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This Thursday (1/26) -- join us via Zoom (w/ live closed captioning) for an intro to Wanderground, RI's Lesbian Archive / Library! The event is free & open to the public -- just RSVP here to get the Zoom deets: eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-a #lesbianhistory
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#OTD in 1981 Sasha Alyson & Alyson Publications were in Gay Community News: “It's clear to me that there's a lot of interest in reading stuff by gay people about their lives, written by non-celebrities, by people who have undergone specific experiences" hdl.handle.net/2047/D20373254
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LGBTQ+ Book Club this week! You still have a little time to read along! Details in 🧵 below:
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Wrapping up your 2022 reading list, or looking ahead to starting off 2023's tbr? 
Join our 
virtual LGBTQ+ book club for an informal group discussion of George M Johnson's /All Boys Aren't Blue/ on 1/19/2023! Details & (free) registration: eventbrite.com/e/book-club-al
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💫 Honoring Bayard Rustin and his contributions to MLK, Jr.'s work. 💫 Black LGBTQ+ activism has always been a vital force in the work of fighting for equity. Learn more: instagram.com/p/CnfSCeCuP6j/ #lgbtqhistory #lgbt
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🧡🤍 Join The History Project for a talk with Mev Miller, Lesbrarian & Instigator, as she introduces Wanderground, Rhode Island's Lesbian Archive / Library! 💗💜 Thursday 1/26 @ 7PM ET via Zoom (with cc) - link to register (for free, of course) here: eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-a
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Tomorrow @ 7pm ET -- tune in anywhere via Zoom! ⬇️ Join us for a discussion with Gerard Cabrera & Michael Bronski! Link to register (for free, of course) below:
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Upcoming Out of the Archives Virtual Event: join us for a conversation between author Gerard Cabrera and activist Michael Bronski about Cabrera's debut novel, HOMO NOVUS. Thursday, January 12th @ 7PM EST via Zoom. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-a
Please read my remembrance of #LGBTQ rights advocate Don Gorton:
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Put next Monday on your Calendar because it's time for Bingo! Come drink, win prizes and support the wonderful organization that is the History project!
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📖 Upcoming Out of the Archives Virtual Event: join us for a conversation between author Gerard Cabrera and activist Michael Bronski about Cabrera's debut novel, HOMO NOVUS. Thursday, January 12th @ 7PM EST via Zoom. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/out-of-the-a
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🌈 We'll be right back! 🌈 The History Project is closed for an end-of-year break today 12/23, returning on 1/3/2023! Visit us online & browse our digital collections 24/7 at HistoryProject.org 💫 See you in 2023!
For our Boston-based readers - here's the link to borrowing availability & pickup request for your copy via :
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Wrapping up your 2022 reading list, or looking ahead to starting off 2023's tbr? 📚 Join our 💫virtual💫 LGBTQ+ book club for an informal group discussion of George M Johnson's /All Boys Aren't Blue/ on 1/19/2023! Details & (free) registration: eventbrite.com/e/book-club-al
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& if you're local to (or visiting) Cambridge, visit the American Drag exhibit (free and open to the public!) at through 1/6/2023. 💖💫 Details here: library.harvard.edu/exhibits/ameri
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TONIGHT (7PM EST via Zoom): join Matthew Wittmann, Curator of the Harvard Theatre Collection for a virtual look at the history of drag performance in the United States. 👑👏✨ This program is co-sponsored by @historicnewengland. Tickets: my.historicnewengland.org/16414/am-drag
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🎉 THANK YOU! 🎉 We reached our #GivingTuesday stretch goal of raising $6,000! Our donors support our ongoing work of collecting, preserving, and sharing LGBTQ+ history. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! Still want to help? Donate here: bit.ly/3ipDGlv #LGBTQ
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All there is to say. Fight to protect queer youth today and always. 💖
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A queer lady dream came true today: I’m in ! My book, Viral Cultures (), was the subject of an a beautiful piece about queer archives, AIDS activism and nostalgia by . See it here:
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We love to see it! 🌈 This Season of Giving, help the History Project meet our goal to raise $6,000. Donate here: bit.ly/3ipDGlv #LGBTQ #queerhistory #gay
