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…
This is a recording of the public hearing on the 1993 "District of Columbia Criminal Code Right to Privacy Amendment Act of 1993" which repealed DC's sodomy laws.LISTEN ONLINETape 1 of 8Tape 2 of 8 Tape 5 of 8Tape 6 of 8Tape 7 of 8Tape 8 of 8[Tape 3…
This is the court order reversing the Office of Human Rights decision concerning employment discrimination and retaliation against Kenda Kirby and remanding the case for further proceedings.
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.
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…
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.
A 2009 letter from DC Department of Corrections Director Devon Brown and Acting Attorney General of DC Peter J. Nickles to the DC Trans Coalition Director Jason Terry regarding the implementation of the Policy on Gender Classification and Housing in…
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…