ACT UP protest of potential drug interaction trials at Harvard, 1990 January 17. Photograph by Laura Wulf.

Acknowledging 40 Years of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
In July, the world marked the 40th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Acknowledging 40 Years of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
In July, the world marked the 40th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

ACT UP protest of potential drug interaction trials at Harvard, 1990 January 17. Photograph by Laura Wulf.

Guests and supporters at the 2019 HistoryMaker Awards
2021 HistoryMaker Awards
Save the date - November 4th, 2021 - for the 2021 HistoryMaker Awards!
2021 HistoryMaker Awards
Save the date - November 4th, 2021 - for the 2021 HistoryMaker Awards!

Members of Black and White Men Together march down Boylston St. Photograph by Susan D. Fleischmann, GCN Collection.

Documenting Black Queer Boston
Help us collect, update, and share the history of Boston’s Black queer community
Documenting Black Queer Boston
Help us collect, update, and share the history of Boston’s Black queer community

Members of Black and White Men Together march down Boylston St. Photograph by Susan D. Fleischmann, GCN Collection.

Combahee River Collective at march for Bellana Borde (late 1979, early 1980) to protest police brutality directed at communities of color. Photograph by Susan Fleischmann.

Chronicles of a Community
The History Project maintains one of the largest independent LGBTQ archival collections in the U.S.
Chronicles of a Community
The History Project maintains one of the largest independent LGBTQ archival collections in the U.S.

Combahee River Collective at march for Bellana Borde (late 1979, early 1980) to protest police brutality directed at communities of color. Photograph by Susan Fleischmann.

Guests and supporters at the 2019 HistoryMaker Awards
2021 HistoryMaker Awards
Save the date - November 4th, 2021 - for the 2021 HistoryMaker Awards!
2021 HistoryMaker Awards
Save the date - November 4th, 2021 - for the 2021 HistoryMaker Awards!

Poster image for Hanky Panky flagging party and History Project fundraiser from 2019, courtesy of Bren Den and Adam Fearing.

Detail of hankies
Hanky Panky
The hanky code was a covert sartorial code used predominately by queer men in the 1970s and into the 1980s. Simply put, a bandana is worn in one’s back pocket for the purposes of sexual signaling.
Hanky Panky
The hanky code was a covert sartorial code used predominately by queer men in the 1970s and into the 1980s. Simply put, a bandana is worn in one’s back pocket for the purposes of sexual signaling.

Poster image for Hanky Panky flagging party and History Project fundraiser from 2019, courtesy of Bren Den and Adam Fearing.

IMAGE SOURCE: Eddie Bernier (center) and acquaintances in costumes in a Provincetown bar or restaurant, circa 1950s (George Chapin Scott and Edward F. Bernier Collection)

Eddie Bernier and acquaintances in costumes in a Provincetown bar or restaurant
#QueerArchivesAtHome
#QueerArchivesAtHome is a space where the LGBTQ community can come together during this time of social distancing through sharing our personal history. What do you have with you right now that tells a little part of the many stories of LGBTQ history?
#QueerArchivesAtHome
#QueerArchivesAtHome is a space where the LGBTQ community can come together during this time of social distancing through sharing our personal history. What do you have with you right now that tells a little part of the many stories of LGBTQ history?

IMAGE SOURCE: Eddie Bernier (center) and acquaintances in costumes in a Provincetown bar or restaurant, circa 1950s (George Chapin Scott and Edward F. Bernier Collection)

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