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Documenting looks served since 1980. 💫✨ Help preserve LGBTQ+ history this Giving Season! Support the History Project: bit.ly/3ipDGlv #LGBTQ
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We're almost there! 🌈 Thank you to the donors who helped us raise $5,100 so far! Help us reach our stretch #GivingTuesday goal of $6,000, additional funding that will help us hire a 2023 Community Curator fellow -- donate here: bit.ly/3ipDGlv #LGBTQ #queerhistory
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Support sharing LGBTQ+ stories for Queer belonging 💜 This Season of Giving, help the History Project meet our goal to raise $6,000! Donate here: bit.ly/3ipDGlv #LGBTQ #queerhistory
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Help preserve trans history this Giving Season! Support the History Project: bit.ly/3ipDGlv #LGBTQ #queerhistory
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Thank you to everyone who has donated to the History Project so far this Season of Giving! 🌈💖🎁 We're not there just yet -- help us meet our stretch #GivingTuesday goal of $6,000! bit.ly/3ipDGlv #queer #LGBTQ
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Help give the gift of bi+ history this Giving Season! Support the History Project: bit.ly/3ipDGlv #LGBTQ #queerhistory
Our Memorial Book collection (digitized with support from ) features scrapbooks compiled by Robert John Quinn, a Bostonian who compiled obituaries to memorialize, honor, and remember many who died of AIDS or AIDS-related illnesses. | Photograph by Elsa Dorfman
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On #WorldAIDSDay, we take action in support of those impacted by HIV/AIDS today, and take time to honor all those who we have lost. Reflect with our digital collection of Memorial Books: historyproject.omeka.net/items/show/438
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Stretch #GivingTuesday goal unlocked!🔓Thank you to the donors who helped us surpass our initial goal -- we've raised $3,136! Now we need help to reach our stretch goal of $6,000, additional funding that will help us hire a 2023 Community Curator fellow! bit.ly/3ipDGlv
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Giving lavender menace since 1980! 💜 Donate to the History Project this Season of Giving to help bring LGBTQ+ history into the future. Give today: bit.ly/3ipDGlv #lgbtq #queer #pride
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#GivingTuesday will soon be over, but the Season of Giving is just beginning. 🌈 With the help of donors like you, we've made serious progress toward our goal, but we're not there yet! Spread queer joy & help us raise $1,525 by 12/2: bit.ly/3ipDGlv #LGBTQIA #lgbtq #pride
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Since our founding in 1980, the History Project's heart has been sustained by our volunteers, community members, and donors. Give today for #GivingTuesday -- we appreciate your support! bit.ly/3ipDGlv #LGBTQIA #pride #queerhistory
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Give the give in style -- and gift yourself a treat -- from the History Project store! Shop the tote & the rest of the collection: bonfire.com/its-giving-que #GivingTuesday #LGBTQIA #queer
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It's Giving...Giving! This #GivingTuesday, support the History Project's work of preserving, protecting, and shining a light on queer history. Give today: bit.ly/3ipDGlv
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#OTDH 1942, The Cocoanut Grove Fire, the biggest nightclub fire in history, took the lives of 492 people. Read more about the Fire at this #Boston nightclub in this #Beehive blog: bit.ly/3gDwlhD
#MHS1791 #CocoanutGroveFire
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It is impossible to separate gay history from trans history, & attempts to do so inevitably collapse into bad scholarship. This has been a theme in my work for decades, and I'm honored that the Digital Transgender Archive invited me to write about it: digitaltransgenderarchive.net/learn/LGBTHist
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Fall semester is coming to an end, but there's still so much to do! Don't forget to add the IHP Spring Internship application to your to-do list--December 5 is the last day to submit! Full information on positions and how to apply here: bit.ly/Spring23IHP
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💫✨ GIVE JOY! ✨💫
Tomorrow's #GivingTuesday, but we couldn't wait to share this tote moment. Give the give in style ✨ -- bonfire.com/its-giving-que
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LGBTQ+ History is American History
Just in time for the holidays! 👏 We've updated our store with new designs for everyone on your gift list. 🎅 Support LGBTQ+ history in style! 🌈 bonfire.com/store/the-hist
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Statement on the Shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs historyproject.org/news/2022-11/s
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