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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History of Debbie Simmons]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[Oral History, Debbie Simmons]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Orlando (Fla.)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay culture--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Trade associations]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay &amp; Lesbian Pride and History Month]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[An oral history interview of Debbie Simmons, the co-owner of Shelbie Press and a founding member of the Metropolitan Business Association (MBA), an organization supporting LGBTQ businesses in Orlando, FL. As MBA president, she also helped found Come Out with Pride and the LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida. This interview was conducted by Sara Raffel at Shelbie Press in Orlando, Florida, on June 16th, 2018. Some of the topics covered include attending the first gay pride parade in Orlando, founding the Metropolitan Business Association, facilitating a network of allies and inspiring activism, working with the Human Relations Board of the City of Orlando, building an LGBTQ+ community and collaborating with other groups, forming Come Out With Pride, the history of the gay rights movement, preserving the history of the LGBTQ+ community, her favorite memory from work at GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, organizing the first exposition of the Metropolitan Business Association, how the small business community impacted the LGBTQ+ community, omitting references to homosexuality in the organization’s name, and goals and challenges for the GLBT Museum of Central Florida and the Metropolitan Business Association.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Oral history interview of Debbie Simmons. Interview conducted by Sara Raffel in Orlando, Florida, on June 16, 2018.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[0:00:00 Introduction <br />0:00:54 Attending the first gay pride parade in Orlando and founding the Metropolitan Business Association <br />0:07:21 Facilitating a network of allies and inspiring activism<br />0:12:49 Identifying items in collection <br />0:13:52 Working with the Human Relations Board of the City of Orlando <br />0:16:40 Building an LGBTQ+ community and collaborating with other groups <br />0:19:05 Forming Come Out with Pride <br />0:27:03 The history of the gay rights movement <br />0:31:35 Preserving the history of the LGBTQ+ community <br />0:36:57 Favorite memory from work at GLBT History Museum of Central Florida <br />0:41:07 Organizing the first exposition of the Metropolitan Business Association <br />0:44:55 How the small business community impacted the LGBTQ+ community <br />0:48:11 Omitting references to homosexuality in the organization’s name <br />0:51:42 Goals and challenges for the GLBT Museum of Central Florida, the Metropolitan Business Association and the LGBTQ+ Community]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Simmons, Debbie]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Raffel, Sara]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Simmons, Debbie. Interviewed by Sara Raffel, June 16, 2018. Audio record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[<a href="http://glbthistorymuseum.com/joomla25/index.php?lang=en" target="_blank">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida</a>]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2018-06-16]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateCopyrighted><![CDATA[2018-06-16]]></dcterms:dateCopyrighted>
    <dcterms:hasFormat><![CDATA[Digital transcript of original 1-hour, 1-minute, and 2-seconds oral history: Simmons, Debbie. Interviewed by Sara Raffel. Audio record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:hasFormat>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/207" target="_blank">LGBTQ+ Collection</a>, RICHES.]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
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    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Shelbie Press Print &amp; Copy, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Metropolitan Business Association, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[LGBT+ Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Joy Metropolitan Community Church, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Lake Eola Park, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Pulse nightclub, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:mediator><![CDATA[Humanities Teacher]]></dcterms:mediator>
    <dcterms:provenance><![CDATA[Originally created by Debbie Simmons and Sara Raffel and published by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a> and the<a href="http://glbthistorymuseum.com/joomla25/index.php?lang=en" target="_blank">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida</a>.]]></dcterms:provenance>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES</a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="http://glbthistorymuseum.com/joomla25/index.php?lang=en" target="_blank">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida</a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Pride, Prejudice and Protest]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[Planning Document for LGBTQ Display]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay culture--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Orlando (Fla.)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A planning document for a display at the Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando, Florida. The exhibition, entitled &quot;Pride, Prejudice and Protest&quot;, chronicles the history of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender community, sharing the progress and setbacks of the Central Florida LGBTQ+ community over the past five decades. The planning document is divided into three columns: Text, Theme and Image or Artifact.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.floridalgbtqmuseum.org/%20">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc.</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Original color planning document: <a href="http://www.floridalgbtqmuseum.org/%20">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc.</a>, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[<a href="http://glbthistorymuseum.com/joomla25/index.php?lang=en">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc.</a>]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[ca. 2016-05-05]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateCopyrighted><![CDATA[ca. 2016-05-05]]></dcterms:dateCopyrighted>
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    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:provenance><![CDATA[Originally created and published by <a href="http://www.floridalgbtqmuseum.org/%20">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc.</a>]]></dcterms:provenance>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="http://www.floridalgbtqmuseum.org/%20">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc.</a> and is provided here by <a href="https://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES</a> for educational purposes only.]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Pride. Prejudice. Protest.]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[History Harvest Flyer]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay culture--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Orlando (Fla.)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[A flyer for a history harvest conducted by the GLBT History Museum of Central Florida and the University of Central Florida&#039;s RICHES program on January 14, 2017. The harvest was held at The LGBT Center of Central Florida, located at 946 North Mills Avenue in Orlando, Florida. The purpose of the event was to collect, preserve and digitally share photographs, documents and objects related to GLBT history in Central Florida.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES</a>]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Original color flyer: <a href="https://riches.cah.ucf.edu">RICHES</a>, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[<a href="https://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES</a>]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[ca. 2017-01]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateCopyrighted><![CDATA[ca. 2017-01]]></dcterms:dateCopyrighted>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/207">LGBTQ+ Collection</a>, RICHES.]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
