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New and Updated Projects in 2024-25
“I Will Always Be There in the Front Lines Fighting”: The Defiant Art and Activism of Pei-Hsien Lim (1953-1992), by David K. Seitz
Danny Cockerline: Toronto’s Patron Saint of Whores and Hustlers (1960-1995), by Ryan Conrad
LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History, edited by Megan E. Springate, 2016
The Queer History of Women's Suffrage: Scholarship and Censorship in 2025, by Wendy Rouse
LGBTQ+ People Have Been Here Before: The Power of Our History, by Marc Stein and the OutHistory Advisory Board
Matchmaking’s Lineage: A 2024 Interview with E.G. Crichton, by Tamara de Szegheo Lang
Arthur Kingsley Porter, 1883-1933, by Andrew Houchens
Melville's Secret Sex Text: Decoding His 1849 Novel Redburn, by Jonathan Ned Katz
Disabled Gay and Lesbian Activists in the Homophile Movement, 1930s-1980s, by Moira Armstrong
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This exhibit follows up on the recent book Queer Newark: Stories of Resistance, Love, and Community (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2024), which covers themes, figures, and events from the…
This essay was first published on March 2, 2022, by Harper’s Bazaar magazine, which retains the copyright. It is reprinted here with the permission of the author and publisher. This reprint includes…
An exhibit on Annette, an Idaho transwoman who was featured in Tranvestia magazine and was at the center of a Pacific Northwest trans social network in the 1960s.
An exhibit on the High Risk Project Society, which supported trans people in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in the 1990s and early 2000s.
OutHistory presents a timeline chronicling the history of LGBTQ+ people in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, noting the ways that intersectional forces have shaped queer lives. We thank…
An interview with Curtis Chin, focusing on his 2023 memoir Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Published originally on OutHistory in 2024.
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Check out our recent fundraising letter. Support OutHistory by donating online or sending a check made out to the Fund for the City of New York (write OutHistory in the memo line) and mailed to OutHistory, P.O. Box 14336, San Francisco, CA 94114. Donations are tax-deductible (tax identification number 13-2612524).
New and Updated Projects in 2024-25
“I Will Always Be There in the Front Lines Fighting”: The Defiant Art and Activism of Pei-Hsien Lim (1953-1992), by David K. Seitz
Danny Cockerline: Toronto’s Patron Saint of Whores and Hustlers (1960-1995), by Ryan Conrad
LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History, edited by Megan E. Springate, 2016
The Queer History of Women's Suffrage: Scholarship and Censorship in 2025, by Wendy Rouse
LGBTQ+ People Have Been Here Before: The Power of Our History, by Marc Stein and the OutHistory Advisory Board
Matchmaking’s Lineage: A 2024 Interview with E.G. Crichton, by Tamara de Szegheo Lang
Arthur Kingsley Porter, 1883-1933, by Andrew Houchens
Melville's Secret Sex Text: Decoding His 1849 Novel Redburn, by Jonathan Ned Katz
Disabled Gay and Lesbian Activists in the Homophile Movement, 1930s-1980s, by Moira Armstrong
