https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/files/original/758daefb06cdd74a538ed69c0f2923b4.pdf aeb506d5af552bace77fd46f1f19c693 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 Genny Beemyn Queer Capital Oral History Collection Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Sheila Alexander-Reid, September 11, 1998 Wanda Alston, September 11, 1998 Beverly F. Baker, September 10, 1998 Lawrence R. Banks, Jr., June 5, 1998 Joan E. Biren (JEB), June 2, 1998 Warren Blumenfeld, June 5, 1998 “Michael Borchert,” May 31, 1994 and June 15, 1998 Darren Buckner, June 13, 1998 Earline Budd, June 21, 1998 Donald Burch, III, June 22, 1999 Carlene Cheatam, June 4, 1998 Kwabena Rainey Cheeks, June 3, 1998 Lou Chibbaro, Jr., June 5, 1998 Countess Clarke, November 4, 2000 Tracey Conaty, May 27, 1998 Darryl Cooper, September 24, 1998 Ruby Corado, June 24, 2013 Mindy Daniels, May 22, 1998 Carol Anne Douglas, June 3, 1998 Larry Duckette, August 8, 1998 and October 5, 1999 Roy Eddey, September 6, 1998 Mary Farmer, August 6, 1998 Gideon Ferebee, Jr., October 9, 2000 Michael Ferri, June 20, 1998 “Haviland Ferris,” May 16, 1994 and May 21, 1998 Barney Frank, May 22, 1998 Jack Frey and Peter Morris, March 22, 1994 “Richard Galvin,” January 12, 1995 Gil Gerald, January 30, 2013 Theresa Gilchrist, June 15, 1999 Letitia Gomez, July 3, 1998 Jim Graham, May 26, 1998 Jaime Grant, June 2, 1998 Pat Hamilton, January 13, 1995 Reginald Harris, November 10, 2000 “Scott Harrison,” June 2, 1994 Diane Herz, June 27, 1998 Susan Hester, August 11, 1998 Leonard Hirsch, May 30, 1998 Meryl Hooker, June 2, 1998 Craig Howell, June 9, 1998 Chi Hughes, July 1, 1999 Louis Hughes, December 21, 2000 Loraine Hutchins, April 3, 1998 Sue Hyde, June 26, 1998 Edward James, May 25, 1994 Ralph Jarnagin, June 6, 1994 “Boots Johns,” July 14, 1997 Cary Alan Johnson, May 27, 1998 Sharen Shaw Johnson, August 7, 1998 ABilly S. Jones, June 15, 1999 Wayson Jones, June 27, 1998 “Andy Jordan,” May 29, 1998 Frank Kameny, March 20, 1994 and June 6, 1998 Kenneth Kero-Mentz, December 20, 2012 Thomas “Dusty” Keyes, May 30, 1994 and May 23, 1998 Kris Kleeberg, June 25, 1998 Deb Kolodny, May 26, 1998 Paul Kuntzler, August 5, 1998 Steve Langley, September 25, 1999 Barbara Lewis, June 12, 1998 Deacon Maccubbin, May 27, 1998 V. Papaya Mann, June 23, 1999 Lindsay McBride, August 7, 1998 Monique Meadows, September 1, 1998 Dennis Medina, July 8, 1998 Susan Messina, September 10, 1998 Deb Morris, September 25, 1998 Jack Nichols, May 20, 1995 and June 18, 1998 Diana Onley-Campbell, June 1, 1998 “Edith Parker,” June 9, 1994 and June 1, 1998 Michelle Parkerson, June 1, 1998 and June 29, 1999 Bruce Pennington, June 15, 1998 Isaiah J. Poole, May 31, 1998 Chris Prince, July 1, 1998 Ted Richards, May 24, 1995 and May 31, 1998 Robert Ricks, May 19, 1995 Colin Robinson, November 5, 2000 Rick Rosendall, August 8, 1998 Michael Sainte-Andress, June 21, 1999 Yolanda Santiago, June 9, 1998 Ron Simmons, June 3, 1998 Michael Singerman, June 1, 1998 Esther Smith, June 9, 1994 Sabrina Sojourner, June 12, 1998 Cheryl Ann Spector, May 26, 1998 James P. Theis, June 4, 1998 Thurlow Tibbs, May 24, 1994 “M. Tilden-Morgan,” May 23, 1994 and May 25, 1998 Jane Troxell, June 3, 1998 Nancy Tucker, June 19, 1998 Otto H. Ulrich, Jr., May 24, 1995 and May 23, 1998 Urvashi Vaid, December 17, 1998 Robert Michael Vanzant, May 25, 1998 Lilli Vincenz, June 6, 1998 Anne Vonhof, January 9, 2013 Ann Wachtel, May 30, 1998 “Ed Wallace,” May 25, 1994 and June 4, 1998 “Robert Wayne,” June 10, 1998 Courtney Williams, July 15, 1999 Jessica Xavier, April 2, 1998 and June 3, 1998 Michael Yarr, September 13, 1998 Bill Youngblood, June 1, 1994 and May 26, 1998 Amelie Zurn, May 28, 1998 Description An account of the resource Oral history interviews conducted while researching the 2014 publication "A Queer Capital: A History of Gay Life in Washington, D.C." