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- Title
- "Challenging Myths: A Multicultural Panel of Members from the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Communities" panel information
- Date
- 1992-04-24
- Creator
- Ferebee, Gideon
- Description
- Letter from Gideon Ferebee, co-chair of the education committee for the DC Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gay Men, to panelists for the coalition's upcoming event with the Multicultural Institute entitled "Challenging Myths: A Multicultural Panel of Members from the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Communities." Includes a handwritten note that Manuel Guevara, a member of ENLACE, attended this panel. Also includes further information about the conference that the panel is a part of.
- Subject
- Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Coalitions -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Forums (Discussion and debate) -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; LGBTQ+ people of color; African American LGBTQ+ people; Cross-cultural relationships; Intersectionality
- Local Identifier
- SC_ENLACE_collaborations_0018
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98322
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Letter from Christopher Bates and Ana Werner to Letitia Gomez
- Date
- 1990-09-12
- Creator
- Bates, Christopher; Werner, Ana
- Description
- Letter from Christopher Bates and Ana Werner, co-facilitators of the District of Columbia Gay and Lesbian Community Forum, to Letitia Gomez, thanking her for agreeing to participate in the forum. The forum addresses the merits of racial, ethnic, and gender groups organizing and developing independently while being active participants in the growth and development of the gay and lesbian community at large.
- 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.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; Intersectionality
- Local Identifier
- SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0056
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98384
- 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 the Editor of the Washington Blade
- Date
- 1993-01-21
- Creator
- Gomez, Letitia
- Description
- Letter to the editor of the Washington Blade from Letitia Gomez. Gomez writes to address the misrepresentation of her comments in a recent article. Gomez then discusses further the lack of solidarity by the gay and lesbian community for the Hispanic community.
- Subject
- Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Latino communities -- Washington (D.C.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.) -- Newspapers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; Intersectionality
- Local Identifier
- SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0032
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98360
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- "One in Ten 'miscommunication' angers Latinos"
- Date
- 1996-06-07
- Creator
- Johnson, Wendy
- Description
- The Washington Blade newspaper article regarding the exclusion of Letitia Gomez and Tomas Gomez as parade marshals in DC's Lesbian and Gay Freedom Festival and a corresponding printed apology from Lois Wesly, president of the One-in-Ten organization.
- Subject
- Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.) -- Newspapers; Latino communities -- Washington (D.C.); One In Ten; Race discrimination -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; Intersectionality
- Local Identifier
- SC_ENLACE_newspapers_0011
- Type
- articles
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98693
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- "People of color feel 'oppressed and invisible' in Gay community" article
- Date
- 1991-06-14
- Creator
- Ishikawa, Meena
- Description
- The Washington Blade newspaper article covering the "Live in Living Color" panel in which panelists discussed being gay in communities of color. The panel was the beginning of a coalition between gay Black, Asian, Arab, Native America, and Hispanic communities.
- Subject
- Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.) -- Newspapers; Cultural pluralism; Coalitions -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; LGBTQ+ people of color; Intersectionality
- Local Identifier
- SC_ENLACE_newspapers_0018
- Type
- articles
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98700
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available 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
- Sheena Sproule Interview, October 1, 2020
- Date
- October 1, 2020
- Creator
- Rosie Cain; Sheena Sproule
- Description
- Rosie Cain interviews narrator Sheena Sproule about their identity as non-binary and fat. Sheena discusses identifying as non-binary and their process coming out as non-binary to friends and family, as well as what identifying as non-binary means to them. Sheena also discusses identifying as fat, reactions from others around their use of the term fat, and how fatness intersects with their identity as non-binary. Sheena discusses topics of disordered eating, gender euphoria/dysphoria, and the LGBTQ+ community. Sheena also discusses their use of social media and their thoughts on social media movements such as the Body Positivity movement, Fat Acceptance movement and Health At Every Size movement.
- Subject
- non-binary; gender; identity; sexuality; LGBTQ+; fat; fatness; body positivity; Health at Every Size; fat acceptance; disordered eating; queer; intersectionality; pride; social media; instagram; twitter; facebook; tumblr; pinterest; Canada
- Country
- Canada
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2480
- Rights statement
- Interview contents have been given to the Public Domain through the Humanities Truck Oral History Project at American University.
- Title
- "The Martyrdom of Ana María Rosales" cover story
- Date
- 1993-02-19
- Creator
- Symmes, Patrick
- Description
- Cover story in the Washington City Paper about the death of Ana María Rosales and the complicated questions of race, sexuality, and violence that arose in the wake.
- Subject
- Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Lesbian activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Murder victims; Latino communities -- Washington (D.C.); Latino/a/x lesbians; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; Intersectionality; LGBTQ+ immigrants; LGBTQ+ victims of crime
- Local Identifier
- SC_ENLACE_newspapers_0013
- Type
- articles
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98695
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.