In the mid-70s, Joe Acanfora, a science teacher in the Montgomery County, MD public schools was fired after he was revealed to be gay. In this article, Aiken discussed the support of the National Education Association for Acanfora's legal struggle.
In the mid-70s, Joe Acanfora, a science teacher in the Montgomery County, MD public schools was fired after he was revealed to be gay. In this article, Aiken summarized the case to date with comments on the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals…
In 2007, ABilly S Jones-Hennin was named a "Community Pioneer;" read his online biography.Stream his oral history interview online.This portrait was made by Patsy Lynch, 2007.
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.
White t-shirt.
"National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. A Simple Matter of Justice. March on Washington April 25, 1993"
Image of rainbow, crowd, capitol dome, and a scale.
White t-shirt.
"National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. A Simple Matter of Justice. March on Washington April 25, 1993"
Image of rainbow, crowd, capitol dome, and a scale.
A Safari through hottest Africa : an invitation to the annual Children's Hour party held at the ClubHouse, Washington, D.C., 1988. Note the request for appropriate costumes and the warning that once the doors close a 4:30 am no one will be admitted.…
The tombstone reads:
NEVER AGAIN NEVER FORGET6 JULY 1943 22 JUNE 1988A GAY VIETNAM VETERANWHEN I WAS IN THE MILITARYTHEY GAVE ME A MEDAL FOR KILLING TWO MENAND A DISCHARGE FOR LOVING ONE.
The timeline (1976-78) covers the development of GAA’s Project Awareness, which aimed to raise awareness about the presence of gays and lesbians in society.