interview Part 2, April 29, 2021
Date: April 29, 2021
Creator: Craig Lustig; Audrey Barnett
Description: In part 2 of their interview, Craig Lustig continues describing his time and frustrations as a cancer treatment patient and how that informed his caregiving to people with HIV. Audrey then asks him to compare the availability and types of HIV treatment and support available between New York and DC. The conversation then moves to a comparison of Craig's early and present-day work as a caregiving professional. Lastly, Craig describes how he and his partner became foster parents.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; New York City; AIDS treatment; caregiving; cancer treatment; AIDS treatment; National Institutes of Health; Reagan Administration; healthcare; healthcare access; chronic illness; activism; foster system; foster parent; adoption; LGBT; LGBT youth
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3257
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Daynika Skipper Interview, November 21, 2013
Date: November 21, 2013
Creator: Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
Description: PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The Homeless Voices Amplification Co-op (HVAC) works to amplify stories of unhoused individuals’ past and present work experiences. Recognizing that unhoused individuals are the most valuable source of knowledge on the realities of their employment, HVAC partners with the unhoused to create space for strategic community reflection as a means to further activism for economic justice. HVAC believes stories have the power to humanize individuals and undermine stigmas and stereotypes in ways statistics cannot. HVAC intends to draw upon the power of these stories to create a powerful, multi-dimensional online platform that can enhance efforts to mobilize the community.
Subject: homelessness advocacy; youth homelessness; LGBT
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1532

Title: Invitation to a community networking forum for the lesbian and gay community in Washington DC
Date: 1989-05-20
Creator: Doughty, Roger; Gleaton, Thomas; Green, Brad; Jones, Dorothie; Santiago, Yolanda; Scott, Aundrea; Watkins, Ralph
Description: Letter composed by seven leaders of DC-based lesbian and gay organizations that was sent to other community organizations. The letter invites these organizations to attend a networking forum to build stronger bonds in the community.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Community participation -- Washington (D.C.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.); LGBT community centers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; Gay community centers
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0006
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98334
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Kiersten Morris Interview, October 26, 2019
Date: October 26, 2019
Creator: Kai Walther; Kiersten Morris
Description: Kiersten Morris talks about learning about safe sex for the first time. She remembers having an abstinence-only sex education in high school, so the first time she learned about safe sex was through an LGBTQ organization at her university. Kiersten discusses learning about AIDS in high school as "a gay thing" and how her perspective changed after taking a gay and lesbian documentay class in college. She hopes the next generation will learn about how to have safe sex with their specific partners, and how to prevent each STI.
Subject: Washington, DC; Whitman-Walker Health; HIV/AIDS healthcare; LGBT healthcare; gay activism; lesbian activism; queer activism; LGBTQ activism; The Walk and 5K to End HIV; 2019 The Walk and 5K to End HIV
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1994
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Kim Michael Interview, September 26, 2020
Date: September 26, 2020
Creator: Kim Michael; Bailey Murray
Description: I met with Kim Michael on September 26, 2020 on the website TheirStory.io that was designed specifically for the capturing and recording of Oral Histories. This interview covers the journey of Kim’s discovery of her sexuality while touching on her view of the LGBT community as a whole. We discuss erasure and acceptance of these “forgotten” sexualities (bisexuality, pansexuality, and asexuality) both within the LGBT community and outside of it. Kim shares her personal story while giving insight into how she views being a bisexual or pansexual woman in the current times.
Subject: bisexual; pansexual; LGBT+; women; asexual; LGBT community
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2585
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Lambda Community Center needs assessment survey
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Gomez, Letitia
Description: Survey completed by Letitia Gomez on behalf of ENLACE, expressing how ENLACE would utilize a new gay and lesbian community center and the qualities that ENLACE believe would be important for the new center.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.); Needs assessment.; LGBT community centers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0030
Type: questionnaires
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98358
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Lesbian and gay self defense class flyer
Date: 1988-09-10
Creator: Gould, Jeff
Description: Flyer encouraging lesbians and gay men of all abilities to learn how to defend themselves through classes sponsored by the Lesbian and Gay Community Center.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gays -- Violence against; Self-defense -- Training -- United States; LGBT community centers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; LGBTQ+ self-defense
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_collaborations_0004
Type: fliers (printed matter)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98308
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Alex Compagnet to Letitia Gomez
Date: 1989-03-22
Creator: Compagnet, Alex
Description: Letter from Alex Compagnet, executive director of SALUD, Inc., to Letitia Gomez, vice president of ENLACE, in response to the concerns posed in a previous letter from Gomez.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Accounting; LGBT community centers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0005
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98333
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Eva Freund to ENLACE
Date: 1989-09-26
Creator: Freund, Eva
Description: Letter from Eva Freund, member of the board for the Gay and Lesbian Community Center, to ENLACE, requesting the completion of a survey regarding the community organization's programs and services.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); LGBT community centers; Latino communities -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0116
Type: questionnaires
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98444
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Letitia Gomez to Jim Graham
Date: 1992-09-14
Creator: Gomez, Letitia
Description: Letter from Letitia Gomez to Jim Graham, an administrator at the Whitman-Walker Clinic, asking to schedule a time to meet to discuss various issues around HIV/AIDS services in the gay and lesbian Latina/o community.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); AIDS activists -- Washington (D.C.); Whitman-Walker Clinic; LGBT community centers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; AIDS awareness; AIDS education
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0023
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98351
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Mark Bowman and Jill Strachan to ENLACE
Date: 1991-03-01
Creator: Bowman, Mark; Strachan, Jill
Description: Letter from Mark Bowman and Jill Strachan introducing ENLACE's copy of the new Gay and Lesbian Services Guide and their listing in it.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Community participation -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBT community centers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0011
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98339
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Letter from Yolanda Santiago to gay and lesbian organizations
Date: 1990-09-07
Creator: Santiago, Yolanda
Description: Letter from Yolanda Santiago to gay and lesbian community organizations, with information regarding the organization of the next community forum.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Forums (Discussion and debate) -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBT community centers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0074
Type: letters (correspondence)
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98402
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Lexi Interview, November 15, 2020
Date: November 15, 2020
Creator: Bailey Murray; Person responsible unknown
Description: Lexi and I spoke over TheirStory.io on November 15, 2020. We discussed her journey through discovering her sexuality via the internet as well as tackled difficult topics such as homosexual slurs, familial disapproval, and transgenderism regarding these “forgotten” sexualities (bi-, pan-, and asexuality). Lexi gives personal insight into the struggles bisexual people face daily both in person and online.
