LGBTQ+ American History before 1830, by Jonathan Ned Katz

To mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, this exhibit reprints pre-1830 materials from Jonathan Ned Katz’s books Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. (1976; New York: Crowell, 1992) and Gay/Lesbian Almanac: A New Documentary (New York: Harper & Row, 1983). The exhibit also features pre-1830 materials that Katz prepared for Gay American History (circa 1972-1975) but did not use because of size restrictions. These unpublished manuscript pages are presented here as Katz wrote them in the early 1970s. Published originally on OutHistory in June 2026.

Gay American History (New York: Crowell, 1976/1992), by Jonathan Ned Katz

Jonathan Ned Katz's book Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. (1976; New York: Crowell, 1992) covers American history prior to 1830 in sections I, III, IV, and VI. These are presented here in the following pages.