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This 2009 Capital Trans Pride was at the Madison Hotel, 1177 15th St NW, Washington, DC, on Saturday, June 6, 2009, from 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM. This starts off with the awards ceremony and explaining common transgender terminology. It also introduces…

This is a delicious resource for LGBTQ+ diners and friends in DC, MD, and VA. This guide includes many different fantastic places including their name, address, and numbers.

This introduces the D.C.-based Friends radio program, one of the longest-running gay-themed radio shows in the country. It aired from 1973 to 1982, that gave an hour of programming each week. It was "radio for and by the gay community" and welcomed…

This is the official booklet for the volunteer-created, DC Front Runners Pride Run 5k, on June 9, 2017, at the Historic Congressional Cemetery in Washington D.C. In this, you will view the official program for that day including start time, end time,…

This is the memorial for Barbara Gittings, from April 28, 2007.

A guide to Title 34 for D.C. residents; what the law should be doing to protect you against discrimination, how the city has failed to enforce the law, and what you can do about it. This should be used to understand Title 34, and how it should be…

This is the program guide for the 1993 March on Washington for lesbian, gay, and bi equal rights and liberation. The table of contents shows the different chapters of how the 1993 march began, and continued to work towards stopping hate.

This was the newsletter published every two months, depending on the contributions received. They were written by students and former students who felt sexism in all of its aspects is intolerable and must be alleviated to insure the personal and…

This is TAGG Magazine's cover for their 10th Anniversary.

The GLBT choral movement has empowered individuals to come forth about their identities in a safe and welcoming environment. This documents purpose is to portray the origins, purpose, and history of the GLBT choral movement, including history from…

Lesbian Avengers were known for their street theater and in-your-face activism. Lesbians would often "eat fire" at their demonstrations as a symbol of taking power back from those who attempt to destroy us. Among their symbols were a bomb with a…

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…

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.

20 pins from the 1980s and 1990s have been received and photographed; these were sent to RHP by a donor around the time of Mr. Wnuck's death. Mr. Wnuck's Obituary.

Flyer for the 2019 candlelight vigil held at Dupont Circle for the known 10 Black Trans Women killed in America between Jan. 1 and June 10, 2019.

Flyer for the 2009 Trans Day of Remembrance, coordinated by Transgender Health Empowerment. Co-sponsored by IFGE, HIPS, Whitman Walker Clinic, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and D.C. Trans Coalition.

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 October 1992, GLAA produced and aired a radio ad, "Imagine," on WPGC 95.5 FM during primtime commuting hours for one week. The ad encourages people to imagine their lives and being discriminated against for being gay.LISTEN ONLINEPart 1 of 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…