Welcome to Out and About in Northern Virginia
The Washington, D.C., suburbs of Northern Virginia have been home to a large queer community. Since the late twentieth century, Northern Virginian queer groups have organized to pursue their goals of activism and community building. This project explores their activism, spaces of queer life, and relationship to D.C.
Watch Queer Histories
Explore queer life int the late 20th century
Read About Queer History
Learn about the scholarship and practice of queer history
Place Queer History
Discover sites of queer history and life in Northern Virginia
Suggested citation
If you would like to cite this project, we recommend the following citatation.
Savannah Scott, Hannah LeComte, Ashleigh Williams, and Alexandra Miller, Out and About, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (2025): https://doi.org/10.31835/outandabout-site.