In 1973, DC’s City Council adopted, and Mayor Walter Washington signed, the first citywide human rights ordinance, Title 34, which provided protection to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered individuals. Title 34 became the basis for subsequent…
Want to listen to this audio file?Fill out this form or email oralhistories@rainbowhistory.orgWanda says: "... I can't stop fighting racism, because no matter how old I get I'm still going to be black. I can't stop fighting [sexism] because no matter…
LISTEN ONLINE 1 of 2 2 of 2 Meryl Kerley shares her experience as part of the Washington, DC lesbian scene in the 1960s and beyond. Her family moved to the greater DC area in 1959, and when she graduated high school in 1966 she immediately began…