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Genny Beemyn, Ph.D. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No restrictions on access; no restrictions on use. Access Rights 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. Interviews are digitized; some may have transcripts. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. Genny Beemyn Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Nancy Tucker Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. Yes Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 46:13 / 3:08 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 Nancy Tucker (Queer Capital-Genny Beemyn) Subject The topic of the resource 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. Description An account of the resource Interested in listening to this audio? Email <a href="mailto:oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org">oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org</a> for access Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/19/1998 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This interview was donated to RHP by Genny Beemyn Abstract A summary of the resource. In 1967, Nancy Tucker was a young college student in DC interested in meeting other openly gay people. Having heard about the Mattachine Society of Washington through gay newspapers coming out of San Francisco, she contacted the group and interviewed for membership. At the time, the Mattachine Society–led by pioneering LGBT activists such as Frank Kameny, Eva Freund, and Lilli Vincenz–preached concepts of civil libertarianism, in which homosexuals would receive their civil rights upon proving they were assimilated, upstanding citizens. However, Tucker describes how the mood began to change in 1969, when the Stonewall Riots kickstarted the Gay Liberation movement. This tension between liberationist and assimilationist politics led to The Mattachine Society of Washington starting a publication, initially with the intention of communicating civil libertarianism to the gay community in Washington. Tucker was chosen as one of the editors, and thus the famous Washington Blade was born. Tucker describes how the Blade soon became an important newspaper for the gay community. Distributed at various gay spots throughout DC, it communicated not only general news about the community, but also roommate referral services, warnings of police entrapment, and eventually news about even the more previously underground LGBT communities, such as the drag and leather communities. As the liberation movements of the late 60s and 70s grew in popularity, Tucker describes how it became increasingly difficult to find her own place in them. She was uncomfortable with both the misogyny of the overwhelmingly gay male Gay Liberation Front, as well as the radical feminism of lesbian separatist groups such as The Furies Collective. Tucker left the gay activist community in the mid-1970s, passed on the publishing of The Washington Blade to others, and subsequently became more involved with AA and gay AA groups. In the late 80s, however, Tucker re-entered the community via the Gay Women’s Alternative and OWLS (Older Wiser Lesbians), and enjoyed creating lesbian spaces with lectures, potlucks, dances, and other community programming. 1960s 1970s Advertisements Advocacy groups Arlington VA Bars and clubs Bookstores Community Dances Eva Freund Frank Kameny Furies Gay Activist Alliance (GAA) Gay Liberation Front Gay Women's Alternative (GWA) Lesbians Lilli Vincenz Mattachine Society Medical conditions Newsletters Nightlife Perrin Shaffer Plus One Politics Protests Publications Sexism Stonewall Riots Virginia Washington Blade Washington D.C. Whitman-Walker Clinic