White House Opens Its First Historical LGBTQ+ Display For Pride Month
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In celebration of Pride Month, the White House is hosting an exhibit dedicated to artifacts of the LGBTQ+ community.
This is the first-ever physical display of historical items dedicated to the community, which the White House teamed up with the Smithsonian Institution to curate. As per the Advocate, the exhibit features artifacts from notable LGBTQ+ figures, such as Harvey Milk, Marsha P. Johnson, and Rose Cleveland – the sister of the 23rd and 25th President of the United States, Grover Cleveland.
“For almost 30 years, Rose Cleveland maintained a romantic relationship with Evangeline Marrs Simpson Whipple. The women lived together in Italy from 1910, until Rose’s death from the Spanish flu in 1918,” the exhibit describes.
Naturally, there are also artifacts on display from historic moments in LGBTQ+ history, including the Stonewall Rebellion and the AIDS epidemic.
The hallway of the White House was also lit up in rainbow colors as a tribute, something that has never been done before.
White House partners with Smithsonian Institution for exhibit on #LGBTQ+ history. Features photos, documents, memorabilia and information on the history of Stonewall, AIDS, Harvey Milk, Marsha P. Johnson, Rose Cleveland and more https://t.co/V5NYxRGpBO #LGBT #LGBTQIA #PrideMonth pic.twitter.com/Y7KdzDyTrE
— LGBTQ+ News (@mondokoosh) June 19, 2021
White House hallway lit up in rainbow colors for Pride Month pic.twitter.com/HA3Bu4kyxt
— Jordan Fabian (@Jordanfabian) June 18, 2021
[via Advocate and LGBTQ Nation, images via various sources]
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