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Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1967), by Marc Stein

This was originally published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1967 ruling in Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, which upheld the deportation of Clive Michael Boutilier, a Canadian citizen and U.S.…
Researching Hoover’s War on Gays: Exposing the FBI’s “Sex Deviates” Program, by Douglas M. Charles

OutHistory is pleased to publish an original essay by historian Douglas M. Charles discussing the research for his 2015 book Hoover’s War on Gays: Exposing the FBI’s “Sex Deviates” Program (University Press of Kansas).
James Baldwin and the FBI: "Isn't James Baldwin That Well Known Pervert," 1960-1974, by Douglas Field

An exhibit about the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's surveillance of African American writer and activist James Baldwin in the 1960s and 1970s. First published on OutHistory in 2014.
Timeline: FBI and Homosexuality, 1908-2015

This chronology surveys the history of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's surveillance of homosexuals and alleged homosexuals. It includes references to what was considered gender and sexual deviance. It also includes surveillance of the…
Gay History in Nevada and Las Vegas, 1969-2009, by Dennis McBride, Crystal Van Dee, and Paul Ershler

The Las Vegas OutHistory project. This exhibit was a winner of OutHistory's 2010 Since Stonewall community history contest!
Queer Newark, 1885-present, by Timothy Stewart-Winter and Whitney Strub

An exhibit on the often overlooked queer history of Newark, New Jersey, a history that is "tragic at times, but also bold, defiant, and resistant." First published on OutHistory in 2014.
Constructing the Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual System, by Jonathan Ned Katz

This feature explores the human production of the terms and concepts "heterosexual," "homosexual," and "bisexual," which are presented here as evidence of the construction of a historically specific social order or…
LGBT African Americans (2014), by Kali Henderson and Dionn McDonald

A collection of biographies to celebrate Black History Month, first published on OutHistory on January 23, 2014.
Gay Liberation in New York City, 1969-1973, by Lindsay Branson

An exhibit focusing on the strains of activism that dominated the LGBT political scene in New York City and across the country from 1969 to 1973.
Looking Out of the Frame: Camelot’s Gay Court, 1933-1963, by Claire Bond Potter

President John F. Kennedy was famous for his vivid, and some might say almost compulsive, heterosexuality. But straight men can have a gay side, and JFK’s life was filled with prominent gay men. First published on OutHistory in 2013.
Bleeding Blue, White, and Rainbow in State College, PA, 1969-2010

The author of this feature on LGBTQ life at Penn State asked to remain anonymous. Published October 23, 2013.
A Gay Youth Group, the FBI, and the Community, 1984, by Mitchell Halberstadt

An exhibit on Gay and Lesbian Youth of New York and its relationship to the FBI in the 1980s.
Aspects of Queer Existence in 19th-Century America, by Rich Wilson

Containing unique items from the personal collection of Rich Wilson, this exhibit focuses on 19th-century queer experience in the United States.
Marching For Jobs and Freedom: Bayard Rustin and Cheryl Clarke at the March on Washington, August 28, 1963, by Claire Potter and John D'Emilio

This proud moment in civil rights activism is also a moment to reflect on how LGBT civil rights strategies have overlapped with, drawn strength from, and patterned themselves on a century and a half of anti-racist struggle in the United States.
Corvallis and Oregon State University Gay Activism, 1969-2004, by Thomas Kraemer

This exhibit describes post-Stonewall gay activism at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon and events that motivated the formation of the first officially recognized gay student group at OSU in 1976.
LGBT Identities, Communities, and Resistance in North Carolina, 1945-2012, by David Palmer and His Students

A project produced by thirty-three students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of their requirements for the advanced undergraduate seminar U.S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Histories. The project was…
Rainbow Richmond: LGBTQ History of Richmond, VA, 1625-2010, by Cindy Bray

Richmond is an old place, at least in American terms. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have always been a part of its history. This exhibit, published originally on OutHistory in 2013, is dedicated to all those who challenged the norms…
Idaho LGBT History Since Stonewall: Out in America's Conservative Mecca, 1969-2010, by Ellwood Howard

Even in conservative corners of the United States such as Idaho, there is a history of LGBT community and political organizing. This exhibit, first published on OutHistory in 2013, offers a brief glimpse into that history.
The History of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, San Francisco, California, 1971-2004, by Nathan Purkiss

This is a short history of the Alice B. Toklas Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Democratic Club, published originally on OutHistory in 2013. This history explains how the club got started in San Francisco, California as the first registered…
Forty Years of History in the Heartland: UNL and Lincoln, Nebraska, 1967-2010, by Pat Tetreault

An exhibit about the University of Nebrasks, Lincoln, and Lincoln, Nebraska, compiled from organizational minutes and files, personal communications, and media articles. Some of the online research of the Daily Nebraskan archives was conducted by…