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

There are so many contributors to potential hearing loss.

We have numerous products in the marketplace that have the potential to damage hearing. The risk is there, but the risk lies with the user and where they set the volume.

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.

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 fact that they can double their voice capacity is a claim you're not hearing much from other carriers.