{"id":18,"date":"2023-06-20T17:57:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T17:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/lbgtqoralhistory\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-06-29T17:36:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:36:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Contributors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is brought to you by 2023 CoLab contributors Riya Suthar, Simone Koning, and Talya Raitzyk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_40F60A2DD1A1-1-1024x977.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" width=\"293\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG_40F60A2DD1A1-1-1024x977.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG_40F60A2DD1A1-1-300x286.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG_40F60A2DD1A1-1-768x733.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG_40F60A2DD1A1-1.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simone Koning (they\/she\/he) is a delightful queer, a spiritual being, and a multicultural child of diaspora. At UMBC, they are a Modern Languages, Linguistics &amp; Intercultural Communication major with a concentration in Spanish, and also have a minor in Latin American studies as well a Certificate in Intercultural Communication. Simone loves to dance, cook, read Sci-Fi, and put on a damn good show in drag. They have worked collaboratively with their team to present you with a website which houses their podcast, Riya&#8217;s zine, and Talya&#8217;s computer skills. You can check out their drag on Instagram @andi.erogenous :))<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-1393-edited-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-189\" width=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG-1393-edited-3-scaled.jpg 1918w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG-1393-edited-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG-1393-edited-3-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG-1393-edited-3-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG-1393-edited-3-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG-1393-edited-3-1535x2048.jpg 1535w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riya Suthar (they\/she) is a Psychology and Gender &amp; Women&#8217;s Studies double major and a Biology minor at UMBC, graduating in Spring 2024. In their free time, Riya enjoys drawing, cooking new vegan dishes, and cozying up with a good movie and coffee. For this project, Riya has produced a zine to document the beautiful history of the Charm City Kitty Club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_6960-844x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-177\" width=\"195\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG_6960-844x1024.jpg 844w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG_6960-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG_6960-768x932.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/lgbtqoralhistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/IMG_6960.jpg 995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><figcaption>Talya Raitzyk (she\/her) was born and raised in Baltimore City. She entered UMBC in 2019, where she is studying English Literature with a focus in trans writing alongside completing a Computer Science minor. In CoLab, she identified overlapping themes across the oral histories and presented moments from each of them in an interlinking series of pages.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This website is brought to you by 2023 CoLab contributors Riya Suthar, Simone Koning, and Talya Raitzyk. 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