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Remembering Bisexual Visibility: 20 years on, successes and challenges

By Elinor Aspegren and Ashley Bamfo The world was very different 20 years ago. […]

Members of The Mary-Helen Mautner Project For Lesbians With Cancer marching in an undated Pride parade in Washington, D.C. (Rainbow History Project)

Rainbow History Project honors the legacy of trailblazer Mary-Helen Mautner

By Frankie Witzenburg Today the Rainbow History Project remembers Mary-Helen Mautner, beloved partner, mother, […]

Capital Pride float in 2008. (Credit: Vincent Slatt)

Capital Pride founder and longtime community activist Bernie Delia has died

After decades of service to the LGBTQ community, Bernie Delia, resident of Washington, DC […]

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Rainbow History Project Reenacts DC’s First Gay Picket

Rainbow History Project Reenacts DC’s First Gay Picket by Elinor Aspegren   “I am […]

From Meals to Memories: Reflections of an Amateur Oral Historian Volunteering with the Rainbow History Project

From Meals to Memories: Reflections of an Amateur Oral Historian Volunteering with the Rainbow […]

Interview with our own Ashley Bamfo! Rainbow History Celebrates 2024 Black History Museum with 3 Programs

View news report on DC’s only Black-owned LGBTQ+ lounge that features an interview with our own Ashley Bamfo! Included is also information on 3 programs at the Black History Museum.

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 […]

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