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The emergence of ENLACE, Salud, and other Latino LGBTQ groups, the effect of AIDS on the community and the community's response, the development of Latino/a drag shows, bars, and AIDS outreach.Panel was bilingual in both Spanish and English. 

Newsletter for the national group about lesbian's experiences and opinions about considering children, creating a family, blending families, childrearing, and other issues of significance to lesbian mothers and their families.

Missions statement: …

A six minute video discussing new publications, gay book readership, featuring interview with Deacon Maccubbin, of Lambda Rising, and descriptions of latest books.

Advertisement urging DC Lesbians to drive to Somerset County, Pennsylvania to support the county's only gay and lesbian bar.
Lesbians--Washington (D.C.)

Origins, outreach, and activities of DC's first Latino/a gay support organization, ENLACE.LISTEN ONLINEPart 1 of 2Part 2 of 2

Assumptions, actions, and emerging awareness of AIDS in DC, including mistaken assumptions of the medical community, mental health issues, and the politics of the emerging response to AIDS.LISTEN ONLINEPart 1 of 2Part 2 of 2

Two key members of the Mattachine Society of Washington discuss the group's history and influence, with particular emphasis on the contributions of founding member Dr. Franklin Kameny.LISTEN ONLINEPart 1 of 2Part 2 of 2

Memories and discussion of the bars, clubs, and businesses near South Capitol Street, L Street, and O Street SE that were razed to create Washington Nationals Ballpark.LISTEN ONLINEPart 1 of 2Part 2 of 2

This Washington Post article discusses "Inside/Outside the Beltway," the first gay soap opera aired in the D.C. area. The show premiered in Fairfax County as a segment on the show "Gay Fairfax." The article highlights the producer's intention to…

The Mattachine Society of Washington (MSW) published The Insider, a newsletter for members that covered aspects of life in Washington DC before the Gay Blade first appeared in October 1969. In the late 1960s, Eva Freund and Richard Schaefers wrote…

A full run (a total of 17 issues) of a publication produced jointly by the Mattachine Society of Washington and the Mattachine Society of Florida from January 1966 to May 1967.***Homosexual Citizen was a short-lived magazine published by the…

A report detailing the rates of hate crimes against the transgender community and individuals in DC by location, type of crime, day and time, and closure rates based on data from 2007-2013.

"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.

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. Attached are paper records…

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

On cover: Gay men's liberation and last motive.

Newsletter

ephemera related to marriage equality including:
booklets:
What's in a word? A Religious Perspective on Civil Marriage Equality (Equality Maryland)
Jumping the Broom: A Black Perspective on Same Gender Marriage (Equality Maryland and National…

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…

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…

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…