{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/9g5gb1xq5h/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Tina Arniotis Oral History"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/010/original/Aviary_QPLlogo_192x192.png?1578574261","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 1:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Because of her heritage (Greek-Italian and West Indian) most of her friends were from Guyana or Trinidad.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c/span\u003eIn the 1990s there were no safe places for LGBTQ people with a Caribbean background.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 2:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tina and her friends started to host monthly events, mainly in the Village. They relied on word of mouth and AOL chat rooms to get the word out.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 3:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The initial events in the village had Caribbean music, Bollywood drags, etc.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 4:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tina's\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c/span\u003efirst event in Queens was a huge success, so it became a monthly event of drag shows and other entertainment.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 5:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tina heard horrific stories about violence against gay people, but she was fortunate never to have been attacked.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 6:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Organizing events also gave Tina the opportunity to educate community membersin Richmond Hill about the LGBT community, such as providing sensitivity training for the business owners and bouncers who worked her events.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClip 7:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Organizing in Jackson Heights has been a challenge for Tina to identify with the mostly hispanic community.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummary of Full Interview\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c/span\u003eTina Arniotis, organizer of Chutney Pride and co-chair of Queens Pride, speaks about her identity and her experiences creating LGBTQ community in Queens. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e (general)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCC BY-NC-SA Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Source Metadata URI"]},"value":{"en":["http://digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org/search/browse/33732"]}},{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2018-09-06 (created)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Tina Arniotis (Interviewee)","Stefani Priskos (Interviewer)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Source"]},"value":{"en":["Collected through the LGBTQ+ History in Queens project, starting in 2017."]}},{"label":{"en":["Coverage"]},"value":{"en":["Richmond Hill and Jackson Heights, Queens, NY; Manhattan, NY (spatial)","1980s - 2018 (temporal)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English (Primary)"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eClip 1:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e Because of her heritage (Greek-Italian and West Indian) most of her friends were from Guyana or Trinidad.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u003c/span\u003eIn the 1990s there were no safe places for LGBTQ people with a Caribbean background.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eClip 2:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e Tina and her friends started to host monthly events, mainly in the Village. They relied on word of mouth and AOL chat rooms to get the word out.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eClip 3:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e The initial events in the village had Caribbean music, Bollywood drags, etc.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; 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mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e Tina heard horrific stories about violence against gay people, but she was fortunate never to have been attacked.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eClip 6:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e Organizing events also gave Tina the opportunity to educate community membersin Richmond Hill about the LGBT community, such as providing sensitivity training for the business owners and bouncers who worked her events.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp 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