News Updates

Public screening of the documentary: Fierceness Served! The ENIKAlley Coffeehouse

Rainbow History Project hosted a public screening of the documentary: Fierceness Served! The ENIKAlley […]

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Longtime local and national LGBTQ activist and advocate ABilly S. Jones-Hennin has died

ABilly S. Jones-Hennin, longtime local and national LGBTQ activist and advocate, died January 19 […]

World AIDS Day—An Opportunity to Remember and Raise Awareness

by Justin Weitz, Rainbow History Project board member Photo courtesy of UNAIDS This Friday, […]

Honoring Trans History Awareness Week

November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to honor lives lost to […]

Serve Rainbow History Project as our Events Chair

Rainbow History Project has a newly created role Events Chair role. (This is not […]

Join the Rainbow History board as secretary (volunteer position)

Rainbow History is seeking a qualified candidate for the open role of secretary as […]

Community leader and RHP co-founder James Crutchfield dies at age 77

Rainbow History Project is saddened by the July 29 death of James “Hawk” Crutchfield, […]

History-making activist and D.C.-area LGBTQ leader Lilli Vincenz dies at age 85

Rainbow History Project is saddened to learn of the death yesterday, June 27, of […]

Diedre Gray hired as director of RHP Trans History Initiative

Rainbow History Project has hired Diedre Gray (she/her) as director of its Trans History […]

A lesbian life not to be missed

One of the leaders in the Washington-area arts and social justice communities, Jill Strachan, […]

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