African-American bisexual and gay experience, African-American gay political organizing, National Coalition of Black Gays (later National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays), 1979 Third World Conference.1976-2000sLISTEN ONLINEPart 1 of 2Part 2 of 2
Chinn grew up in Northwest Washington, DC and became cognizant of her differing sexuality during her childhood, however she did not connect with the LGBT community until young adulthood. When she was around nineteen or twenty years old, a…
Barbara Lewis arrived in Washington, DC in 1966 to attend George Washington University. When she graduated in the summer of 1970, she travelled across the country with her boyfriend—finishing the trip on the West Coast. While in California, Lewis…
Bob Saks is a straight rabbi who graduated and was ordained from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1970. In 1972, Saks joined the Rabbinic Association of the Reform Movement. He led the University of Maryland College Park’s Hillel chapter from 1973…
AU student Rebecca Day interviews Dr. Bonnie Morris, a long-time resident of Washington, D.C. who identifies as a lesbian woman and works as a professor and writer.
Army Brigadier General (BG) Tammy Smith is the first openly gay general in the United States military. Smith discusses her life in the military before, during, and after DADT.