https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/files/original/3baf64e500e728b45bf8bed9459d2345.jpg f2853b707808ba68e40e0cbd52caa675 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ourstory: Pride in the DMV Collection, 26 Description An account of the resource In May 1972, Washington, DC's GLBT community celebrated its first Pride. The previous two years, gays and lesbians had gone to New York City to celebrate the Stonewall anniversary. In the winter of 1972, the Gay Liberation Front-DC proposed a local celebration, though they scheduled it a month and half before New York's celebration so that people would not have to choose between the events. DC's initial Pride celebration was as much a protest as a celebration, following almost exactly one year after Gay Mayday and the anti-war Mayday demonstrations had closed the streets of the city. This marked the first public celebration of gay and lesbian pride in Washington DC. Organized by the Gay Liberation Front, the festival drew support from All Souls Church, the Community Bookshop, the Gay Activists Alliance, the Gay People's Alliance of George Washington University, Henry Street (one of the houses of the Awards Club, a local drag organization) and the Metropole Cinema. The principal organizers were Chuck Hall, Bruce Pennington, and Cade Ware. This collection includes materials from Gay Pride, Capital Pride, DC Black Pride, and other Pride-related festivals and events. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Dardano, Robert. Photographer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Youth Pride [Exhibit Panel] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2006 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Gay youth groups began meeting at the Gay Community Building in the 1970s, but age restrictions for many Pride events limited their participation. In 1996, the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) led Youth Pride Alliance efforts to create a unique festival for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered youth. The first Youth Pride had been staged in Boston in May 1995, attracting 500 people. Youth Pride debuted in April 1997 as a festival in Dupont Circle. Like other Pride festivals, it featured food, music, organizational booths and appearances by local politicians. Since then, April has been Youth Pride Month. Youth Pride moved from Dupont Circle to the P Street Beach park area in 2001.