<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<item xmlns="http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5" itemId="1402" public="1" featured="0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5 http://omeka.org/schemas/omeka-xml/v5/omeka-xml-5-0.xsd" uri="https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/items/show/1402?output=omeka-xml" accessDate="2026-07-12T23:43:42-07:00">
  <collection collectionId="34">
    <elementSetContainer>
      <elementSet elementSetId="1">
        <name>Dublin Core</name>
        <description>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/.</description>
        <elementContainer>
          <element elementId="50">
            <name>Title</name>
            <description>A name given to the resource</description>
            <elementTextContainer>
              <elementText elementTextId="153">
                <text>Mindy Daniels Collection</text>
              </elementText>
            </elementTextContainer>
          </element>
          <element elementId="49">
            <name>Subject</name>
            <description>The topic of the resource</description>
            <elementTextContainer>
              <elementText elementTextId="155">
                <text>This collection includes items created by Mindy Daniels as a public advocate and as president of several political organizations. Additionally, it includes the earliest records of the GAA and Gay Community Center, which had been stored at her home since the time she became president of GLAA.</text>
              </elementText>
            </elementTextContainer>
          </element>
          <element elementId="41">
            <name>Description</name>
            <description>An account of the resource</description>
            <elementTextContainer>
              <elementText elementTextId="156">
                <text>This collection includes materials collected by prominent DC lawyer and activitist Mindy A. Daniels.  It includes materials from her time in the leadership of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, her founding of the National Lesbian Political Action Committee, her work with domestic partnership legislation, as well as other LGBT-related legal matters.  It includes paperwork, recordings, fliers, publications, banners, and other ephemera. </text>
              </elementText>
            </elementTextContainer>
          </element>
          <element elementId="63">
            <name>Access Rights</name>
            <description>Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.</description>
            <elementTextContainer>
              <elementText elementTextId="157">
                <text>Available by appointment to all researchers at the &lt;a href="http://dchistory.org/library/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;DC History Center&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;View Finding Aid: &lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ez_NLHoxOXTbhvrQbOWn-NRFNW3xcxXR0Gy_M3j1m-Q/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Series XVI: Gay and Lesbians Activists Alliance Collection&lt;/a&gt;.</text>
              </elementText>
            </elementTextContainer>
          </element>
        </elementContainer>
      </elementSet>
    </elementSetContainer>
  </collection>
  <itemType itemTypeId="5">
    <name>Sound</name>
    <description>A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio.</description>
    <elementContainer>
      <element elementId="5">
        <name>Transcription</name>
        <description>Any written text transcribed from a sound.</description>
        <elementTextContainer>
          <elementText elementTextId="16620">
            <text>No, not yet transcribed. </text>
          </elementText>
        </elementTextContainer>
      </element>
      <element elementId="7">
        <name>Original Format</name>
        <description>If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data</description>
        <elementTextContainer>
          <elementText elementTextId="16621">
            <text>Three cassettes, labelled parts 1, and 2; parts 5 and 6; and, parts 7 and 8, have been preserved and digitized. They are stored as part of the Mindy A. Daniels collection.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LISTEN ONLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039cGZrYThSblY4MWc/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-UPp31BOsIa79-kPJSEHURg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 1 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="Tape 2 of 8" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039cmlTNDJjdG51aE0/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 2 of 8&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039NDJnSjEzZ3hnc3c/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-DOKEaJrMibbGwzsq08w-uA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 5 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039VW16VDVWY3RZd3M/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-Sys-x1fsD86Q_LjiFpXz5Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 6 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039ZHYxRWUwQnlFdE0/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-FfISwxEfdvaLltXw0NJdcg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 7 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039d1poOWxwaXpjdTg/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-jU9qocxY55HQufJ0Ztpeyw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 8 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[Tape 3 and Tape 4 were not preserved]</text>
          </elementText>
        </elementTextContainer>
      </element>
      <element elementId="11">
        <name>Duration</name>
        <description>Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.)</description>
