Rainbow History Project

Collecting and preserving LGBT history in metropolitan Washington DC

Online Exhibit: Gay Liberation Front

The GLF-DC was founded by individuals who helped fight for civil rights and international peace in the 1960s, but found their sexuality at odds with the radical left at the time. (Photo credit: GLF-DC.)

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Panel Recording: Lost Lesbian Spaces

Local experts Bonnie Morris and Denise Bump discuss the swift disappearance of local lesbian spaces, such as bookstores and bars, since the 1980s. [Photo credit: Richard Haight.]

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Timeline: Trans History

Covers local and national developments relevant to the trans+ community, 1896-2008.

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Help Digitize and Preserve Friends Radio!

Recordings from a gay radio program that aired in DC from 1973-1982 are disintegrating on reel-to-reel tapes. Learn about our efforts to preserve these and make them publicly available for generations to come.

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