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Documenting the Stonewall Riots: A Bibliography of Primary Sources, by Marc Stein

This online resource is a research supplement to Marc Stein, The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History (New York: New York University Press, 2019). It provides references for primary documents related to the materials reprinted in The Stonewall…
Timeline: Terminology (Fairy and Light in the Loafers), 1892-1993

This timeline is a collaborative work-in-progress that has had many contributors over a long period of time. Some of the language used and concepts referenced, influenced by colonialism, imperialism, racism, sexism, and anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs and…
Who Was Jennie June (1870-1950)?, by Channing Gerard Joseph

An exhibit that describes the work done to identify the author of groundbreaking memoirs from the early 1900s. Originally published on OutHistory in 2022.
The Marlin Beach Affair: From Homosexual "Presence" to Gay "Community," by Fred Fejes

The 1976 controversy over the Marlin Beach, a beachfront hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that openly sought a gay clientele, demonstrates the social, political and media dynamics that shaped the emergence of that community. Published originally on…
The Hidden Queer History Behind “A League of Their Own,” 1940-2018, by Frankie de la Cretaz

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League did everything it could to keep lesbians off the diamond. Seventy-five years later, its gay stars finally opened up. OutHistory excerpt, along with related links, published on April 23, 2020.
Queer Workers I Have Known, June 16, 2020, by Anne Balay

An essay by a queer labor historian.
Proud to be Working Class and Queer in 2020, by Anne Balay

Pride month opens in 2020 at a moment of crisis for the USA and for its unions.
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.
Miss Gay Atlanta, 1970-present

The Miss Gay Atlanta contest was first held on Halloween 1970 at Chuck's Rathskeller. It moved in 1972 to the Sweet Gum Head. In 1975 the event had become such an institution that it was moved to June, when it has been held ever since. First…
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.
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.
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, 1965-1973, by Marc Stein

An introduction to more than 600 LGBT direct action demonstrations and protests in the United States from 1965 to 1973, with an overview report, annotations, bibliographic references, and tags. Published originally by OutHistory and Queer Pasts in…
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…
Great Moments in Fort Lauderdale LGBT History: The First Gay Cruise, 1974, by Fred Fejes

An introduction to a 300-person gay cruise, organized by the Islanders Club of New York, that set sail from Fort Lauderdale in 1974. Published originally by OutHistory in 2020.
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
Envisioning the World We Make, 2016-2021, by Jonathan Ned Katz

See also: The Standard Model of the Social-Historical Universe, by Jonathan Ned Katz
COVID Quarantine Meditation, May 13, 2020, by Anne Balay

Anne Balay, professor, trucker, and union organizer, meditates on Matt Brim's Poor Queer Studies in an original OutHistory feature.