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                <text>Sheila Alexander-Reid, September 11, 1998&#13;
Wanda Alston, September 11, 1998&#13;
Beverly F. Baker, September 10, 1998&#13;
Lawrence R. Banks, Jr., June 5, 1998&#13;
Joan E. Biren (JEB), June 2, 1998&#13;
Warren Blumenfeld, June 5, 1998&#13;
“Michael Borchert,” May 31, 1994 and June 15, 1998&#13;
Darren Buckner, June 13, 1998&#13;
Earline Budd, June 21, 1998&#13;
Donald Burch, III, June 22, 1999&#13;
Carlene Cheatam, June 4, 1998&#13;
Kwabena Rainey Cheeks, June 3, 1998&#13;
Lou Chibbaro, Jr., June 5, 1998&#13;
Countess Clarke, November 4, 2000&#13;
Tracey Conaty, May 27, 1998&#13;
Darryl Cooper, September 24, 1998&#13;
Ruby Corado, June 24, 2013&#13;
Mindy Daniels, May 22, 1998&#13;
Carol Anne Douglas, June 3, 1998&#13;
Larry Duckette, August 8, 1998 and October 5, 1999&#13;
Roy Eddey, September 6, 1998&#13;
Mary Farmer, August 6, 1998&#13;
Gideon Ferebee, Jr., October 9, 2000&#13;
Michael Ferri, June 20, 1998&#13;
“Haviland Ferris,” May 16, 1994 and May 21, 1998&#13;
Barney Frank, May 22, 1998&#13;
Jack Frey and Peter Morris, March 22, 1994&#13;
“Richard Galvin,” January 12, 1995&#13;
Gil Gerald, January 30, 2013&#13;
Theresa Gilchrist, June 15, 1999&#13;
Letitia Gomez, July 3, 1998&#13;
Jim Graham, May 26, 1998&#13;
Jaime Grant, June 2, 1998&#13;
Pat Hamilton, January 13, 1995&#13;
Reginald Harris, November 10, 2000&#13;
“Scott Harrison,” June 2, 1994&#13;
Diane Herz, June 27, 1998&#13;
Susan Hester, August 11, 1998&#13;
Leonard Hirsch, May 30, 1998&#13;
Meryl Hooker, June 2, 1998&#13;
Craig Howell, June 9, 1998&#13;
Chi Hughes, July 1, 1999&#13;
Louis Hughes, December 21, 2000&#13;
Loraine Hutchins, April 3, 1998&#13;
Sue Hyde, June 26, 1998&#13;
Edward James, May 25, 1994&#13;
Ralph Jarnagin, June 6, 1994&#13;
“Boots Johns,” July 14, 1997&#13;
Cary Alan Johnson, May 27, 1998&#13;
Sharen Shaw Johnson, August 7, 1998&#13;
ABilly S. Jones, June 15, 1999&#13;
Wayson Jones, June 27, 1998&#13;
“Andy Jordan,” May 29, 1998&#13;
Frank Kameny, March 20, 1994 and June 6, 1998&#13;
Kenneth Kero-Mentz, December 20, 2012&#13;
Thomas “Dusty” Keyes, May 30, 1994 and May 23, 1998&#13;
Kris Kleeberg, June 25, 1998&#13;
Deb Kolodny, May 26, 1998&#13;
Paul Kuntzler, August 5, 1998&#13;
Steve Langley, September 25, 1999&#13;
Barbara Lewis, June 12, 1998&#13;
Deacon Maccubbin, May 27, 1998&#13;
V. Papaya Mann, June 23, 1999&#13;
Lindsay McBride, August 7, 1998&#13;
Monique Meadows, September 1, 1998&#13;
Dennis Medina, July 8, 1998&#13;
Susan Messina, September 10, 1998&#13;
Deb Morris, September 25, 1998&#13;
Jack Nichols, May 20, 1995 and June 18, 1998&#13;
Diana Onley-Campbell, June 1, 1998&#13;
“Edith Parker,” June 9, 1994 and June 1, 1998&#13;
Michelle Parkerson, June 1, 1998 and June 29, 1999&#13;
Bruce Pennington, June 15, 1998&#13;
Isaiah J. Poole, May 31, 1998&#13;
Chris Prince, July 1, 1998&#13;
Ted Richards, May 24, 1995 and May 31, 1998&#13;
Robert Ricks, May 19, 1995&#13;
Colin Robinson, November 5, 2000&#13;
Rick Rosendall, August 8, 1998&#13;
Michael Sainte-Andress, June 21, 1999&#13;
Yolanda Santiago, June 9, 1998&#13;
Ron Simmons, June 3, 1998&#13;
Michael Singerman, June 1, 1998&#13;
Esther Smith, June 9, 1994&#13;
Sabrina Sojourner, June 12, 1998&#13;
Cheryl Ann Spector, May 26, 1998&#13;
James P. Theis, June 4, 1998&#13;
Thurlow Tibbs, May 24, 1994&#13;
“M. Tilden-Morgan,” May 23, 1994 and May 25, 1998&#13;
Jane Troxell, June 3, 1998&#13;
Nancy Tucker, June 19, 1998&#13;
Otto H. Ulrich, Jr., May 24, 1995 and May 23, 1998&#13;
Urvashi Vaid, December 17, 1998&#13;
Robert Michael Vanzant, May 25, 1998&#13;
Lilli Vincenz, June 6, 1998&#13;
Anne Vonhof, January 9, 2013&#13;
Ann Wachtel, May 30, 1998&#13;
 “Ed Wallace,” May 25, 1994 and June 4, 1998&#13;
“Robert Wayne,” June 10, 1998&#13;
Courtney Williams, July 15, 1999&#13;
Jessica Xavier, April 2, 1998 and June 3, 1998&#13;
Michael Yarr, September 13, 1998&#13;
Bill Youngblood, June 1, 1994 and May 26, 1998&#13;
Amelie Zurn, May 28, 1998&#13;
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                <text>Genny Beemyn, Ph.D.</text>
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                <text>Interviews are digitized; some may have transcripts.</text>
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              <text>This is an Oral History interview taken by Genny Beemyn for their book "A Queer Capital: a History of Gay Life in Washington D.C." They have donated their interviews to the Rainbow History Project.</text>
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              <text>&lt;strong&gt;Interested in listening to this audio?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Email oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org for access</text>
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