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- Title
- Barbara Lewis Interview, October 26, 2019
- Date
- October 26, 2019
- Creator
- Cameron Sandlin; Barbara Lewis
- Description
- Barbara Lewis, Physician Assistant at Whitman-Walker Health, reflects on her experiences working and advocating for LGBTQ+ health. She talks about working at Whitman-Walker for 40 years, and remembers founding the first lesbian health clinic in 1979. She remembers promoting safe sex, and talking about safe sex between women in particular in the 90s. She defines safe sex as protecting yourself against giving/recieving an STI. Barbara reflects on her first time learning about AIDS at Whitman-Walker in 1981, and chronicles the steps the clinic has taken since. She hopes the next generation will take charge of their health and bodies, including practicing safe sex.
- Subject
- Whitman-Walker Health; AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome); Barriers for safer sex; HIV (human immunodeficiency virus); HIV/AIDS activism; LGBTQ activism; Safe sex; Sex education; STIs (sexually transmitted infections); Whitman-Walker Walk & 5K to End HIV; Bacterial vaginosis; HPV (human papillomavirus); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power); AIDS buyers clubs
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1991
- 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
- Condom/AIDS prevention advertisement
- Date
- 06/1991
- Creator
- Child, Jack
- Publisher
- American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
- Subject
- Advertising -- Nicaragua; Safe sex in AIDS prevention -- Nicaragua; Nicaragua -- Description and travel; Nicaragua -- Pictorial works
- Local Identifier
- JCSL_3519
- Type
- color slide
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/JCSL_3519
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Faith Mitchell Interview, October 26, 2019
- Date
- October 26, 2019
- Creator
- Cameron Sandlin; Faith Mitchell
- Description
- Faith Mitchell of Whitman-Walker Health talks about why she attended the 5K and why she thinks talking about safe sex is important. She shares why she thinks it's important to be part of the activist community, and the work she does as a Prevention Programs Coordinator with Whitman-Walker. Faith discusses her own experience leaning about safe sex as a gay-identifying woman growing up, and why parents and teachers need to talk to more kids about the importance of safe sex.
- Subject
- Whitman-Walker Health; AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome); HIV (human immunodeficiency virus); HIV/AIDS activism; Safe sex; Sex education; Whitman-Walker Walk & 5K to End HIV
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1992
- 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
- Frances Reed Interview, October 26, 2019
- Date
- October 26, 2019
- Creator
- Cameron Sandlin; Frances Reed
- Description
- Whitman-Walker Health board member Frances Reed discusses their experiences learning about safe sex and AIDS. As a queer trans person growing up in Texas in the 1980s, they remember learning that sex was basically death. They reflect on learning about sex in college as a "rapid absorption" of information and sex positivity. Frances sees safe sex as a dicsussion between sexual partners at the beginning of a relationship. They remember first learning about AIDS when two close friends of her family were diagnosed, and they reflect on being personally compelled to fight the disease. They talk about why it's important to view AIDS as an ongoing problem, especially in underserved communities. Frances hopes the next generation will learn their history, understand the loss the LGBTQ+ community has suffered, and see sex not as death but as something that is pleasurable and liberating.
- Subject
- Whitman-Walker Health; AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome); HIV (human immunodeficiency virus); HIV/AIDS activism; Safe sex; Sex education; STIs (sexually transmitted infections); Whitman-Walker Walk & 5K to End HIV; Polyamory; PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1993
- 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
- Interview with Cedric Burgess, May 18, 2021
- Date
- May 18, 2021
- Creator
- Kai Walther
- Description
- An interview with Cedric Burgess that explores the history of cruising in DC, conducted by Kai Walther
- Subject
- Washington DC, cruising, gay, Black, P Street Beach. Malcolm X Park, Meridian Hill Park, Franklin Park, Rock Creek Park, sex; relationship, coming out, discreet, HIV/AIDS, park police, curfew, Greyhound bus station, Trailways bus station; Union Station, Park Plaza, hotels, church, house parties, Mr. P’s, disco clubs, online dating, Craigslist, personal ads, Victori
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4413
- 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
- Interview with Donald Burch III Part One
- Date
- July 14, 2021
- Creator
- Kai Walther
- Description
- The first half of an interview with Donald Burch III that explores the history of cruising in DC, conducted by Kai Walther
- Subject
- public nuisance laws, police, P Street Beach, Woodie’s Tea Room, Bachelor’s Mill, Adam for Adam, Grindr, BBRTS; Washington DC, cruising, sex, Malcolm X Park, Meridian Hill Park, addiction, internet, Yahoo Chat, chat rooms, chat lines
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4403
- 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
- Interview with Donald Burch III Part Two
- Date
- [date of publication not identified]
- Creator
- Kai Walther
- Description
- The second half of an interview with Donald Burch III that explores the history of cruising in DC, conducted by Kai Walther
- Subject
- Washington DC, cruising, sex, Malcolm X Park, Meridian Hill Park, addiction, internet, Yahoo Chat, chat rooms, chat lines; public nuisance laws, police, P Street Beach, Woodie’s Tea Room, Bachelor’s Mill, Adam for Adam, Grindr, BBRTS
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4407
- 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
- Juliana Martinez Interview, June 3, 2020
- Date
- June 3, 2020
- Creator
- Juliana Martinez; Dan Kerr
- Description
- Juliana Martinez, an Assistant Professor in the World Languages and Cultures department at American University, reflects on how COVID has impacted how she thinks about the world. She talks about how the crisis has revealed how deeply rooted social inequality is in the Americas, and what the deadly consequences of that inequality are. She studies gender violence, and explains how COVID has severely impacted the experiences of women, girls, and trans individuals who are experiencing violence at home and/or are sex workers or others who may not be able to stay at home and are facing increased police brutality. Juliana discusses how COVID has revealed how racism and sexism are at the base of how our society works, and addresses recent examples of police brutality against peaceful protestors. She reflects upon how COVID has revealed how she benefits from the inequalities society is based on, and hopes that the crisis will lead to deep social change. With over 100,000 people dead -- majority Black, Latinx, the elderly, and the incarcerated -- Juliana hopes that we get a real sense of urgency for a need of radical institutional, economic, and political change in the US. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
- Subject
- American University; Washington, DC; professor; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; inequality; gender; race; violence; sex work; police brutality; protests
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2177
- 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.