(Early [1970] article from the Gay Blade, later the Washington Blade, contributed by David Aiken.) On June 6, 2015, the Newseum‘s (external link) Q&A program Inside Media discussed the history of the Washington Blade [external link]: Washington Blade editor Kevin Naff and senior news writer Lou Chibbaro Jr. talk about the history of the newspaper […]
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(Participants in a 1972 Gay Pride event. Find this image and other gay pride artifacts under our “gay pride” tag.) Rainbow History Booth at the Capital Pride Festival (external link) Sunday, June 14, 2015 | 12pm-7pm Booth space O-209 and O-210 | Map (external link) (Please note that our booth is […]
(1975 advertisement for Lammas Books, which shut its doors in 2000. This image contributed by Mark Meinke to our online collection Gay Businesses and Venues.) LOST LESBIAN SPACES: Rainbow History Project’s Pride Month event A lunchtime panel at the Library of Congress Tuesday, June 16, 2015 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. LM-139 (Madison Building, 1st floor) Come join local […]
This spring, the Rainbow History Project recognized a dozen Community Pioneers: individuals whose persistent efforts have established and sustained LGBTQ community in the D.C. area. Profiles of this year’s Pioneers (as well as previous awardees) are now available in our online exhibit. You can also view (and download) a pdf booklet containing […]
(image created from footage by TJ Flavell) On Thursday, May 14, 2015, the Rainbow History Project honored the 2015 Community Pioneers through an open event at the Thurgood Marshall Center. We celebrated a dozen individuals, whose creative vision and persistent effort have built and strengthened the D.C. LGBT community. Didn’t make […]
The Rainbow History Project is honored to announce its 2015 Community Pioneers. These tenacious and creative individuals played vital and instrumental roles in establishing and sustaining the D.C. LGBT community. The Pioneers will be celebrated at a free and open event. Thursday, May 14, 2015 | 6:30 PM Thurgood Marshall Center, 1816 12th Street, […]
On Tuesday, March 31, 2015, we held our Annual Meeting at the DC Center. We discussed our recent activities (feel free to read our 2014 annual report!) . Several new volunteers signed up to assist with conducting oral histories, archiving documents, or public programs. The reception was a great time to chat with […]
We’ve scheduled our annual membership meeting and it is open to all who are interested! Tuesday, March 31, 2015 | 6:30 PM The DC Center 2000 14th Street, NW | Washington, DC This is an opportunity to connect with volunteers new and old, artifact donors, oral history narrators, community elders, and […]
We’ve just published our 2014 Annual Report, and it was a phenomenal year to review! You can read the entire report here (2014) or download it and previous years’ reports from our “About Us” page. Our 2014 accomplishments—an expanded volunteer corps, more efficient and effective website, growing oral history and physical document collections—leave […]
District of Change: LGBTQ Life in D.C. Then and Now Wednesday, October 22, 2014 | 7:00 PM Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street, NW | Washington, DC RSVP to districtofchange-lgbtq.eventbrite.com or call 202.727.1183 For decades the LGBTQ community has been a vibrant and prominent part of life […]