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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History with Tom Brobson, November 6, 2014 (Ms2015-007)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sexual+minorities">Sexual minorities</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+History">University History</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Tom Brobson graduated from Virginia Tech in 1982. After working in Washington, D.C., for several years, he returned to work for Tech in 1989, working as a fundraiser for the Department of University Relations. A diabetic himself, Brobson went on to work for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).<br />
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In this oral history, Brobson discusses his life as an undergraduate student and work as a fundraiser at Virginia Tech. He recounts stories of discrimination and threats he felt while an out gay student, discrimination and challenges he&#039;s faced at the university, and his activism while an employee, including helping to found the LGBT Caucus and to support Lambda Horizons.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2014-11-06">2014-11-06</a>]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalsc.lib.vt.edu%2Ffiles%2Fthumbnails%2Fspec_forms%2FPubPermission.doc%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3EPermission+to+publish+material+from+the+Virginia+Tech+LGBTQ+Oral+History+Collection+must+be+obtained+from+Special+Collections%2C+Virginia+Tech.%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a></a>]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2015-007_VTLGBTQ_BrobsonTom.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_BrobsonTom.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_BrobsonTom]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection, Ms2015-007, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=125&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fspec.lib.vt.edu%2F%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3ESpecial+Collections%2C+University+Libraries%2C+Virginia+Tech%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a></a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History with Mary Beth Dunkenberger, November 6, 2014 (Ms2015-007)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sexual+minorities">Sexual minorities</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+History">University History</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Mary Beth Dunkenberger is the Senior Program Director at the Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance. She joined Virginia Tech in 2001, after working in the international trade field and as an attorney in Washington, D.C. <br />
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In this oral history interview, Dunkenberger discusses her first marriage and children before coming out to her family in her 30s. She also discusses being out in Virgina, her involvement in LGBTQ community, and issues related to LGBTQ and other minorities at Virginia Tech and in Virginia. In particular, she discusses issues surrounding being gay and religious, legal issues concerning gay marriage, and the LGBTQ climate survey at Virginia Tech.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2014-11-06">2014-11-06</a>]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalsc.lib.vt.edu%2Ffiles%2Fthumbnails%2Fspec_forms%2FPubPermission.doc%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3EPermission+to+publish+material+from+the+Virginia+Tech+LGBTQ+Oral+History+Collection+must+be+obtained+from+Special+Collections%2C+Virginia+Tech.%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a></a>]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2015-007_VTLGBTQ_DunkenbergerMaryBeth.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_DunkenbergerMaryBeth.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_DunkenbergerMaryBeth]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection, Ms2015-007, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
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