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As part of its "Trans History Initiative," the Rainbow History Project hosted a "Talking Trans History" panel with Earline Budd, Rayceen Pendarvis, and Gabrielle "Gibby" Thomas. Earline Budd has been a trans-identified activist since the 1970s.…

In celebration of Black History Month, Rainbow History Project dug into its archives of Black gay and lesbian publications to interview Ric Irick, the creator and publisher of the magazine "Malebox!: DC’s Largest Publication for Black Gay…

Recordings of the Asians and Friends talent shows from 1995 and 1996.

This is TAGG Magazine's cover for their 10th Anniversary.

This goes over "Suzy Cruzy's" do's and dont's, worst pick-up lines from good to bad, cruisability quotient, and to remember Suzy says, "It's always best to say 'yes'." The last page includes Suzy's Hot spots, and the purpose of cruising meaning to…

Silber's remarks at the public hearing on including LGBT protections in the anti-discrimination laws of Montgomery County, MD.

Portrait of Susan Silber, provider of LGBT–friendly family law in the D.C. area, recipient of a 2015 Community Pioneers Award.

In the ’80s and ’90s, HIV/AIDS hit LGBTQ, black, and brown communities in Washington, D.C. hard. Before drugs were available that allowed people to live with AIDS, an HIV-positive diagnosis was often a death sentence. Members of the most affected…

Ed Cox reading "Sun" on Friends Radio, 1974.

Seven goals of the newly formed Suburban Maryland Lesbian/Gay Alliance

Membership application form of the Suburban Maryland Lesbian/Gay Alliance

Seven stated goals of the newly formed Suburban Maryland Gay Alliance

Terry Winch reading "Studebaker full of chickens"

Rainbow History Project board members Dr. Bonnie Morris and Vincent E. Slatt participate in StoryCorps, during its 2016 visit to DC. Vincent interviews Bonnie concerning her latest book, The Disappearing L, and the relevance of lesbian history for…

Desperate Times. Desperate Actions. This flyer was apart of the Act Up movement, called Stonewall. This started at 10 AM on June 26, 1994; starting at Sheridan Square up to Central Park.

White t-shirt.
Stonewall: New York City

draft of article on Joseph V. Stewart and his success at becoming a member of the Bar after overcoming a sodomy charge