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- Larry Neff Interview Part 1, October 26, 2021
- Date
- October 26, 2021
- Creator
- Larry Neff; Audrey Barnett
- Description
- In this interview, Larry Neff shares his experiences living in DC through the AIDS epidemic. He describes his gay community in DC prior to the outbreak of AIDS and then describes how the crisis transformed the community. Bet Mispachah, a queer synagogue in DC, proved to be an important support system for Neff through the height of the AIDS crisis and into the present day. He speaks on how his relationship with this organization has evolved throughout the years.
- Subject
- HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Foggy Bottom; Dupont Circle; George Washington University; gay and lesbian community; Lambda Rising bookstore; Connecticut Avenue; Kramers bookstore; government employees; racial segregation; Washington Blade; Washington Post; Whitman Walker; President Reagan; NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt; stigma; Bet Mishpachah; US Department of Transportation; PTSD; Judaism; University of Maryland; Bet Simchat Torah; David Green; Washington Hebrew Congregation; caregiving; Dace Stone; Jewish funeral practices; gay marriage; lesbian weddings; queer Jewish community; COVID-19; parenthood
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Taking the Truck OUT!: AIDS and Caregiving Oral Histories
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3330
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- Title
- Ron Swanda Interview Part 1, April 11, 2021
- Date
- April 11, 2021
- Creator
- Ron Swanda; Audrey Barnett
- Description
- Ron Swanda speaks with Audrey Barnett about his experiences during the early years of AIDS in DC, getting diagnosed with HIV in 1989, and his decision to focus his HIV advocacy around personal rather than political issues. Ron also discusses his roles at and reasons for patronizing the Metropolitan Community Church, as well as other notable LGBTQ-related organizations and advocacy groups in DC and how DC LGBTQ life has changed over time.
- Subject
- HIV; AIDS; Washington, DC; Whitman Walker; caretaking; Air Force; Washington Blade; Ray Engebretsen; activism; Metropolitan Community Church; AZT; LGBT; DC Center for the LGBT Community; National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Lisa Keen; federal airman; Medicare; Affordable Care Act; Ryan White Planning Council; Larry Uhrig; Washington Post; P Street Beach; gay pride; gay; COVID-19; intersectionality; Gerontological Society of America; DC Commission on Aging
- Country
- United States
- Collection
- Taking the Truck OUT!: AIDS and Caregiving Oral Histories
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:3243
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- mixed material