https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/files/original/b759b06f5c530c04e4b0369c4d09440b.pdf f6b48aff4710ace26402846946e7b7b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rainbow History Project Oral History Collection Description An account of the resource Eye-witness accounts of what we’ve seen and experienced provide a valuable resource to researchers and future generations to understand our past and how we arrived where we are today. Each interview in this collection has a narrator telling the story and a documenter guiding the process. Collected since the founding of the RHP, this collection is growing and is open to researchers. All interviews have been digitized and are described in the catalog; only some of them have transcripts available. None of the interviews stream online. To obtain access to an interview, you must request by contacting us directly, providing a brief description of your project and your research interests. Our email address is: info AT rainbowhistory DOT org One of our team will share the file from our Google Drive, and you can listen from home. Please be sure to have "Music Player for Google Drive" enabled on your machine to play the recording. www.driveplayer.com Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. To see all interviews in the collection, click on "Items in the Rainbow History Project Oral History Collection" link below. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rainbow History Project Various narrators per oral history Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=2&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Mark+Meinke">Mark Meinke</a> Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=3&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Cheryl+Spector">Cheryl Spector</a> Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. Yes, transcription available Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Yes, recording available. Must have <a href="http://www.driveplayer.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Music Player for Google Drive</a> enabled. <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_rmd0YNI039dC1kT092anBBd1E" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Click here to listen to recording.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral history interview with Cheryl Ann Spector, 1958-2007 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=12%2F30%2F2002">12/30/2002</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=No+restrictions+on+access%3B+no+restrictions+on+use.">No restrictions on access; no restrictions on use.</a> References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. In 2009, Cheryl was named a Community Pioneer. <a href="https://rainbowhistory.omeka.net/exhibits/show/pioneers/2009awardees/spector" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">You can read her online biography</a>. Consult her public <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Spector" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia page</a>. [external link] Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 80s-90s Jewish lesbian experience, lesbian activism, AIDS activism, Lesbian Avengers, OUT, ACT UP, Dyke March Abstract A summary of the resource. Spector, originally from Toms River, New Jersey, moved to DC in 1976 to attend American University. Although Spector was a self-described “straight girl” during her college years, she nonetheless enjoyed going out to LGBT clubs such as The Pier and The Clubhouse for the disco and funk music. During this time Spector also learned that her brother Stan was gay, and enjoyed spending time with him and his long-distance boyfriend when Stan would visit them in DC. After college, Spector began working at DC’s Channel Five. It was during this time that Spector was first introduced to the lesbian community by coworkers and friends, and began to realize her own attraction to women. Spector came out in 1983, and threw herself into the DC LGBT scene, spending her weekends partying and DJing at clubs such as The Phase, Hung Jury, Tracks, and The Other Side, and involving herself in lesbian groups such as The Gay Women’s Alternative and Roadwork. In 1984, Cheryl’s brother Stan was diagnosed with AIDS, and took his life a year later. Her brother’s death spurred Spector to become involved in queer and HIV/AIDS activism in DC, and in 1987 Spector joined the local planning committee for The Second National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights. After the march, Spector helped co-found OUT (“Oppression Under Target”), and subsequently participated in various actions around DC protesting anti-LGBT discrimination and demanding the government acknowledge the AIDS crisis. Spector later also became involved with the DC chapters of ACT UP and Queer Nation, and continued finding new and creative ways to protest the government’s inaction, spread awareness about safe sex, and criticize anti-LGBT legislation. Spector often used her public relations and media expertise to document and promote these actions. Description An account of the resource <div class="element-text five columns omega"> Want access to this audio file? Please email <a href="mailto:oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org">oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org</a> </div> 1980s 1990s Academic organizations Activism Advocacy groups AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) AIDS remembrance Bachelor's Mill Baltimore MD Bars and clubs Bookstores ClubHouse Community centers Dance clubs Discrimination Drag performances Gay Women's Alternative (GWA) HIV/AIDS Jewish Lambda Rising Lesbians Marches Medical facilities Music National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Nightlife Phase One Pride Pride events Protests Religious facilities Restaurants The Hung Jury Tracks Washington Blade Washington D.C. Whitman-Walker Clinic