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                  <text>Bob Summersgill&#13;
GLAA&#13;
Kameny for Congress&#13;
D.C. Sodomy Law Reform Coalition&#13;
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Bob Summersgill has been heavily involved with the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC (GLAA) since 1993. He was president of the organization from 2000 to 2003. </text>
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                  <text>&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Available to all researchers, by appointment, at the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dchistory.org/research/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;DC History Center&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;span&gt;Collection is available for “fair use.” Material may be protected by copyright.&lt;/span&gt;</text>
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                  <text>&lt;span style="font-weight:400;"&gt;Working files of Bob Summersgill, member of GLAA since 1993, as treasurer, vice president, 2000-2003 president, and treasurer. He was active in the city since 1988, throughout 2000s and fought to repeal the sodomy laws, and expand DP act and later the battle for marriage equality. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10yDq9OgV4nr1DmvW3oCndJQIgBFbNGpeLUd9RTiMreI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;VIEW ONLINE FINDING AID&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;2.5 linear feet of paper records.</text>
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                  <text>In 2012, Bob Summersgill was named a Community Pioneer. You can read his &lt;a href="https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/exhibits/show/pioneers/2012awardees/summersgill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;online biography&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/items/show/1164" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Oral history interview with Bob Summersgill&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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                  <text>Materials were created by Bob Summersgill. They were transferred to the Rainbow History Project in July 2017; and, to the DC History Center in August 2018.</text>
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                <text>Testimony by Bob Summersgill, president of Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC, before the Committee on Special Education and Student Services of the District of Columbia Board of Education on the Proposed Rulemaking on Harassment.</text>
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