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Recordings of the Asians and Friends talent shows from 1995 and 1996.

This recording includes two films with footage from Johannesburg, South Africa, first and third pride marches:
Lesbian and Gay Pride March, Saturday, 13 October 1990; and,
Johannesburg Rights and Pride March, Saturday, 10 October 1992.

"Rump Session" includes footage from the DC Council debate and vote on repealing the sodomy laws, December 1, 1992. The amendment to repeal failed 5-5-3, and gay rights activists were evicted from the Council chambers.

This compilation of performance videos and interview clips, by and about poet Chasen Gaver, is an interesting and offbeat look at the way one man gets his artistic and social messages across. Using a combination of Motown and punk rock, everyday…

A short film created for Gay Pride Day on June 11, 1978.

In celebration of Black History Month, Rainbow History Project dug into its archives of Black gay and lesbian publications to interview Ric Irick, the creator and publisher of the magazine "Malebox!: DC’s Largest Publication for Black Gay…

As part of its "Trans History Initiative," the Rainbow History Project hosted a "Talking Trans History" panel with Earline Budd, Rayceen Pendarvis, and Gabrielle "Gibby" Thomas. Earline Budd has been a trans-identified activist since the 1970s.…

The race, which began in 1986 with a group of 25 drag queens running down the street wearing high heels, is a commemoration of LGBTQ history in D.C. News4’s Tommy McFly reports from 17th Street with a tour by RHP's Vincent Slatt. They visit JR's Bar…

A presentation at the Fort Meade US Army Garrison's 2022 LGBTQ Pride Month Observance: All Together--Equality, Unity, Service by RHP director of archiving, Vincent E. Slatt

This is an episode of the W-USA9 (CBS) program Mic'd Up dedicated to RHP's walking tours. It features RHP board member, Jeff Donahoe, giving a short overview of a few sites in Dupont Circle, and explaining the walk tours program and how people can…

In the ’80s and ’90s, HIV/AIDS hit LGBTQ, black, and brown communities in Washington, D.C. hard. Before drugs were available that allowed people to live with AIDS, an HIV-positive diagnosis was often a death sentence. Members of the most affected…

The first gay pride parade took place in 1970 in New York City. And this month, cities across the nation will continue the tradition. We talk about how these events have evolved with Vincent E. Slatt of the Rainbow History Project and Jade Salazar, a…

Related to Trans Pride, several activists gathered to discuss trans history, updates to the 2008 RHP timeline, and approaches to further documenting the history of trans people in DC area. Event coordinated by SaVanna Wanzer and RHP.VIEW ONLINEPart 1…

In January 2017 Brother Help Thyself awarded an estimated $70,000 to about 25 to 30 nonprofits, with the exact amounts and groups revealed at the ceremony celebrating the groups' impact within the LGBTQ communities. BHT celebrates with the…

The Community Pioneers awards recognize diverse community leaders for their roles as organizational founders, innovators, advocates and volunteers. In 2021, the Rainbow History Project honors 13 Community Pioneers for their diverse contributions to…