https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/files/original/568364268fecc0e4eca24ff9fee5f944.pdf 85e9196d12952d320f7f3a0f0a7e9017 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. 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 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 Louise E. Gant 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&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=4%2F13%2F2001">4/13/2001</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=No+restrictions+on+access%3B+no+restrictions+on+use.">No restrictions on access; no restrictions on use.</a> 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-00s Native Washingtonian, African-American lesbian experience, Sisterfire, DC Coalition Abstract A summary of the resource. In her interview, Louise Gant discusses her experience as a black bisexual woman in Washington DC, considering herself one of the few politically vocal activists in the black LGBTQ+ community at the time. Being first exposed to the community through the Sapphire Sapphos, Gant went on to be involved in the DC Coaltion of Black Lesbians and Gays. Later in life, Gant joined the Mautner Project, a health service for LGBTQ+ with cancer. Part of her inspiration to join the Mautner Project stemmed from her desire to add her own diverse voice to a predominantly white-led organization in order to further visibility of and within the black queer community. Notably, as such an active leader in the community, Gant discusses how such a role can become burdensome, especially during the AIDS epedimic which saw many losses within the black gay male community. While asserting she still plans to keep an active role in the community, Gant ends the interview with a discussion on creating spaces for the older generation of black LGBTQ+ people. Description An account of the resource <strong>Interested in listening to this audio?</strong> <br />Email <a href="mailto:oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org">oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org</a> for access 1980s 1990s Activism Advocacy groups African Americans Bisexual people Black D.C. Coalition Education Gay men Gay Women's Alternative (GWA) HIV/AIDS Lesbians Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) Music Native washingtonian Women