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The Pink and the Blue: Lesbian and Gay Life at Yale and in Connecticut, 1642-2004, by Jonathan Ned Katz
Moving chronologically from early colonial laws to twentieth-century movement activism, this exhibit addresses LGBTQ+ people and politics in Connecticut, focusing especially on Yale University. The exhibit was originally presented in May 2004 with…
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Confronting Erasure, Rejecting Visibility, and Demanding to Be Seen: Transmasculine Stories from U.S. Archives, 1940-1975, by Sam Brooks
This exhibit explores how transmasculine people in the mid-twentieth-century navigated being seen by their communities, medical professionals, the press, and future historians. It examines the horrific and untimely death of Thomas Mapes, an assigned…
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The Power and Difficulty of Coalition Work: A History of Seattle’s Freedom Day Committee, 1975-2000, by Chris Smith
This exhibit features more than twenty Seattle pride posters and a history of Seattle pride events. An earlier version of the essay was published as Chris Smith, “Organizing Pride in Seattle from 1981 to 2000: A Written History of the Freedom Day…
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Queering the Bicentennial: Patriots, Protesters, Pornographers, and Profiteers in the 1970s, by Marc Stein
Timed for release as the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, this exhibit builds on Marc Stein's Bicentennial: A Revolutionary History of the 1970s, published in March 2026 by the University of Chicago Press. Published originally on…
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Lesbian Mothers Oral History Project, 2023-2026, by Nancy Lee Marquis
This exhibit features oral history interviews with lesbian mothers and their children from Texas, Kentucky, and New Mexico. The interviews were conducted by Nancy Lee Marquis beginning in 2023 and are ongoing. The exhibit also includes several…
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Celebrating Gay American History at Fifty, by Jonathan Ned Katz
To mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, this exhibit reprints the 1992 edition of Jonathan Ned Katz’s Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. (1976; New York: Crowell, 1992) and…
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Cathy Cade
Cathy Cade Birthday Bio
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Stone Walls of Idaho: Queer Inmates of the Idaho State Penitentiary, 1872–1973, by Micah Hetherington
An exhibit on the criminalization and medicalization of same-sex attraction and gender diversity through nine inmate stories from the Idaho State Penitentiary in Boise, Idaho. Published originally on OutHistory in May 2026.
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"The Castro": An Interview with Tina Aguirre, Gerard Koskovich, and Jen Reck, by Reese Uteda
A conversation with Tina Aguirre, Gerard Koskovich, and Jen Reck discussing their 2026 booklet "The Castro: The Story of San Francisco's Best-Known LGBTQ+ Neighborhood" and the legacies of LGBTQ+ history in San Francisco. Published…
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Collecting Queer & Trans: An Inside Look at the World of LGBTQ+ Rare Books, Archives, and Ephemera, by Eric Noble
The transcript of a panel discussion about the world of LGBTQ+ rare books held at the San Francisco Antiquarian Book Fair on Saturday, February 28, 2026, and co-sponsored by the GLBT Historical Society. Panelists included Joey Cain, Ms Bob Davis, and…
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Miguel Algarín
Miguel Algarín Birthday Bio
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The Lesbian Switchboard of New York City, 1972-1997, by Hannah Leffingwell
This exhibit focuses on the Lesbian Switchboard of New York City, a grassroots informational referral and peer counseling hotline staffed by lesbian volunteers from 1972 to 1997. The exhibit highlights the role of the Switchboard in local women’s…
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Justice Weekly and Homophile Publishing in Toronto, 1953–1972, by Donald W. McLeod
An examination of the Toronto tabloid Justice Weekly as a source of queer-positive articles, mostly reprinted from the U.S. homophile press, in the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. Published originally by OutHistory in November 2025.
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Queer Transformations at San Francisco State, 1969-1974, by Marc Stein
This exhibit, drawn from a collaborative faculty-student research project, focuses on LGBTQ history at San Francisco State in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Published originally on OutHistory in June 2025.
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(Annie) Elizabeth Hopkinson
(Annie) Elizabeth Hopkinson Birthday Bio
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“I Will Always Be There in the Front Lines Fighting”: The Defiant Art and Activism of Pei-Hsien Lim (1953-1992), by David K. Seitz
A biographical exhibit on Pei-Hsien Lim, a gay Malaysian-Chinese artist and activist who made major contributions to struggles against racism, homophobia, and AIDS in San Francisco, Toronto, and Vancouver. Published originally on OutHistory in 2025.
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The International Lesbian and Gay Association’s Suspension from the United Nations, 1993-1994, by Tyler Carson
This exhibit introduces the events leading up to the 1994 suspension of the International Gay and Lesbian Association’s consultative status with the United Nations after it was learned that its membership roster included pro-pedophilia groups such as…
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LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History, edited by Megan E. Springate, 2016
This exhibit features LGBTQ America, a theme study that the National Park Foundation and National Park Service (NPS) published in 2016; the NPS deleted the report from its website in 2025. The exhibit also includes The Pride Guide, an associated…
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Matchmaking’s Lineage: A 2024 Interview with E.G. Crichton, by Tamara de Szegheo Lang
An interview with the author of Matchmaking in the Archive: 19 Conversations with the Dead and 3 Encounters with Ghosts (2023). Published originally on OutHistory in January 2025.
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Disabled Gay and Lesbian Activists in the Homophile Movement, 1930s-1980s, by Moira Armstrong
A collection of biographies of disabled gay and lesbian activists in the homophile movement. Published originally on OutHistory in October 2024.