Neil Derrick (1931-2018), by Edward Field

An introduction, by his long-time partner, to the life and work of a gay writer who specialized in "soft-porn." Born in Visalia, California, raised in Exeter, California, and a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Derrick…

My Beloved Friend Carol Joyce (1926-2020), by Jonathan Ned Katz

Forced by the coronavirus pandemic to vacate the safe-house she occupied with her husband, Bob, Carol Joyce moved with him and a beloved cousin, Isabel Soffer, to Soffer’s country home. There, Carol, who had withdrawn in old age into herself, was…

Adam Badeau (1831-1895): Civil War Officer and Presidential Biographer

This exhibit features notes from an anonymous OutHistory contributor about a Civil War officer and biographer of U.S. President Ulysses Grant.

Adam Badeau

Marc Stein, c. 1994

Discriminating Sex: White Leisure and the Making of the American "Oriental"

Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards: The Life of a Wartime Celebrity

Marc Stein, 2014

Michelle: San Francisco Drag Performer, 1960s and 1970s

Michelle, also known as Mike Michelle, was a popular and well known drag performer during the late 1960s and early 1970s in San Francisco. First published on OutHistory in 2022.

Finocchio Souvenir Magazine (1983)

Memories of the Revolution: A Home For Wayward Girls, 2016, by Holly Hughes

Excerpted from Memories of the Revolution: The First Ten Years of the WOW Cafe Theatre, co-edited by Holly Hughes, Jill S. Dolan, and Carmelita Tropicana (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2016).

Melville's Secret Sex Text: Decoding His 1849 Novel Redburn, by Jonathan Ned Katz

Adapted from an essay about Henry Melville's novel in The Village Voice Literary Supplement, April 1982, pages 10-12. Copyright Jonathan Ned Katz. First published on OutHistory in 2020.

Lucien Price: Homosexual Emancipation Pioneer (1883-1964), by Jonathan Ned Katz

An introduction to Junius Lucien Price, whose series of novels, All Souls, make him a pioneering homosexual author and resistor. Born in Kent, Ohio, Price attended Harvard University, worked as a journalist in Greater Boston, and began writing…

Lillian Winters Lived as Man in St. Louis, 1900-1909, by Jonathan Ned Katz

First published on OutHistory in 2020.

LGBTQ Life in Watauga County, North Carolina, 1969-2009, by Kathryn Staley

This exhibit is adapted from Staley, Kathryn. “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Life at Appalachian State University.” Master’s Thesis, Appalachian State University, 2009.

LGBT Direct Action Bibliography, Chronology, and Inventory, 1965-1975, by Marc Stein

An introduction to more than 1000 LGBT direct action demonstrations and protests in the United States from 1965 to 1975, with an overview report, annotations, bibliographic references, and tags. Published originally by OutHistory and Queer Pasts in…

Jonathan Ned Katz: Resumé

A resumé and overview of the works of OutHistory's founder, an independent scholar, self-taught historian and visual artist.

Jonathan Ned Katz on Fruit Punch Radio, March 23, 1977

In 1976, Jonathan Ned Katz published Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A., the first comprehensive book of documents on U.S. homosexual history, drawing on primary sources ranging from 1566 to 1972. In 1977, on a publicity tour…

Jennie June/Ralph Werther/Earl Lind, 1874-1950: Researching the Author

A group effort to identify the birth name of and other information about the pioneering trans author who went by the names Jennie June, Ralph Werther, and Earl Lind in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The exhibit also discusses…

Jim Oleson, 1938-2015, by Yasmin Nair

Jim Oleson, the longtime partner of historian John D'Emilio, passed away April 4, 2015. To honor Oleson, OutHistory republished his obituary by Yasmin Nair. Reprinted with permission of the Windy City Times, April 5, 2015. Published originally…