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William Stringfellow and Anthony Towne, 1962-1985, by Heather White
Two men's life together shows how Christian traditions of spiritual brotherhood could shelter same-sex love from social scrutiny. Originally published on OutHistory in 2020.
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What Are We For? Harry Hay and the Left, 1953-1964, by Ben Miller
OutHistory presents Ben Miller's adaptation of his senior honors thesis, Children of the Brain: The Life, Theory, & Activism of Harry Hay, 1953-1964, written for the New York University Department of History in 2014. Originally published on…
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U.S. Homophile Internationalism: Archive and Exhibit, 1953-1964, by Marc Stein, Tamara de Szegheo Lang, Shlomo Gleibman, Sage Milo, Dasha Serykh, Carly Simpson, and Healy Thompson
An archive and exhibit exploring U.S. homophile magazine references to various regions of the world in the 1950s and 1960s. The regions are (1) Africa; (2) Asia and the Pacific; (3) Canada; (4) Latin America and the Caribbean; (5) the Middle East;…
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The Homosexual at Williams College, 1971-2021, by Daniel R. Pinello
On the fiftieth anniversary of Daniel R. Pinello's coming out in an essay on the front page of the Williams College student newspaper, OutHistory republished, with the author's permission, Pinello's work.
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Stepping-Off for the First March, New York City, June 1970, by Fred Sargeant
Remembering the first pride march in New York City. First published on OutHistory in 2019. Updated in 2023.
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Society for Human Rights, 1924, by Jonathan Ned Katz
The original charter for the Society for Human Rights in Chicago, Illinois, with information about its founder, Henry Gerber, republished from Jonathan Ned Katz, Gay American History (1976).
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Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] Celebrates the Contributions of All LGBTQ+ Black Americans in U.S. history, February 26, 2021, by Barbara Lee
A resolution introduced by a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Black History Month in February 2021.
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Queering African American History: A Bibliography, by Kevin J. Mumford
OutHistory is grateful to historian Kevin J. Mumford for creating this bibliography, and for research assistance he sends special thanks to Olivia Hagedorn, a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign. First…
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Phyllis Lyon (1924-2020): Feminist Lesbian Icon, Human and Civil Rights Advocate, Friend, Mentor, by Marcia Gallo
A historian recalls the life of an early lesbian activist. First published on OutHistory in 2020.
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New Preface to Gay American History, 1992, by Jonathan Ned Katz
From the "revised" edition of Gay American History (Meridian/New American Library, a division of Penguin Books, 1992). The only revision was this new preface, written in 1991.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Eve Adams Archive, by Jonathan Ned Katz
This feature presents the following six sections: Eve Adams Chronology; Eve Adams Corrections; Eve Adams Documents; Eve Adams Pictures; Eve Adams Research Suggestions; Eve Adams Teaching Topics and Materials
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“We Were The Movement": Lesbian Activism in the Boston Reproductive Rights Movement, by Sara Slager
A 2023 essay by Sara Slager, a Boston-based researcher who graduated in May 2022 from Simmons University with a BA in Women's and Gender Studies and a double minor in History and Education. In May 2023, she will graduate with a Masters of Arts…
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COVID Quarantine Meditation, May 13, 2020, by Anne Balay
Professor, trucker, and union organizer Anne Balay reflects on Matt Brim’s Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University (2020) in an original OutHistory feature.
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Atlanta Since Stonewall, 1969-2009, by Wesley Chenault
Atlanta Since Stonewall, 1969-2009: A Local History brings to life a segment of the city’s LGBTQ past, highlighting nationally recognized and little-known personalities, places, and events. Through photographs, printed materials, ephemera, and links…
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Angela Calomiris (1916-1995): A Spy in the Lesbian Herstory Archives, by Lisa E. Davis
An introduction to and overview of the story of Angela Calomiris, a working-class lesbian who was a key informant for the FBI in the 1940s against the Communist Party.
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"Where Perversion Is Taught": The Untold History of a Gay Rights Demonstration at Bucks County Community College, May 9, 1968, by Marc Stein
An exhibit on a 1968 student protest at Bucks County Community College after the college president cancelled an event featuring Mattachine Society New York leader Richard Leitsch. Published originally on OutHistory in 2021.