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{{greybox|text=OutHistory’s featured exhibits are curated by scholars in the field of  LGBTQ history, knowledgeable researchers, or collectors. They provide a focused look at a few, particular aspects of this history. If you are interested in helping us expand the range of queer histories covered in future exhibits, please email [mailto:outhistory@gc.cuny.edu outhistory@gc.cuny.edu].}}
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<h4>[[Leo Adams: A Gay Life in Letters, 1928–1952]]</h4>
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An exhibit curated by Michael S. Miller based on original research in the archive of a gay man who saved his correspondence.
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<h4>[[Earl Lind (Ralph Werther-Jennie June): The Riddle of the Underworld, 1921]]</h4>
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Transgender Memoir of 1921 Found
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<h4>[[An Early Conversation about Gay and Lesbian Archives: From the Pages of The Gay Insurgent, 1978]]</h4>
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A conversation between Jim Monahan and Joan Nestle on preserving gay and lesbian history.
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| [[Image:AGself.jpg| 200 px]]
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<h4>[[Anthony Gonzales: Subway Sex Idols; New York City, 2008]]</h4>
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21 Works by An Emerging Artist.
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<h4> [[William_D._Lubart_Audio_Archive%2C_1991-2007| William D. Lubart Audio Archive, 1991-2007]]</h4>
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Here you can find a listing of audio recordings of CLAGS events from 1991-2007. Contact CLAGS to receive the MP3s of these events.
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<h4>[[Suzanne_Poli | "A View From My Window: The Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1970-1985"]]</h4>
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Explore fifteen years of the New York City Pride Parade through Suzanne Poli's exceptional photographs.
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<h4>[[Nestle:_Blog_on_History%3B_Women%27s_House_of_D%2C_1931-1974 | Blog on History]]</h4>
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Joan Nestle, co-founder of the Lesbian Herstory Archives offers a series of musings on lesbian history in these pages.
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<h4>[[Pauline_Park:_%22Campaign_for_a_Transgender_Rights_Law%2C%22_NYC%2C_June_2000-April_2002 | Campaign for a New York City Transgender Rights Law]]</h4>
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Read about the campaign for a transgender rights law in New York City between 2000 and 2002. This exhibit was created by Pauline Park, co-chair and co-founder of the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA).
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| [[Image:Winthropcrop.jpg|200px|John Winthrop]]
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<h4>[[Colonial America: The Age of Sodomitical Sin|Colonial America: The Age of Sodomitical Sin, 1607-1776]]
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</h4>
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Learn about sexual activity and its punishment in the founding era of what became the United States.
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| [[Image:Magazine.jpg| 200 px]]
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<h4>[[Come_Out%21_Magazine%2C_1969-1972| Come Out! Magazine]]
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Look through PDFs of ''Come Out!'' magazine, a gay liberation-era publication.
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|[[Image:Perrycrop.jpg|200px]]
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|<h4>[[Coming_Out_Into_Come_Out%21 | Coming Out Into Come Out!]]</h4>
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Read about the coming out experience of Gay Liberationist Perry Brass.
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|[[Image:Ed1.jpg|200px]]
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|<h4>[[Edward_Field:_1924-present | Edward Field: 1924-present]]</h4>
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Learn about the life of gay poet Edward Field.
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| [[Image:Faithp.jpg| 200px]]
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<h4>[[Faith S. Holsaert: "Chosen Girl," 2003]]</h4>
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A long short story, set in 1950s Greenwich Village, about the love between two women, one white, one black, as observed by the white woman's daughter.
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<h4>[[GSA at West Windsor Plainsboro High School North]]</h4>
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Learn more about this GSA in New Jersey!
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<h4>[[Gender-Crossing_Women%2C_1782-1920| Gender-Crossing Women, 1782-1920]]</h4>
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Examine primary documents reprinted from Jonathan Ned Katz's ''Gay American History'' about the lives of women who lived as men.
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<h4>[[Groovy_guy_contest|  Groovy Guy Contest]]</h4>
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Check out these exhibits about gay male pageants in the 1960s and 1970s: [[Groovy_guy_contest| The Groovy Guy Contest]] in LA and the [[Mr. David Contest]] in Florida.
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|<h4>[[Postcards: Masculine Women and Feminine Men|Postcards: Masculine Women and Feminine Men]]</h4>
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Images from the collection of Marshall Weeks
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<h4>[[The Daniel Hurewitz Blog]]</h4>
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'''Happy Birthday Audre Lorde!'''
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Audre Lorde would have been 77 on February 18, 2011, and hers is a voice that we would so benefit from hearing these days. Read this and other blogs by historian Daniel Hurwitz
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|[[Image:Drury2.jpg|200px]]
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|<h4>[[John_D%27Emilio:_%22History_and_Me%2C%22_1950-2008| John D'Emilio: History and Me, 1950-2008]]</h4>
  
