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&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Margaret+Connelly">Margaret Connelly</a> Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=3&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&amp;advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Ellen+Kahn">Ellen Kahn</a> Location The location of the interview. Washington, D.C. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. No. 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. m4a. 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 Ellen Kahn, 1963- Description An account of the resource Oral history with Ellen Khan, director of the Children, Youth, and Families Program at the Human Rights Campaign and former Lesbian Services Program Director at Whitman-Walker Clinic. 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=10-11-2015">10-11-2015</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=The+interview+belongs+to+the+Rainbow+History+Project.+The+RHP+release+form+was+used+and+all+rights+belong+to+RHP.">The interview belongs to the Rainbow History Project. The RHP release form was used and all rights belong to RHP.</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 1990s to present. Ellen Khan is currently the director of the Children, Youth, and Families Program at the Human Rights Campaign in Washington D.C. Kahn has worked at LGBT organizations for most of her life and the Human Rights Campaign is her first nationally focused job. Prior to working at HRC, she also worked at Whitman-Walker Health (formerly Whitman-Walker Clinic) for thirteen years. While there, she served as the third director of the Lesbian Services Program. In addition to that work, Kahn serves on the board of Rainbow Families DC, an organization that she raised up to what it is today. Kahn, the mother of two daughters, tells her story of growth in the LGBT community in D.C. since she moved here in 1993. She highlights some of her proudest accomplishments such as her work with HIV/AIDS in the 90s, Maybe Baby queer parenting support groups, and HRC’s Welcoming Schools program, which promotes LGBT inclusive environments at elementary schools across the country. Kahn also shares her experiences of being an active participant in the D.C. LGBT social scene. Whitman-Walker Clinic