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Title: Amelie Zurn Interview Part 1, June 8, 2021
Date: June 8, 2021
Creator: Amelie Zurn; Audrey Barnett
Description: Audrey Barnett interviews Amelie Zurn. Their conversation begins with Amelie discussing how she donated a large number of her papers from OUT! (Oppression Under Target) to the American University Archive. She then explains how she got involved with OUT! after volunteering with organizations such as Whitman Walker, National Organization for Women, and the Rape Crisis Hotline. Amelie talks more about her time with OUT!, including actions, other members, organizing tactics, and partnerships with other groups. Audrey also asks for more details about Amelie's work at and the evolution of Whitman Walker clinic. The interview then transitions to a discussion about feminist health practices and activism within AIDS organizing.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Oppression Under Target (OUT!); Whitman Walker; ACT UP; Black Lives Matter; Lesbian Health Services; Take Back the Night; National Organization for Women (NOW); Bowers v. Hardwick; 1987 March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights; disability justice; gay and lesbian organizing; Washington Blade; Ryan White Care Act; memorial actions; Washington Peace Center; abolitionist organizing; DC Council; Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); Clinton administration; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); Immigrant Rights Movement; Webster v. Reproductive Health Services; reproductive rights; feminist health practices; mutual aid; transmasculine
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3263
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: Amelie Zurn Interview Part 2, June 8, 2021
Date: June 8, 2021
Creator: Amelie Zurn; Audrey Barnett
Description: Audrey Barnett completes part 2 of her interview with Amelie Zurn. Their conversation picks up with Amelie continuing to discuss working with Whitman Walker. She identifies challenges in building support for and acknowledging the affects of grief on people involved in the movement. Audrey then asks Amelie about how her previous work with OUT! and Whitman Walker inform her present-day work and life.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Oppression Under Target (OUT!); Whitman Walker; ACT UP; Black Lives Matter; Lesbian Health Day; caregiving; cancer; grief; Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer; disability justice; Susan Hester; Reagan Administration; Bush Administration; state-sanctioned violence; Black lesbians; AIDS Memorial Quilt; Sharon Kowalksi; Karen Thompson; Jerry Green; City Hall; Sharon Bottoms; lesbian parents; social work; Jamie Grant; gender and sexuality; trauma
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3265
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: ENLACE booth at D.C. Pride Festival 1992
Date: 1992
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: ENLACE booth at D.C. Pride Festival 1992; In booth, left to right: Juan Hernandez, Don Crisostomo.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay pride celebrations -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_photographs_0004
Type: color photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98752
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: ENLACE booth at D.C. Pride Festival 1993
Date: 1993
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: ENLACE booth at D.C. Pride Festival 1993; Left to right: Rina Reyna, Yajaira Arreaza.
Subject: Lesbian activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay pride celebrations -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Latino/a/x lesbians; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_photographs_0003
Type: color photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98751
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: ENLACE marching in 1993 March on Washington (1)
Date: 1993
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: ENLACE marching in 1993 March on Washington; Left to right, holding banner: Letitia Gomez, Yajaira Arreaza.
Subject: Lesbian activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation (1993 : Washington, D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Latino/a/x lesbians; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_photographs_0001
Type: color photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98749
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: ENLACE marching in 1993 March on Washington (2)
Date: 1993
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: ENLACE marching in 1993 March on Washington; Left to right, holding banner: Soloni Gouveia, Yajaira Arreaza.
Subject: Lesbian activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation (1993 : Washington, D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Latino/a/x lesbians; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_photographs_0002
Type: color photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98750
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: ENLACE marching in D.C. 1990
Date: 1990
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: ENLACE marching in D.C. 1990; Left to right: Paula Salinas, Letitia Gomez (holding banner), unknown woman (holding banner), David Lara.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_photographs_0005
Type: black-and-white photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98753
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: ENLACE marching in D.C. Pride June 1991
Date: 1991-06-01
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: ENLACE marching in D.C. Pride Parade June 1991; Left to right, holding banner: Dennis Medina, unknown woman; Left to right, in rear: Letitia Gomez, Arcadio Torres, Yolanda Santiago.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Lesbian activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay pride parades -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_photographs_0007
Type: color photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98755
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: ENLACE marching in D.C. Pride Parade 1992
Date: 1992
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Description: ENLACE marching in D.C. Pride Parade 1992; Left to right: Unknown man (holding banner), Manuel Guevara (under banner), Ric Mendoza, Dennis Medina (holding banner).
