https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/files/original/596936cb57fd5e824981960dadbf7702.pdf 93cb4ec5c4faa6ed27d1a9c93a1d0f50 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. Jeff Donahoe Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Joe Izzo Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. Available Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data M4a Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 00:51:21 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 Joe Izzo (2026) Description An account of the resource Would you like to listen to this audio? Please email <a href="mailto:oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org">oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org</a> to request access Abstract A summary of the resource. This interview is an update to the previous interview taken in 2016. Joe provides an overview of their early life as a member of the Xaverian Brotherhood, studying at a seminary in Leonardtown, Maryland, then at Catholic University, then at the University of Maryland, College Park, and then at LaSalle University. They talk about their work as a campus minister at both Catholic University and the University of Maryland College Park, before being excommunicated from the Catholic Church. They talk about working for the Quixote Center, a social justice center that was raising supplies and funds to support people of Central America. They talk about getting their master’s degree in Social Work from Howard University and their internships supporting low-income elderly populations and working for the NIH Institute on Alcohol Abuse. After graduation, they got a job at the Whitman-Walker Clinic (Now the Whitman-Walker Center). At Whitman-Walker, Joe provided HIV education to at-risk populations before changing roles to be Whitman-Walker’s first therapist. They talk about the different populations they served as a therapist, LGBT+ people, people with AIDS/HIV, homeless people, and asylum seekers. They retired from Whitman-Walker in 2018. Since then, they have been a clinical supervisor at the DC LGBTQ+ Community Center, where they help DC Center therapists receive full licensure. They talked about the impacts of the internet on mental health and the challenges with tele-healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic. Joe also talks about their role on the community advisory role in the SHARE (Study to Help the AIDS Research Effort) Study, which they have been a part of since the 1980s. Joe also talks about being a part of the Quaker community since the 1980s and serving as an Elder for a public minister named Kelly. They are a part of a pilot program called the Friends Incubator Project for Public Ministry. Further Listening <a href="https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/items/show/1769">- Joe Izzo (RHP Oral History 2016)</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/3/2026 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. This interview belongs to the Rainbow History Project. These materials are for scholarly and research purposes and should not be used for commercial gain without permission. 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s AIDS/HIV Anit-LGBT+ Violence Asylum Seekers Black Buddhist Catholic Catholic University Christian College/University Groups Coming out Covid-19 Pandemic DC LGBTQ+ Community Center Feminism Gay men Healthcare Homophobia Howard University Interfaith Nonbinary Quaker Quixote Center Reagan Administration Religious Services Study to Help the AIDS Research Effort (SHARE Study) Substance Abuse Suburban Maryland Trans Transphobia Trump Administration University of Maryland College Park Washington DC White Whitman-Walker