In the identity of gay and lesbian America, Washington, D.C., has a history, perhaps unknown, that begs to be acknowledged. This history ranges from the planner of this new city on the Potomac River to generations of gay women who fought, lobbied, and marched for the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Prohibition promoted the rise of underground clubs with back rooms for gays and lesbians to socialize in the 1920s. The history of these clubs and cruise spots reveals the migration of gay neighborhoods across the city, from Georgetown to Lafayette Square to Dupont Circle. In the 1960s and 1970s, gays and lesbians marched with Pride to be recognized. In the 1980s, they covered the Mall with a quilt to finally hear politicians utter the word AIDS. Today, the word is marriage: equal under the law and equal in the heart.
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Frank Muzzy serves on the Board of Directors of the Stella Adler Theatre and Academy of Acting in Los Angeles, and he has been curator of numerous photographic retrospectives. A Washington resident since 1996, he has produced six photographic exhibits of his own work and is a founding member of the Pulp DC team, currently serving as its gallery manager.
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This is a lovely book, with interesting details. The author, who was our next- door neighbor for years, delivers in this book a fun sense of curious particulars that many people, even gay people, probably won't know about DC history. I especially like it because it leads you to the conclusion that DC has been quite a gay place for a long time too. Having lived a quarter century of that history here as an adult, I can corroborate the sweep of the historical narrative. It has been exciting. To now be legally married as a gay couple is the culmination of that history, in a personal sense. Our former neighbor, and a fine guy too, Frank Muzzy conveys this DC historical reality with a sense of drama in spots, and wit in others. It is valuable because it gives a rapid sense of why it is that gay marriage is working out here in this city. It has to do with the strength of the history, which Frank details, which has bolstered DC leaders and public to affirm the dignity of gay relationships.
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George Washington's prot?g?, Pierre L'Enfant, designed America's capital city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
White House, Gay Pride, Whitman-Walker Clinic, Lambda Rising, New York, Dupont Circle, Capitol Hill, Courtesy of Frank Nowicki, Anita Bryant, Best of Washington Social Club, Black Pride, Lafayette Park, Baron von Steuben, Courtesy of Todd Franson, Deacon Maccubbin, Frank Muzzy, Liz Taylor, Pennsylvania Avenue, Supreme Court, Walt Whitman, Courtesy of David Burgdorf, Courtesy of Jack Nichols, David Kosoko, Frank Kameny, Leonard Matlovich New!
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George Washington's prot?g?, Pierre L'Enfant, designed America's capital city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
White House, Gay Pride, Whitman-Walker Clinic, Lambda Rising, New York, Dupont Circle, Capitol Hill, Courtesy of Frank Nowicki, Anita Bryant, Best of Washington Social Club, Black Pride, Lafayette Park, Baron von Steuben, Courtesy of Todd Franson, Deacon Maccubbin, Frank Muzzy, Liz Taylor, Pennsylvania Avenue, Supreme Court, Walt Whitman, Courtesy of David Burgdorf, Courtesy of Jack Nichols, David Kosoko, Frank Kameny, Leonard Matlovich New!
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- CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL (Congressional Medal of Honor Library) by Cong. Medal Of Honor Library on page 73, and page 99
- Best Friends: Poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins on page 51
- The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln by C.A. Tripp on page 16
- Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years by Carl Sandburg on page 16
- Human Rights (Issues) by John Bradley on page 67
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