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2021 LGBTQ History Project: Snapshots showcase life in Queer San Francisco in the '70s

The California Historical Society is in the process of digitizing two collections of photographs and negatives from the wild and heady early days of LGBTQ liberation in San Francisco.

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2021 LGBTQ History Project: Tee A. Corinne, photographer of Lesbian sexuality

Tee Corinne broke ground for lesbian photography as both historical document and erotic fantasy: her celebrations of women's passion in non-male terms layer frank sexual acts with elaborate symbolism.

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2021 LGBTQ History Project: Staten Island museum throws open Austen's closet door

Alice Austen, who was born March 17, 1866, was one of America's earliest and most prolific female photographers. And while she lived a life of privilege until her later years, she took many photographs of working-class people as well as women.

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2021 LGBTQ History Project: Pauli Murray, architect of history

An iconoclastic, socialist-leaning, gender-fluid feminist and Black civil rights activist, Murray broke barriers in every aspect of her life. And the barriers she broke, the paths she created single-handedly and single-mindedly, quite literally changed hi

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2021 LGBTQ History Project: Reclaiming 41 — An activist's fight to reclaim a notorious slur used against Queer Mexicans

Growing up on the San Diego-Tijuana border, Alberto B. Mendoza was excited when some friends nicknamed him 41. That is, until his father told him what it meant.

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2021 LGBTQ History Project: In the '40s and '50s, instant photography gave LGBT people a "Safe/Haven"

Cherry Grove, located on Fire Island, was a popular vacation spot for LGBT people. "Safe/Haven" chronicles the atmosphere of these lively parties, as well as intimate moments between couples.

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2021 LGBTQ History Project: Pro baseball player Glenn Burke refused to live a lie

Glenn Burke was the first MLB player to come out as gay to teammates and team owners during his professional career and the first to publicly acknowledge it, stating, "They can't ever say now that a Gay man can't play in the majors, because I'm a Gay man.

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2021 LGBTQ History Project: Pandemic pivot: museum launches major digital exhibit for LGBTQ History Month

After months of research, the Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida recently launched a major digital exhibit just in time for LGBTQ History Month in October.

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2021 LGBTQ History Project: Until legal ruling, Disneyland banned same-sex dancers

October is LGBTQ+ History Month and the SGN will share stories from the LGBTQ+ History Project all month. Here, we bring you the story of Exler v. Disneyland.

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2021 LGBTQ History Project: Dutch gay man defied the Nazis and saved thousands

October is LGBTQ+ History Month and the SGN will share stories from the LGBTQ+ History Project all month. Here, we bring you the story of Willem Arondeus.

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