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    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[The LGBT Center of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:provenance><![CDATA[Originally created and published by <a href="https://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES.</a>]]></dcterms:provenance>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[Copyright to this resource is held by <a href="https://riches.cah.ucf.edu/">RICHES</a> for educational purposes only.]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9723">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History of Patty Sheehan]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[Oral History, Patty Sheehan]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Orlando (Fla.)]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[ Music--Florida]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[ Mass shootings]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[ Memorials--Florida]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay liberation movement]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay rights]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Municipal government--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[An oral history interview of Patty Sheehan, Orlando’s first openly gay city commissioner. The interview was conducted by Kalynn Smith at Sheehan’s offices at Orlando City Hall in Orlando, Florida, on April 11th, 2017. Some of the topics covered include an introduction, how the challenges of growing up gay shaped her activism, how coming out affected her familial relationships and career, identifying items in her collection, Michael’s March and bringing together the gay and lesbian communities over HIV/AIDS, the stigma of HIV/AIDS and how shame kills, facing discrimination while running for office, civil rights activism as city commissioner, becoming an advocate for marriage equality, and her favorite accomplishments as City Commissioner.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:abstract><![CDATA[Oral history interview of Patty Sheehan. Interview conducted by Kalynn Smith in Orlando, Florida, on April 11, 2017.]]></dcterms:abstract>
    <dcterms:tableOfContents><![CDATA[0:00:00 Introduction <br />0:01:52 How challenges of growing up gay shaped activism <br />0:06:05 How coming out affected familial relationships and career <br />0:12:49 Identifying items in collection <br />0:15:25 Michael’s March and bringing together the gay and lesbian communities over HIV/AIDS <br />0:23:38 The stigma of HIV/AIDS and how shame kills <br />0:28:51 Facing discrimination while running for office <br />0:33:22 Civil rights activism as city commissioner <br />0:37:22 Becoming an advocate for marriage equality <br />0:44:14 Favorite accomplishments as City Commissioner]]></dcterms:tableOfContents>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[Sheehan, Patty]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[ Smith, Kalynn]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[Sheehan, Patty. Interviewed by Kalynn Smith, April 11, 2017. Audio record available. <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:publisher><![CDATA[<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>]]></dcterms:publisher>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2017-04-11]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:dateCopyrighted><![CDATA[2017-04-11]]></dcterms:dateCopyrighted>
    <dcterms:hasFormat><![CDATA[Digital transcript of original 53-minute, and 1-second oral history: Sheehan, Patty. Interviewed by Kalynn Smith. Audio record available. &lt;a href=&quot;http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;RICHES of Central Florida&lt;/a&gt;, Orlando, Florida.]]></dcterms:hasFormat>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/collections/show/207" target="_blank">LGBTQ+ Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
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    <dcterms:medium><![CDATA[ 25-page digital transcript]]></dcterms:medium>
    <dcterms:language><![CDATA[eng]]></dcterms:language>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[Moving Image]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Audubon Park Covenant Church, Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Greenwood Cemetery]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Lake Eola Park]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Orlando]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[ Pulse nightclub]]></dcterms:coverage>
    <dcterms:accrualMethod><![CDATA[Item Creation]]></dcterms:accrualMethod>
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    <dcterms:mediator><![CDATA[ Civics/Government Teacher]]></dcterms:mediator>
    <dcterms:mediator><![CDATA[ Humanities Teacher]]></dcterms:mediator>
    <dcterms:provenance><![CDATA[Originally created by Patty Sheehan and Kalynn Smith and published by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>.]]></dcterms:provenance>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/732">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc.]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:alternative><![CDATA[GLBT History Museum]]></dcterms:alternative>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay and lesbian studies--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Transgender people--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Homosexuals ]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Homosexuality--Florida]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lesbian community--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lesbian, gay, and bisexual studies ]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay community--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lesbianism--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay culture--Florida]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Lesbians--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay liberation movement--Florida]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Gay rights--Florida]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Bisexuality--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Bisexuals--United States ]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Transgenderism--United States]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[According to its website, &quot;The mission of the GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc. is to collect, preserve and exhibit the history of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community in Central Florida. We are dedicated to collecting and preserving memorabilia, providing a documentary record for research, and displaying with pride that community&#039;s social and historical contributions, so our legacy will always be remembered.&quot;]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:creator><![CDATA[GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc.]]></dcterms:creator>
    <dcterms:source><![CDATA[GLBT History Museum<br /><span class="contact-street">P.O. Box 533376<br /></span> <span class="contact-suburb"> Orlando, </span> <span class="contact-state"> Florida </span> <span class="contact-postcode"> 32853-3376</span>]]></dcterms:source>
    <dcterms:created><![CDATA[2005]]></dcterms:created>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/25" target="_blank">Central Florida Historical Resources Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
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    <dcterms:coverage><![CDATA[Orlando, Florida]]></dcterms:coverage>
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    <dcterms:temporal><![CDATA[2005-01-01/2014-12-31]]></dcterms:temporal>
    <dcterms:accrualMethod><![CDATA[Deposit]]></dcterms:accrualMethod>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[The GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc. holds all rights to the items housed within the institution as well as those items represented digitally on the <a target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>. Contact the <a href="http://www.floridalgbtqmuseum.org/%20" target="_blank">GLBT History Museum of Central Florida, Inc.</a> for the proper permissions for the use of its items.]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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