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Postcards depicting "masculine" women and "sissy boys" (early-twentieth-century).  
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Read John D'Emilio's series of articles for the ''Windy City Times'' about Chicago's gay history and his own career as an historian of sexuality.  
 
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|<h4>[[The Pre-Gay Era in the USA]]</h4>
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Curated by C. Todd White
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<h4>[[Jonathan Ned Katz, Recalling My Play "Coming Out!" June 1972]]</h4>
  
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Homosexual rights activists, organizations, and publications in the U.S. (1950s-1969).
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Read Jonathan's contemporary reflections on his 1972 play.
 
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|[[Image:Pass2.jpg|right|200px]]
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|<h4>[[La Guardia and Wagner Archives, City Council Collection]]</h4>
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Using materials from the La Guardia and Wagner Archives at La Guardia Community College, this exhibit provides a glimpse of events and documents that have helped change New York City laws as they relate to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender communities.
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|<h4>[[Lesbian Theater|Lesbian Theater]]</h4>
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Curated by Mimi McGurl
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<h4>[[The_Lesbian_Herstory_Archives_Button_Collection| The Lesbian Herstory Archives Button Collection]]
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Lesbian theatre history focusing on New York’s WOW Café and Theatre (starting 1980).
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This exhibit features a sample of over 50 lesbian political buttons from the Lesbian Herstory Archives' Collection.
 
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<h4>[[The_Lesbian_In_Literature%2C_1967-1981| The Lesbian in Literature]]</h4>
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This page features a searchable edition of Barbara Grier's bibliography ''The Lesbian in Literature''.
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|[[Image:Brandoncrop.jpg|left|155px|Brandon Teena]]
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|<h4>[[Queer Youth - On Campus and in the Media]]</h4>
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Curated by Sharon Ullman
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<h4>[[Lesbians in the Twentieth Century: 1900-1999]]</h4>
  
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Activism on college and high school campuses; queer youth in the media (1947-2007).
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Scholar Esther Newton and her graduate students explore the history of lesbian identity from 1900 to 1999 in this exhibit.
 
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<h4>[[Native_Americans/Gay_Americans_1528-1976 |Native Americans/Gay Americans; 1528-1976]]</h4>
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Look through this collection of primary documents describing homosexuality among Native Americans.
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|[[Image:OEexhibitcrop.jpg|left|155px|Harvey Milk's grave]]
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|<h4>[[Out and Elected|Out and Elected in the USA]]</h4>
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Photographed, Researched, and Written by Ron Schlittler
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<h4>[[New_York_City_Pride_Parade%2C_June_1994 | New York City Pride Parade, June 1994]]</h4>
  
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115 openly gay or lesbian people elected to public office in the U.S. (1974-2004).
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Explore these historical photographs by Jonas Kulikauskas from the 1994 NYC Pride Parade.
 
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| [[Image:Winthropcrop.jpg|left|155px|John Winthrop]]
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| [[Image:OEexhibitcrop.jpg|200px|Harvey Milk's grave]]
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|<h4>[[Colonial America: The Age of Sodomitical Sin]]</h4>
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Curated by Jonathan Ned Katz
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<h4>[[Out and Elected in the USA: 1974-2004]]</h4>
  
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The founding era of what became the United States (1607-1776).
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Learn about 107 openly gay or lesbian people elected to public office in the U.S. before 2004 in this exhibit, photographed, researched, and written by Ron Schlittler.  
 
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|<h4>[[Lesbians in the Twentieth Century]]</h4>
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Curated by Esther Newton
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<h4>[[Philadelphia_LGBT_History_Project%2C_1945-1972| Philadelphia LGBT History Project, 1945-1972]]</h4>
  
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Exploring Lesbian identity (1900-1999)
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Read transcripts from Marc Stein's oral history interviews with some of Philly's leading gay activists!
 
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| [[Image:Girlwithpipe3.jpg|200px]]
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<h4>[[Photographs:Gender_Bending_Women%2C_early-20th_c. | Photography Collection: Gender Bending Women]]</h4>
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Explore photographs from the early-twentieth century of women wearing masculine clothing. Photos in this exhibit were submitted by collector Sharon Weinman.
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| [[Image:River.jpg|200px]]
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<h4>[[Polk_Street| Polk Street History Project]]</h4>
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Check out this exhibit about LGBTQ communities in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, created by 2008 OutHistory.org Fellowship winner Joey Plaster.
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| [[Image:Clagsweekspost03.jpg|200px]]
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<h4>[[Postcards: Masculine Women, Feminine Men; early-20th c.|Postcards: Masculine Women, Feminine Men; early-20th c.]]</h4>
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These postcards from the collection of Marshall Weeks depict "masculine" women and "sissy boys."
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{|
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| [[Image:Oneexhibitcrop.jpg|200px|]]
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<h4>[[The Pre-Gay Era in the USA|The Pre-Gay Era in the USA: 1950-1969]]</h4>
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C. Todd White’s exhibit describes homosexual rights activists, organizations, and publications in the U.S. before the Stonewall riots.
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{|
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| [[Image:Cobb9.jpg|200px]]
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<h4>[[Queer_Bronzeville_:_An_Overview | Queer Bronzeville]]</h4>
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Learn about the development of queer communities in Bronzeville, a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. This exhibit was created by 2008 OutHistory.org Fellowship winner Tristan Cabello.
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{|
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| [[Image:Brandoncrop.jpg|200px|Brandon Teena]]
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<h4>[[Queer Youth: On Campus and in the Media, 1947-2007]]</h4>
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Undergraduate students at Haveford and Bryn Mawr created this exhibit about activism on college and high school campuses as well as queer youth in the media.
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|[[Image:Alvin.jpg|200px]]
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<h4>[[SAGE Community History, October 2009]]</h4>
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Explore exhibits created by members of Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) during an OutHistory.org computer course.
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<h4>[[Stonewall Riot Police Reports, June 28, 1969 | Stonewall Riot Police Reports]]</h4>
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Examine newly obtained documents revealing the name of a woman and three men arrested at the Stonewall riots!
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<h4>[[Nancy C. Unger: "Teaching_'Straight'_Gay_and_Lesbian_History,"_March_2007| Teaching "Straight" Gay and Lesbian History]]</h4>
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Read Professor Nancy Unger's reflections on teaching gay and lesbian history.
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Latest revision as of 22:10, 6 November 2011

Leo Adams Portrait.jpg

Leo Adams: A Gay Life in Letters, 1928–1952

An exhibit curated by Michael S. Miller based on original research in the archive of a gay man who saved his correspondence.


Lind.jpg

Earl Lind (Ralph Werther-Jennie June): The Riddle of the Underworld, 1921

Transgender Memoir of 1921 Found


J Nestlepic.jpg

An Early Conversation about Gay and Lesbian Archives: From the Pages of The Gay Insurgent, 1978

A conversation between Jim Monahan and Joan Nestle on preserving gay and lesbian history.


AGself.jpg

Anthony Gonzales: Subway Sex Idols; New York City, 2008

21 Works by An Emerging Artist.


Logo.jpg

William D. Lubart Audio Archive, 1991-2007

Here you can find a listing of audio recordings of CLAGS events from 1991-2007. Contact CLAGS to receive the MP3s of these events.


Poli.jpg

"A View From My Window: The Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1970-1985"

Explore fifteen years of the New York City Pride Parade through Suzanne Poli's exceptional photographs.


Priceofsalt2.jpg

Blog on History

Joan Nestle, co-founder of the Lesbian Herstory Archives offers a series of musings on lesbian history in these pages.


PaulineParkGrandMarshall2005.jpg

Campaign for a New York City Transgender Rights Law

Read about the campaign for a transgender rights law in New York City between 2000 and 2002. This exhibit was created by Pauline Park, co-chair and co-founder of the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA).


John Winthrop

Colonial America: The Age of Sodomitical Sin, 1607-1776

Learn about sexual activity and its punishment in the founding era of what became the United States.


Magazine.jpg

Come Out! Magazine

Look through PDFs of Come Out! magazine, a gay liberation-era publication.


Perrycrop.jpg

Coming Out Into Come Out!

Read about the coming out experience of Gay Liberationist Perry Brass.


Ed1.jpg

Edward Field: 1924-present

Learn about the life of gay poet Edward Field.


Faithp.jpg

Faith S. Holsaert: "Chosen Girl," 2003

A long short story, set in 1950s Greenwich Village, about the love between two women, one white, one black, as observed by the white woman's daughter.


Gsa1.jpg

GSA at West Windsor Plainsboro High School North

Learn more about this GSA in New Jersey!


W-walker-mary2.jpg

Gender-Crossing Women, 1782-1920

Examine primary documents reprinted from Jonathan Ned Katz's Gay American History about the lives of women who lived as men.


Davidp.jpg

Groovy Guy Contest

Check out these exhibits about gay male pageants in the 1960s and 1970s: The Groovy Guy Contest in LA and the Mr. David Contest in Florida.


Molecular-Clock-74544.jpg

The Daniel Hurewitz Blog

Happy Birthday Audre Lorde! Audre Lorde would have been 77 on February 18, 2011, and hers is a voice that we would so benefit from hearing these days. Read this and other blogs by historian Daniel Hurwitz


Drury2.jpg

John D'Emilio: History and Me, 1950-2008

Read John D'Emilio's series of articles for the Windy City Times about Chicago's gay history and his own career as an historian of sexuality.


Jnk3.jpg

Jonathan Ned Katz, Recalling My Play "Coming Out!" June 1972

Read Jonathan's contemporary reflections on his 1972 play.


Pass2.jpg

La Guardia and Wagner Archives, City Council Collection

Using materials from the La Guardia and Wagner Archives at La Guardia Community College, this exhibit provides a glimpse of events and documents that have helped change New York City laws as they relate to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender communities.


Buttonmain.gif

The Lesbian Herstory Archives Button Collection

This exhibit features a sample of over 50 lesbian political buttons from the Lesbian Herstory Archives' Collection.


Grier Lesbians in Literature 3 cover3.jpg

The Lesbian in Literature

This page features a searchable edition of Barbara Grier's bibliography The Lesbian in Literature.


Bargirlcrop.jpg

Lesbians in the Twentieth Century: 1900-1999

Scholar Esther Newton and her graduate students explore the history of lesbian identity from 1900 to 1999 in this exhibit.


GAI2.jpg

Native Americans/Gay Americans; 1528-1976

Look through this collection of primary documents describing homosexuality among Native Americans.


35MM005 ghost2.jpg

New York City Pride Parade, June 1994

Explore these historical photographs by Jonas Kulikauskas from the 1994 NYC Pride Parade.


Harvey Milk's grave

Out and Elected in the USA: 1974-2004

Learn about 107 openly gay or lesbian people elected to public office in the U.S. before 2004 in this exhibit, photographed, researched, and written by Ron Schlittler.


Marc2.jpg

Philadelphia LGBT History Project, 1945-1972

Read transcripts from Marc Stein's oral history interviews with some of Philly's leading gay activists!


Girlwithpipe3.jpg

Photography Collection: Gender Bending Women

Explore photographs from the early-twentieth century of women wearing masculine clothing. Photos in this exhibit were submitted by collector Sharon Weinman.


River.jpg

Polk Street History Project

Check out this exhibit about LGBTQ communities in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, created by 2008 OutHistory.org Fellowship winner Joey Plaster.


Clagsweekspost03.jpg

Postcards: Masculine Women, Feminine Men; early-20th c.

These postcards from the collection of Marshall Weeks depict "masculine" women and "sissy boys."


Oneexhibitcrop.jpg

The Pre-Gay Era in the USA: 1950-1969

C. Todd White’s exhibit describes homosexual rights activists, organizations, and publications in the U.S. before the Stonewall riots.


Cobb9.jpg

Queer Bronzeville

Learn about the development of queer communities in Bronzeville, a neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. This exhibit was created by 2008 OutHistory.org Fellowship winner Tristan Cabello.


Brandon Teena

Queer Youth: On Campus and in the Media, 1947-2007

Undergraduate students at Haveford and Bryn Mawr created this exhibit about activism on college and high school campuses as well as queer youth in the media.


Alvin.jpg

SAGE Community History, October 2009

Explore exhibits created by members of Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) during an OutHistory.org computer course.


SW Head2.jpg

Stonewall Riot Police Reports

Examine newly obtained documents revealing the name of a woman and three men arrested at the Stonewall riots!


Unger fig01bWomen2.jpg

Teaching "Straight" Gay and Lesbian History

Read Professor Nancy Unger's reflections on teaching gay and lesbian history.


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