Oral History Interview with Don M. Crisostomo, 1952-
Don Crisostomo is a native of Bethesda, MD, who came out in high school, was active in the Gay Student Alliance, Gay Men's VD Clinic, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance, the Couples Support Group and ENLACE. He founded the Suburban Maryland Gay and Lesbian Alliance and worked to get non-discrimination ordinance passed in Montgomery County. He also led the GAPIN-DC, the Gay Asian Pacific Islander Network.
In 2023, Crisostomo donated the GAPIN banner to RHP. The banner was created for the 1993 March on Washington and was used in the 1994 Stonewall 25 March in New York City, and at subsequent Pride events in DC. The banner was in Crisostomo's possession since the 1993 March until its donation to RHP. Photographs shown in interview (scans from originals held by Crisostomo): The first photo is me at DC Pride 1994 with the GAPIN banner. The next photo is me and friends from NYC at the Stonewall 25 March carrying the GAPIN banner. The third photo is the Gay Asian Support Network (GAPSN) Los Angeles banner carried in the Stonewall 25 March. The last photo is from the Rice Conference in NYC held during Stonewall 25, This national conference was sponsored by the Gay Asian Men of New York (GAPIMNY) group.