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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…

Carol Edelson and Fran Pollner interview Meg Christian about Women's Music, Christian's origins, and her performances at Sophie's Parlor in the DC Women's Center and at Mr. Henry's.

A 2008 letter from Acting Attorney General of D.C. Peter J. Nickles to the D.C. Prisoner's Project about ensuring the protection of the rights of transgender inmates.

Interested in listening to this audio? Email oralhistories@rainbowhistory.org for access

August 1997 newsletter for PFLAG metro DC.

Based on the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement, the Women’s Liberation Movement, and the anti-war movement, the Gay Liberation Front was one of many radical groups created the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Participating in protests, social organizing,…

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.…

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,…

After New York’s Stonewall riots in 1969, the first gay activists to burst out across the country called themselves “the Gay Liberation Front.” This document recounts the brief career of GLF-DC, the capital city’s manifestation of that…

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 piece goes into depth about Earline Budd's journey, starting with her behind bars. She has become a major activist for the trans community and includes an interview about this journey. Metro Weekly were the one's who specifically interviews…

This goes over "Suzy Cruzy's" do's and dont's, worst pick-up lines from good to bad, cruisability quotient, and to remember Suzy says, "It's always best to say 'yes'." The last page includes Suzy's Hot spots, and the purpose of cruising meaning to…

A 2011 letter from American University's Queers and Allies campus organization regarding their donation to the DC Trans Needs Assessment and their support for the project.

The Rainbow History Project partnered with LC-GLOBE to present the lunchtime panel “Lost Lesbian Spaces” at the Library Congress. The panel addressed the swift disappearance of local lesbian spaces, such as bookstores and bars, since the 1980s. Dr.…

A discussion on the historic intersection between the LGBTQ+ community and the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC with Mindy Daniels, Dee Curry, and Brett Parson, moderated by Rayceen Pendarvis. Craig Howell and Earline Budd were unable…

Wooden nickels from DC locations such as Nob Hill, the D.C. Eagle, La Cage Aux Follies; plastic tokens from the Bachelors Mill Backdoor Pub; metal tokens from two locations of the Brass Rail; campaign buttons in support of Marion Barry, Clinton/Gore,…

DC Center Faith coordinated an interfaith celebration of the history of D.C. area welcoming and affirming congregations. The celebration highlighted the longevity and momentum of LGBT Welcoming Movement from its beginnings to its powerful present. …

Text of S. 1432 introduced on July 15, 1985 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

A color photograph of the stage at the 1979 Gay Pride block party. A crowd of people watch a signer with a guitar. Banners and balloons wave above the crowd.

A table at DC's Gay Pride Day block party with a banner for the Capital Metro Rainbow Alliance. The banner is partially obscured by several men standing in front of it, one wearing a camera around his neck and one wearing rainbow suspenders who…

A color photograph of a group of about seven people gathered on the grass of the National Mall all signing "I love you" to the camera. Other people gathered for the march are visible in the background.

A color photograph of a group gathered with the Washington Monument nearby in the background. The group watches an ASL interpreter standing on a chair wearing a jacket that reads "Interpreter." On the far right, almost out of frame, people hold up…