We're a late starter. D.C. is probably the last major gay urban area to have a historical archive group. I had been starting on a book about gay history in D.C., particularly drag. I discovered there weren't any archives. I was also a little disturbed when I learned that no one had been collecting oral histories. We had 30 years of history that had not been collected.

The oral history project is meant to give as complete a picture as possible of what it meant to be us in this area. I've also made it a point to get people who are just part of our community. Being part of the community is just as important as being a leader.

I'm not sure what the gay scene's like in Fallujah, but no doubt the Shia were railroading through [Iraqi] constitutional prohibitions on same-sex partner benefits for gay imams, too.

[The business partners who own Cafeteria are all gay and lesbian. In addition a significant percentage of the restaurant's staff is gay, they donate regularly to gay charities, and South Beach is, after all, one of the most gay-friendly communities in America -- or at least it used to be.] I'm horrified, ... We're all gay! You can say a lot of things about Cafeteria in Miami. I know we've had awful service at times and we're very aware. It's been a huge challenge to keep quality people. But not homophobia.

There are so many contributors to potential hearing loss.

We have numerous products in the marketplace that have the potential to damage hearing.