History of the DC High Heel Race
Description
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 and Grill; the intersection of 17th and Q St. NW--the site of the 1991 police violence against spectators; Annie's Upstairs at Annie's Paramount Steakhouse; and Frank Kameny Way at 17th and Corcoran St.
News4’s Tommy McFly reports from 17th Street with a tour by RHP's Vincent Slatt.
They visit JR's Bar and Grill; the intersection of 17th and Q St. NW--the site of the 1991 police violence against spectators; Annie's Upstairs at Annie's Paramount Steakhouse; and Frank Kameny Way at 17th and Corcoran St.
Access Rights
This film streams online via NBC4's website, as of 29 October 2022:
https://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/the-scene/history-of-the-dc-high-heel-race/3190237/
Research used in the episode can be viewed online:
HIGH HEEL RACE (2022 PROJECT)
https://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/the-scene/history-of-the-dc-high-heel-race/3190237/
Research used in the episode can be viewed online:
HIGH HEEL RACE (2022 PROJECT)
Citation
NBC4 The Scene
Tommy McFly
Vincent Slatt, “History of the DC High Heel Race,” Rainbow History Project Digital Collections, accessed July 26, 2024, https://archives.rainbowhistory.org/items/show/1686.
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