        <elementTextContainer>
          <elementText elementTextId="16622">
            <text>roughly 6 hours.</text>
          </elementText>
        </elementTextContainer>
      </element>
    </elementContainer>
  </itemType>
  <elementSetContainer>
    <elementSet elementSetId="1">
      <name>Dublin Core</name>
      <description>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/.</description>
      <elementContainer>
        <element elementId="50">
          <name>Title</name>
          <description>A name given to the resource</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="16612">
              <text>Public hearing on repeal of DC sodomy act, 1993 [recording]</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="52">
          <name>Alternative Title</name>
          <description>An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific.</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="16613">
              <text>Public hearing on "The District of Columbia Criminal Code Right to Privacy Amendment Act of 1993"</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="49">
          <name>Subject</name>
          <description>The topic of the resource</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="16614">
              <text>Sodomy laws, repeal&#13;
Criminal Code of the District of Columbia</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="41">
          <name>Description</name>
          <description>An account of the resource</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="16615">
              <text>This is a recording of the public hearing on the 1993 "District of Columbia Criminal Code Right to Privacy Amendment Act of 1993" which repealed DC's sodomy laws.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LISTEN ONLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039cGZrYThSblY4MWc/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-UPp31BOsIa79-kPJSEHURg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 1 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title="Tape 2 of 8" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039cmlTNDJjdG51aE0/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 2 of 8&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039NDJnSjEzZ3hnc3c/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-DOKEaJrMibbGwzsq08w-uA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 5 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039VW16VDVWY3RZd3M/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-Sys-x1fsD86Q_LjiFpXz5Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 6 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039ZHYxRWUwQnlFdE0/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-FfISwxEfdvaLltXw0NJdcg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 7 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_rmd0YNI039d1poOWxwaXpjdTg/view?usp=sharing&amp;amp;resourcekey=0-jU9qocxY55HQufJ0Ztpeyw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Tape 8 of 8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[Tape 3 and Tape 4 were not preserved]</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="53">
          <name>Abstract</name>
          <description>A summary of the resource.</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="16616">
              <text>Councilmember James E. Nathanson, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, announces a public hearing on the "District of Columbia Criminal Code Right to Privacy Amendment Act of 1993". This legislation, co-introduced by Councilmember Nathanson, Chairman Wilson and Councilmember Evans, would eliminate criminal sanctions for private, certain consensual, non-commercial sexual acts between persons 16 years of age or older.&#13;
&#13;
Individuals wishing to testify needed to register their name and organization affiliation (if any) by contacting the Committee on the Judiciary no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, January 28, 1993. Copies of this legislation could be obtained from the Council's Legislative Services Unit.&#13;
&#13;
Written statements were encouraged. Oral testimony is generally limited to 10 minutes for organizations and 5 minutes for individuals. &#13;
&#13;
Those who wish to submit a statement in lieu of testimony, can submit a statement either to the Committee or to Phyllis Jones, Secretary to the Council. &#13;
&#13;
The record was to close at 5:00 P.M. on Monday, February 8, 1993.</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="40">
          <name>Date</name>
          <description>A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="16617">
              <text>29 January 1993; Friday, 10:00 a.m. Council Chambers, Room 500 The District Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004&#13;
</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
        <element elementId="47">
          <name>Rights</name>
          <description>Information about rights held in and over the resource</description>
          <elementTextContainer>
            <elementText elementTextId="18656">
              <text>This is a recording of a government public hearing, and, as such, is believed to be in the public domain. Contact the &lt;a href="https://os.dc.gov/service/district-columbia-archives" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;District of Columbia Public Archives&lt;/a&gt; for guidance.</text>
            </elementText>
          </elementTextContainer>
        </element>
      </elementContainer>
    </elementSet>
  </elementSetContainer>
  <tagContainer>
    <tag tagId="152">
      <name>Legislation</name>
    </tag>
    <tag tagId="1294">
      <name>Local government</name>
    </tag>
    <tag tagId="665">
      <name>Washington D.C.</name>
    </tag>
  </tagContainer>
</item>
