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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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Red Scare, Lavender Song: Moranda Smith, Viola Brown, and Civil Rights Unions, 1943-1969, by Annabelle Heckler
This exhibit shares stories of two of the extraordinary Black women who powered the largest upsurge in union organizing in U.S. history. Moranda Smith and Viola Brown organized a union that inspired workers across the South, dreamed beyond workplace…
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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.
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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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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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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.
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The Midwest's "Queer Mecca": 40 Years of GLBTQ History in Bloomington, Indiana, 1969-2009, by Susan Stryker's Students
This exhibit explores the LGBTQ history of Bloomington, Indiana, especially related to Indiana University. Published originally on OutHistory in 2010. Updated in 2024.
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Queer Sources from Queer Newark: Stories of Resistance, Love, and Community, 1870s-2020s, by Moira Armstrong
This exhibit follows up on the recent book Queer Newark: Stories of Resistance, Love, and Community (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2024), which covers themes, figures, and events from the nineteenth, twentieth, and early twenty-first…
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Minnie Bruce Pratt
Minnie Bruce Pratt Birthday Bio
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Tyrone Smith
Tyrone Smith Birthday Bio
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Sharon Owens
Sharon Owens Birthday Bio
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James Roberts
James Roberts Birthday Bio
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Beauford Delaney
Beauford Delaney Birthday Bio
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Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan Birthday Bio
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Angela Y. Davis
Angela Y. Davis Birthday Bio
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Esther Lape
Esther Lape Birthday Bio