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The 2022 HistoryMaker Awards

Celebrating Boston's LGBTQ History
Thursday, September 8, 2022
6:00PM - 9:00PM
St. Botolph Club, 199 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Tickets: $100.00

Join us as we recognize the community members and organizations who make history every day.

The History Project, Boston’s LGBTQ archives, is pleased to announce Arline Isaacson as our 2022 HistoryMaker honoree and K.J. Rawson as our 2022 Lavender Rhino honoree!

The 2022 HistoryMaker Awards will take place in person at the St. Botolph Club, 199 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02116. Get your ticket or join the Host Committee on Eventbrite.

A livestream will be available for those unable to make it to Boston or who feel more comfortable attending from home. Can't attend but want to support The History Project? Donate here.

We are monitoring COVID-19 and state recommendations. Masks are required for in-person attendees and must be worn at all times except when eating or drinking. All in-person attendees must attest that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Thank you for your cooperation and support of The History Project.

 

With our gratitude to our Host Committee! (Updated 6 September 2022).

Community Curator

Kevin Hepner

Direct Action Documenter

Pat Gozemba & Karen Kahn | Russ Lopez & Andrew Sherman

Underground Historian

John Affuso | Joanna Dispiritio & Abby Olsen | Nan Dumas | Andrew Elder & Ricky McFaline Figueroa | Tony Grima & Peter Muise |  Joan Ilacqua & Sarah Marina | Robb Johnson & Rick Gosselin | Marvin Kabakoff | Neal Kane & Charles Schoonmaker | Joyce Kauffman | Brad Stankiewicz & Nicholas Manring | Jessica Taylor & Anna Wilson

Host Committee Opportunities are Available from $500.

The HistoryMaker Awards is The History Project’s largest fundraising initiative of the year and we need your help! Host Committee members are asked to encourage friends, family, and colleagues to attend the HistoryMaker Awards and make sponsorship connections. In return, we offer a number of benefits to our hosts. Thank you for your support!

With thanks to our Corporate and Non-Profit Sponsors! (Updated 22 August 2022).

Marquee

Eastern Bank

Sporters

Mass Bears and Cubs

Buddies

The Boston Foundation | GLAD - GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders

 

Corporate and Non-Profit Sponsorship Opportunities are available from $500.

Please contact Joan Ilacqua at joan.ilacqua@historyproject.org to join as a sponsor.

Join Host Committee or become a Sponsor by September 1st to be included in the printed program!

Please contact joan.ilacqua@historyproject.org with any questions or to tailor a custom sponsorship packet.

 

Tickets on Eventbrite
About the Recipients:

Arline Isaacson, 2022 HistoryMaker Honoree

Arline Isaacson is a familiar figure on Beacon Hill. As Co-Chair of the Massachusetts GLBTQ Political Caucus (formerly the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus), she has lobbied every major LGBTQ+ issue in Massachusetts. She advocated for the groundbreaking 1989 gay and lesbian civil rights bill and domestic-partnership benefits for Massachusetts public employees. Her fights have included LGBTQ+ parental rights, anti-bullying bills, hate crimes bills, transgender rights, HIV/AIDS legislation, and banning conversion therapy for minors. Arline also led the legislative battle for marriage equality, making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to defeat a marriage equality ban.
Arline Isaacson, 2022 HistoryMaker Honoree
Arline Isaacson is a familiar figure on Beacon Hill. As Co-Chair of the Massachusetts GLBTQ Political Caucus (formerly the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus), she has lobbied every major LGBTQ+ issue in Massachusetts. She advocated for the groundbreaking 1989 gay and lesbian civil rights bill and domestic-partnership benefits for Massachusetts public employees. Her fights have included LGBTQ+ parental rights, anti-bullying bills, hate crimes bills, transgender rights, HIV/AIDS legislation, and banning conversion therapy for minors. Arline also led the legislative battle for marriage equality, making Massachusetts the first state in the nation to defeat a marriage equality ban.

K.J. Rawson

K.J. Rawson
K.J. Rawson is the Director and Founder of the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA). The DTA, launched in 2016, virtually merges disparate transgender history archives collections, digital materials, and independent projects and makes these rich primary source materials available to researchers and LGBTQ+ community members worldwide.

K.J. also serves as Chair of the editorial board of Homosaurus, an international LGBTQ+ linked data vocabulary. He is an Associate Professor of English and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Northeastern University, and Co-Director of NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks.
K.J. Rawson
K.J. Rawson
K.J. Rawson is the Director and Founder of the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA). The DTA, launched in 2016, virtually merges disparate transgender history archives collections, digital materials, and independent projects and makes these rich primary source materials available to researchers and LGBTQ+ community members worldwide.

K.J. also serves as Chair of the editorial board of Homosaurus, an international LGBTQ+ linked data vocabulary. He is an Associate Professor of English and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Northeastern University, and Co-Director of NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks.