The Lesbian Switchboard of New York City, 1972-1997, by Hannah Leffingwell

This exhibit focuses on the Lesbian Switchboard of New York City, a grassroots informational referral and peer counseling hotline staffed by lesbian volunteers from 1972 to 1997. The exhibit highlights the role of the Switchboard in local women’s movement organizing, lesbian consciousness-raising, and anti-violence activism. Published originally on OutHistory in February 2026.