A mass wedding was held in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 21, 2013. Participants were bussed in from states that banned same-sex marriage to legally wed in D.C., a jurisdiction that enacted marriage equality years before the 2015 Supreme Court ruling. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key. FRAME SIZE: 30.75" x 23.03"

D.C. gay activists covered the home of anti-gay Sen. Jesse Helms in a giant condom on Sept. 5, 1991. Emblazoned on the front was the message: "A condom to stop unsafe politics. Helms is deadlier than a virus." Washington Blade photo by Doug Hinckle. FRAME SIZE: 23.75" x 31.3"

President Barack Obama signs the bill repealing the military's longstanding gay ban known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" on Dec. 21, 2010. At the 2016 White House Pride reception, Obama quipped, "Today we live in an America where 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' don't exist no more." Washington Blade photo by Michael Key. FRAME SIZE: 25.75" x 19.71"

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage across the country, the White House was illuminated in rainbow colors on June 26, 2015. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key. FRAME SIZE: 30.75" x 23.1"

A participant in an ACT UP civil disobedience action at the National Institutes of Health on April 21, 1990. Washington Blade photo by Doug Hinckle. FRAME SIZE: 22.75" x 19.75"

July 27, 1990. ACT UP D.C. initiated a boycott of Philip Morris and its subsidiary Miller Beer over the parent company's financial contributions to the re-election campaign of anti-gay Sen. Jesse Helms. Patrons of gay bars dumped cans of Miller Beer into the streets in protest. The boycott ended in 1991 after Philip Morris agreed to double its donations to AIDS-related charities. Washington Blade photo by Doug Hinckle. FRAME SIZE: 22.75" x 19.75"

The Washington Monument and Reflecting Pool in a scene from the AIDS Candlelight Vigil held on Oct. 8, 1988. Washington Blade photo by Doug Hinckle. FRAME SIZE: 22.75" x 19.69"

In this undated photo, D.C. first responders are warned that residents of certain homes are suffering from AIDS. Washington Blade archive photo. FRAME SIZE: 22.75" x 19.27"

A scene from D.C.'s first Gay Pride Day, June 15, 1975. The photographer is unknown, as some Blade contributors from this era declined to use their names or worked under pseudonyms. FRAME SIZE: 19.75" x 22.84"

Participants dance during D.C.'s second annual Gay Pride Day, held on June 20, 1976. Photographer unknown. FRAME SIZE: 29.75" x 25.33"

D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, an early supporter of gay rights, with pioneering gay activist Frank Kameny at Gay Pride Day, June 10, 1979. Washington Blade photo by John M. Yanson. FRAME SIZE: 24.75" x 19.39"

President Obama smiles for a sea of cell phone cameras during the White House Pride Reception on June 13, 2013. Obama hosted a June Pride reception each year of his presidency. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key. FRAME SIZE: 30.75" x 23.03"

In a historic first, the U.S. Department of Defense Armed Forces Color Guard marched in the 39th annual Capital Pride Parade on June 7, 2014. Washington Blade photo by Michael Key. FRAME SIZE: 25.75" x 19.71"

A scene from the legendary dance club Tracks taken during the New Year's Eve party on Jan. 1, 1985. Washington Blade photo by Doug Hinckle. FRAME SIZE: 22.75" x 19.76"

Participants in an LGBT march in Santa Clara, Cuba, that Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raúl Castro, organized on May 17, 2017, carry a large rainbow flag along the march route. Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers. FRAME SIZE: 23.75" x 19.75"

The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt debuted on the National Mall on Oct. 11, 1987, as part of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Due to its overwhelming impact, it returned to D.C. on Oct. 8, 1988 as part of a 20-city national tour that raised $500,000 for AIDS service organizations. This image is from the 1988 display, when the Quilt consisted of 8,288 panels and was displayed on the Ellipse in front of the White House. Washington Blade photo by Doug Hinckle. FRAME SIZE: 19.75" x 22.78"

Gwen Craig and Yvonne King Kennedy were gay delegates on the floor of Madison Square Garden at the Democratic National Convention, July 1992. Washington Blade photo by Lisa Keen. FRAME SIZE: 22.75" x 19.79"

Hillary Clinton snapped in the back of a limousine during the inauguration of husband Bill Clinton, Jan. 20, 1993. Washington Blade photo by Phonenix. FRAME SIZE: 24.75" x 19.75"