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…
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…
A draft agenda for a 2016 forum addressing the policing of the LGBTQ community, and a set of action items and final recommendations for criminal justice reform to protect women and LGBTQ individuals developed by the President's Task Force on 21st…
LISTEN ONLINE Part 1 of 1 The importance and physical experience of the music at the ClubHouse. Party at the end of the universe. Friday Nights--straight nights. Saturday Nights---gay nights. HIV/AIDS. Inner city AIDS Network/Us Helping US.…
This report from 2011-2012 details survey findings regarding trans individuals' experiences with police and incarceration, employment and education, access to housing, health, and documentation status. The findings are presented quantitatively with…
A draft summary of a survey conducted between May 2012 and May 2013 to assess the needs and experiences of trans communities in DC. The summary includes information regarding gender, race and ethnicity, and sexuality of respondents, and addresses…
A document calling for justice for thirteen transgender women who were murdered between 2000 and 2011. The second page names each of the victims and illuminates that only three of the cases (depicted in black font) were brought to justice, whereas…
A 2010 letter from Captain Edward Delgado of the Metropolitan Police Department regarding DC Trans Coalition Director Jason Terry's request for statistical data on bias crimes against transgender individuals and transgender individuals' requests for…
A two-day discussion of the artistic/intellectual currents of 1979 in the African-American LGBTQ community, bisexuality, and the creation of the National Coalition of Black Gays.Day One (25 May 2001). Panelists discussed the issues and events of 1979…
Origins and activities of African American social clubs, especially Best of Washington, Metropolitan Capitolites, and Associates. LISTEN ONLINEDay 1, Part 1 of 5Day 1, Part 2 of 5Day 1, Part 3 of 5Day 2, Part 4 of 5Day 2, Part 5 of 5
Discussion of the origins, strategies, tactics, and legacies of four local direct-action groups: DC's Gay Liberation Front, the Lesbian Avengers, ACT-UP, and OUT. Lena Lett moderated. Bruce Pennington described the beginnings of DC's own Gay…
The Ladder was a periodical published between 1956 and 1972 by the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), a homophile organization based in San Francisco with chapters around the country. Co-edited by Phyllis Lyon (under the pseudonym Ann Ferguson) and Del…
Panelists represented the Spartans and the Centaur motorcycle clubs and discussed the origins, founders, club traditions, and events, including runs, leather cocktails, Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend, and the creation of Brother, Help Thyself.LISTEN…