Subject: bisexual; pansexual; LGBT+; women; asexual; LGBT community
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2588
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Peter Burleigh Interview, September 24, 2021
Date: September 24, 2021
Creator: Peter Burleigh; Audrey Barnett
Description: Audrey Barnett interviews Peter Burleigh. In the virtual interview, Peter starts by describing his time working for the State Department and concurrently coming out in his personal life as gay. He then transitions into discussing his experiences with HIV/AIDS in DC, including his partner's diagnosis as positive and Peter's role as a caregiver. Peter explains that he publicly came out when writing his partner's obituary, making him the first "career person" in the Foreign Service to come out. The conversation then moves to Peter's time as an openly gay FSO and challenges he faced after his partner's death.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; gay and lesbian; Fulbright Grant; Foreign Service; Linda Thomas-Greenfield; United Nations; H.W. Bush Administration; Peace Corps; Jill Strachan; FBI; State Department; Clinton Administration; Reagan Administration; Gay and Lesbian in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA); Brian Dalton; Personnel Department; Anthony Fauci; LGBT; Food and Friends; Florida; vaccine; Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington; Washington Blade; Iraq Wars; gender roles; African American; Black; white; Meals on Wheels; gay pride
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3251
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Ron Swanda Interview Part 1, April 11, 2021
Date: April 11, 2021
Creator: Ron Swanda; Audrey Barnett
Description: Ron Swanda speaks with Audrey Barnett about his experiences during the early years of AIDS in DC, getting diagnosed with HIV in 1989, and his decision to focus his HIV advocacy around personal rather than political issues. Ron also discusses his roles at and reasons for patronizing the Metropolitan Community Church, as well as other notable LGBTQ-related organizations and advocacy groups in DC and how DC LGBTQ life has changed over time.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Whitman Walker; caretaking; Air Force; Washington Blade; Ray Engebretsen; activism; Metropolitan Community Church; AZT; LGBT; DC Center for the LGBT Community; National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Lisa Keen; federal airman; Medicare; Affordable Care Act; Ryan White Planning Council; Larry Uhrig; Washington Post; P Street Beach; gay pride; gay; COVID-19; intersectionality; Gerontological Society of America; DC Commission on Aging
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3243
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Ron Swanda Interview Part 2, April 11, 2021
Date: April 11, 2021
Creator: Ron Swanda; Audrey Barnett
Description: Ron Swanda and Audrey Barnett continue the interview, transitioning into a conversation about caregiving, including Ron's role as a caregiver and support he needs in that capacity. Ron then discusses his definition of and experience with activism both in the present and past. Ron also emphasizes the important of identity-centered training for caregivers and healthcare providers and how his activism has changed focus as he's aged.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; caregiving; LGBT; gay; activism; Metropolitan Community Church; retirement; Air Force; Mayor's Advisory Committee on LGBTQ Affairs; Age-Friendly DC; Practice and Ethics Advisory Committee; DC Center for the LGBT Community; COVID-19; Gerontological Society of America
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3247
Rights statement: Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Room rental billing from the Gay Community Center
Date: 1989-06-01
Description: Room rental charges to ENLACE from the Gay Community Center.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBT community centers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_finances_0005
Type: invoices
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98519
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Title: Susan Silber Interview, November 24, 2019
Date: November 24, 2019
Creator: Susan Silber; Ziona Pelz-Sherman
Description: Sue Silber, active member of local LGBTQ synagogue, Bet Mishpachah, describes her experience of the founding and growth of the synagogue, and what it means to be part of a congregation that not only accepts, but welcomes and celebrates positive expressions of sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition to touching on the intersection of Judaism and sexuality in her own life, Silber speaks on her current responsibilities within the community of Bet Mishpachah, as well as her involvement in the past.
Subject: Washington, DC; Judaism; synagogue; congregation; LGBT; LGBTQ+; sexual orientation; gender identity; Bet Mishpachah
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2188
Rights statement: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, under the terms of Public Domain.