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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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The Gay Academic Union: The Proceedings of Its First National Conference in New York City, 1973, by John D'Emilio
OutHistory presents the proceedings of the November 25, 1973 Gay Academic Union Conference, with a new introduction by John D'Emilio, who was also a GAU founder. "The Universities and the Gay Experience," this 105-page document,…
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Religion and Homosexuality in the United States, by John D'Emilio and His Students
An essay by historian John D'Emilio, "On Teaching Religion and Homosexuality in the U.S.," and six chronologies on religion and homosexuality in the United States. First published on OutHistory in December 2014; updated in August 2026.
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No Red-Baiting! No Race-Baiting! No Queen-Baiting! by Allan Bérubé
This is a 90-minute illustrated talk narrated by Allan Bérubé (1946-2007) on the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. Introduced by historians John D'Emilio and Estelle Freedman, the talk tells the surprising and inspiring story of how ship stewards…
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Zapping the New York Academy of Medicine, April 6, 1976, by John D'Emilio and Jonathan Ned Katz
On April 6, 1976, two gay liberation organizations "zapped" (demonstrated at) the New York Academy of Medicine, in New York City, which was hosting a panel on homosexuality sponsored by the Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine, and…
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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 struggles in the United States.…
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Chicago Stories, 2008, by John D'Emilio
A series of articles by John D'Emilio written for the Windy City Times about Chicago's gay history and his own career as an historian of sexuality. Published on OutHistory February 5, 2013.