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. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Muffy Blake Stephyns 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, 01:48:14 (audio .m4a, 51 MB) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. No, not yet transcribed 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 with Muffy Blake Stephyns Abstract A summary of the resource. In this interview, Muffy Blake Stephyns discusses his journey in becoming a member of the LGBTQ+ community–through a variety of ways. Daniel Hays–also known as drag queen Muffy Blake Stephyns, shifted to Washington, D.C. from the South. She exposes Washington D.C. as a place more prone to divide itself amongst LGBTQ+ communities–with its own kind of favor of drag aspects. Muffy Blake Stephyns expresses her will to unite the drag world and demonstrates actions to help bring about the notion, through various forms of engagements in society. The admirable drag queen has been through a mental health journey, which has been relatable for many–helping bring about awareness in regards to related issues within communities and society as a whole. In this interview, Muffy Blake Stephyns opens up about her battle with epilepsy diagnosis, from age 14. She explains her journey since her medications suddenly stopped working for her in 2011. Along the way, Stephyns has been chosen to be treasurer, fundraiser, president, board member and much more for a multitude of organizations, such as: the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia, the White House established the first Interagency Working Group on Safety, Opportunity, and Inclusion for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals, and so on. Muffy Blake Stephyns highlights that “giving back gives you a lot more in the end” and that we need to lift each other up everyday–and always understand that “it is okay to not be okay”. She strives to ultimately help bring about positive changes through initiatives with numerous LGBTQ+, mental health, epilepsy, and other related foundations and organizations. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/30/22