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The Midwest's "Queer Mecca": 40 Years of GLBTQ History in Bloomington, Indiana, 1969-2009, by Susan Stryker's Students

This exhibit explores the LGBTQ history of Bloomington, Indiana, especially related to Indiana University. Published originally on OutHistory in 2010. Updated in 2024.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • From Stonewall to the AIDS Epidemic: 1969-1981
    • Gay Liberation Front in Bloomington
    • Christine Jorgensen Visits the IU Campus
    • Women's Spaces and Lesbians in Feminism
    • Early Gay Awareness Conferences
    • Cutter Homoerotics in Breaking Away
  • AIDS, Activism, and Community Visibility: 1981-1991
    • The AIDS Epidemic’s First Visible Decade
    • Community Life
  • Queer Bloomington: 1992-2001
    • Protest
    • University Queer Life
  • Queer Here and Now: Continuity and Change in the 21st Century
    • Academic Study
    • Queer Culture
    • Rachael's Cafe
  • Appendices
    • Bloomington Queer History Timeline
    • BloomingOUT Show Timeline
    • Personal Profiles
    • Oral History Interview - Duncan Mitchel

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