https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/files/original/a78629225ec928fe310962f5ef5cfbbf.jpg d3ea0fa86eb2b36fd63417a85305b24b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Deacon Maccubbin and Jim Bennett Collection (Series XXVII) Description An account of the resource "I feel really satisfied, really happy that I've been able to spend 30 years of my life doing something that has made a difference to so many people ... my goal, is to make sure that this store is always there for whoever needs it ...” "We are proud of the history of gay culture and of the struggle for political and social equality. We want the shop to be a showcase for the wide variety of happy, healthy gay lifestyles found among the quarter of a million gay men and women in the Washington Metropolitan area." the 1974 announcement of Lambda Rising's opening Gay activist L. Page “Deacon” Maccubbin, has given lesbians and gays in Washington a visibility, a public presence, and institutions that they had never before had. Well-known as the founder and owner of Lambda Rising Books, Maccubbin has also been the 'father' to many gay Washington, DC institutions including youth outreach, media, the annual Pride celebrations, community social and business organizations, and the Lambda Literary Awards. He has never stopped serving the gay community. While still in the Army, Maccubbin became a gay activist, joining the Gay Liberation Front-DC briefly. In 1971, he took over a craftshop at 1724 20th St NW, turning it into the Earthworks tobacco and headshop. On June 8, 1974, Earthworks' shelves of magazines and books became the core stock for the new Lambda Rising, one of the nation's largest and most successful groups of gay bookstores. As leader of the Community Building (a nickname from antiwar and counterculture days), Maccubbin turned the building into an incubator and haven for many new and struggling community groups, including the Gay Switchboard, gay youth groups, the Blade, off our backs, Roadwork, and many others. Maccubbin was a founder and chair of the first major community group, the Washington Area Gay Community Council (WAGCC). In 1975 WAGCC launched the planning process for the second gay community center and published Just Us, the first guide to DC's gay community. That same year, Maccubbin organized the first official Gay Pride, held on 20th St NW in front of the building. In the 1973, he was arrested with Cade Ware and Bill Bricker from Gay Activists Alliance at a sit-in protesting police entrapment. His protests and civil disobedience continued during the 1980's in response to federal inaction on AIDS research and funding with an arrest at the White House, and in the 1990's in response to Clinton's signing the Defense of Marriage Act, as well as additional arrests at protests against apartheid at the South African Embassy and against the Pope at Catholic University. Maccubbin has played important roles in the reform of D.C.'s sodomy law, passage of the D.C. Human Rights Act, and in responding to Bible-based attacks on homosexuality. In 1982, he and his life partner, Jim Bennett, were among the first to celebrate a Holy Union and they were the second couple to be registered as Domestic Partners in the District of Columbia. In 2003, Deacon saved the Oscar Wilde Bookshop in New York City (which had inspired him to launch Lambda Rising) from closing. Maccubbin commented, "The store never closed its doors. It was open right on through. Historically, that's important to me." In 2006, the bookstore was sold to a local manager. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/183f1a7YXkU4pA-tqacR7buNiaOG2V7PQaGN8danOrP4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VIEW ONLINE FINDING AID</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maccubin, Deacon Bennett, Jim Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Some items are available online. Collection is available for “fair use" to all people at <a href="http://www.dchistory.org/research/">the DC History Center</a> as MS 0764 RHP, Series XXVII Maccubbin Bennett. Material may be protected by copyright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1975 Gay Pride Day Photograph Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Deacon Maccubin holds the DC Council's Gay Pride Day Proclamation Description An account of the resource Description from Deacon Maccubin, June 2018: "The photo of the bearded long-haired hippie holding the proclamation is, indeed, me [Deacon] and it was taken in 1975. The African American man next to me is John A. Wilson who, at the time, was the Ward 2 Councilmember who had introduced the Council’s Gay Pride Proclamation. Wilson continued to serve as Ward 2 Councilman from 1974 to 1991 when he was sworn in as Council Chair, a position he held until his death in 1993. Immediately behind Mr. Wilson is Franklin Kameny, The “godfather" of the LGBT community in DC. And the dark-haired guy in black thick-rimmed glasses partially visible to Mr. Wilson’s left was Cade Ware, who was President of the GLAA at the time." Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Gay+Pride+Day+1975%2C+Sunday+June+22.+Block+party+from+1pm+to+5pm+1700+block+of+20th+St.+NW.+Block+party.+">Gay Pride Day 1975, Sunday June 22. Block party from 1pm to 5pm 1700 block of 20th St. NW. Block party. </a>