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Lesbian activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay pride parades -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_photographs_0006
Type: color photographs
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98754
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Fred Fishman Interview, September 28, 2021
Date: September 28, 2021
Creator: Fred Fishman; Audrey Barnett
Description: In this interview with Audrey Barnett, Fred Fishman shares his experiences living in DC through the AIDS epidemic. He pays tribute to the queer organizations, the Lesbian and Gay Chorus and Bet Mishpachah, for supporting him through his own HIV-positive diagnosis. He discusses the lingering trauma and the way that the current COVID-19 pandemic has affected his understanding of the AIDS crisis. This interview was conducted over Zoom.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; gay and lesbian community; UCSF cancer studies; Washington Blade; Bet Mishpachah; Jewish culture; social justice; Lesbian and Gay Chorus; gay choral movement; San Francisco Men’s Chorus; Kennedy Center; Civil Rights movement; liberation movements; Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA); performing arts; LGBTQ visibility; NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt; political action songs; South African freedom songs; identity politics; gay religious organizations; COVID-19; Trump Administration; Reagan Administration; mRNA vaccines; Anthony Fauci; virology; clinical research; PTSD; AIDS health project; disability; Tikkun Olam
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3336
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: Kai Walther Interview, 08 April 2019
Date: 2019-04-08
Creator: Walther, Kai; Hentzen, Hana; Zurn, Perry
Subject: Classroom environment; College environment – LGBTQ; Corporate culture; Lesbian; LGBTQ community; Gender neutral toilet facilities; Gender nonconformity; Greek letter societies; History—LGBTQ; Internship programs; Masculinity; Rugby football teams; Sexual orientation; Social media; Student housing; Transgender college students; White privilege
Local Identifier: AU_Trans_Oral_History_Walther
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:83280
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: Kirsti Lattu Interview, July 22, 2021
Date: July 22, 2021
Creator: Kirsti Lattu; Audrey Barnett
Description: Audrey Barnett interviews Kirsti Lattu over Zoom. Kirsti starts by discussing how and when she first learned about HIV, especially when people in her friend group became infected. She then started getting involved in HIV/AIDS activism, especially as a member of OUT! (Oppression Under Target). Kirsti emphasizes the community-centered focus of OUT!, both in the organization's activism and between its members. She also describes a few specific OUT! action events in which she took part. Kirsti then explains how her time with OUT! has continued to shape her life and activism and what her life in DC as a queer person was like in the late 1980s.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Oppression Under Target (OUT!); Whitman Walker; gay and lesbian; University of Mary Washington; Mount Pleasant, DC; Peace Corps; AIDS in-service budget; Washington Blade; safe sex; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Robert Mapplethorpe; stigma; Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence Everywhere (GLOVE); police violence; self-care; DC Metropolitan Police; Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL); National AIDS Network; Doctors Without Borders; public health; human rights; El Salvadorian immigrant community; Tracks; Marion Barry
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3260
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: Larry Neff Interview Part 1, October 26, 2021
Date: October 26, 2021
Creator: Larry Neff; Audrey Barnett
Description: In this interview, Larry Neff shares his experiences living in DC through the AIDS epidemic. He describes his gay community in DC prior to the outbreak of AIDS and then describes how the crisis transformed the community. Bet Mispachah, a queer synagogue in DC, proved to be an important support system for Neff through the height of the AIDS crisis and into the present day. He speaks on how his relationship with this organization has evolved throughout the years.
Subject: HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Foggy Bottom; Dupont Circle; George Washington University; gay and lesbian community; Lambda Rising bookstore; Connecticut Avenue; Kramers bookstore; government employees; racial segregation; Washington Blade; Washington Post; Whitman Walker; President Reagan; NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt; stigma; Bet Mishpachah; US Department of Transportation; PTSD; Judaism; University of Maryland; Bet Simchat Torah; David Green; Washington Hebrew Congregation; caregiving; Dace Stone; Jewish funeral practices; gay marriage; lesbian weddings; queer Jewish community; COVID-19; parenthood
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3330
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: Laurel Tully Interview, 08 April 2019
Date: 2019-04-08
Creator: Tully, Laurel; Zurn, Perry
Subject: Cisgender people; Classroom environment; College environment -- LGBTQ; Clothing; Faculty -- Gay; Femininity; Gender neutral toilet facilities; Gender nonconformity; Lesbian; Sexual orientation; Transgender college students; White privilege
Local Identifier: AU_Trans_Oral_History_Tully
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:83279
Rights statement: Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.

Title: Ly Meloccaro Interview, October 6, 2020
Date: October 6, 2020
Creator: Ly Meloccaro; Rosie Cain
Description: In this interview Rosie Cain interviews Ly Meloccaro about both their identity as non-binary and trans as well as their identity as fat. Ly discusses how they previously identified as trans-masc, a trans man and then non-binary, now agender. Ly discusses their experiences performing drag, as well as what their gender identity and body identity has meant in relation to their career as a musician and performer. Ly discusses their body identity as fat, fatphobia in the queer community and society as a whole, and the work of the Fat Liberation movement. Ly discusses their history with disordered eating and their struggle to receive gender affirming care because of their body size. They also discuss their use of social media.
Subject: gender; transgender; queer; non-binary; agender; body; fat; plus size; drag; musical theater; dysphoria; Health at Every Size; body positivity; cisgender; lesbian; gay; fat liberation; top surgery; disordered eating; fatphobia; social media; twitter; instagram; tumblr
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2476
Rights statement: Interview contents have been given to the Public Domain through the Humanities Truck Oral History Project at American University.

Title: Oral History with Staughton and Alice Lynd, January 11th, 2017, Part Two
Date: January 11, 2017
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Lynd, Staughton; Lynd, Alice; Murphy, Catherine
Description: Dan Kerr interviewing Alice and Staughton Lynd on political activism, oral history, sexuality, and conscientious objection
Subject: Oral history, political activism, Staughton Lynd, Alice Lynd, lesbian, gay, conscientious objection
Country: United States
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: Part One of Interview with Staughton and Alice Lynd, January 11th, 2017
Date: January 11, 2017
Creator: Kerr, Dan; Murphy, Catherine
Description: The first part of an interview with Staughton and Alice Lynd where they discuss political activism, conscientious objection, loss, LGBT+ issues, and personal influences.
Subject: Oral history, political activism, Staughton Lynd, Alice Lynd, lesbian, gay, conscientous objection
Country: United States
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4764
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.