Rainbow History Project

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Title

Rainbow History Project

Publisher

Rainbow History Project

Description

A collection of over 1400 items related to the history of the LGBT community in Washington, D.C. Includes photographs, newspaper clippings, personal documents, and a variety of ephemera. Artifacts can be dated as early as the mid-1940s and continue through the present. A separate collection of oral histories is also available.

Subject

Gay Liberation Front
Gay Activists Alliance
Barbara Gittings
Kay Tobin Lahusen
ACT-UP
Lesbian Avengers
Mattachine Society
Gay Pride Day
March on Washington
AIDS epidemic
Transgender
transsexual
cross-dressing
Intersex
intersexual
intersexed
hermaphrodite
Homosexuality
homosexual
lesbian
gay
queer
bisexual
bisexuality
asexual
celibacy
celibate
asexuality
Race
Ethnicity
ethnic
racism
colonialism
orientalism
cultural difference
Religion
religious
spirituality
Marriage
married
marriage guides
gender based violence
transphobia
homophobia
misogyny
Celebrations
Pride
activism
Health
Disease
addiction
recovery
HIV
AIDS
LGBT politics
rights
citizenship

Date

1940s
WWII
1950s
Postwar
Baby Boom
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Mid-20th Century
Late 20th Century
21st Century

Type

Letters
Photographs
Audio recordings
Music
Magazines
Newsletters
Advertising
Flyer
Postcard
Pamphlet
Ephemera
Interview
Biography
Newspapers
Clippings
Media coverage

Identifier

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Coverage

Washington D.C.
urban
metropolitan

Website Item Type Metadata

Date Accessed

6/27/2016

Source Institution Type

Community-based organization

Geolocation