Join Boston Public Library, The History Project, and SpeakOUT for Oral History Live, our ongoing event series dedicated to documenting LGBTQ+ history in the making. In this special edition, we partner with SpeakOUT Boston (the nation's oldest LGBTQ+ speakers bureau) to highlight trans voices, because trans stories need to be [...]
We’re thrilled to co-present three incredible films with Wicked Queer this April! Each film highlights vital and powerful stories from LGBTQ+ history—don’t miss your chance to experience them on the big screen. Tickets available at https://www.queer.film/wickedqueer. Black: Narratives in Boston’s Black Queer & Trans History 📅 Saturday, April 5, 2025 [...]
🎤 Oral History Live! Roundtable with Fag Rag 🏳️🌈 📅 Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 | ⏰ 7:00 PM ET | 💻 Virtual Panel via Zoom 🔥 Before OutWeek, before ACT UP, before mainstream gay press—there was Fag Rag. Fag Rag was the first of several national gay male cultural and [...]
🌈 Curator Talk: Expanding Queer Narratives in Historical Museums 🏛️🏳️🌈 📅 Thursday, March 27, 2025 | ⏰ 7:00 PM ET | 💻 Virtual Panel via Zoom What stories do historic house museums tell—and whose voices have been left out? 🏠✨ Join us for a riveting conversation with R. Tripp Evans [...]
This International Women’s Day, The History Project and Boston Public Library invite you to help write queer history! Too many LGBTQ+ trailblazers are missing from Wikipedia—we’re here to change that. Whether you’re an experienced editor or have never hit “edit” in your life, you’re welcome to join us in expanding [...]
Join us for THP’s 45th Anniversary Bash with drinks, drag, and community! For 45 years, The History Project has been documenting, preserving, and sharing the stories of Boston’s LGBTQ+ community. Now, it’s time to celebrate! Join us , Thursday, February 27th, from 6–9 PM at Democracy Brewing for an evening [...]
Author Talk with Frankie de la Cretaz 🏈 Celebrate the Trailblazing Women of Football History! Thurs, Feb. 6th @ 7:00 pm ET Virtual via Zoom Get ready for a Super Bowl of queer sports history as we welcome award-winning journalist Frankie de la Cretaz (they/them) for an exciting talk about [...]
LGBTQ+ Youth QuAC Back! Join us for a night of conversation and community across generations of LGBTQ+ activists. Celebrate histories of queer and trans resistance and learn ways to get involved with BAGLY’s new Queer Activist College (QuAC). Special guests include: Massachusetts Representative and Trans Emergency Fund Executive Director Samantha [...]
Author Talk with Kimm Topping Celebrate the Trailblazers of a New Generation! Join Kimm Topping (they/them), award-winning educator, historian, and author of Generation Queer, for an inspiring virtual book talk. Discover the stories of 30 LGBTQ+ youth activists shaping a more inclusive and equitable world through their creativity, courage, and [...]
Queer History Book Swap + Social 📚✨ Celebrate queer history, community, and connection! 🗓 When: Thursday, December 19th, 7:00 PM EST 📍 Where: Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St., Floor 2, Boston, MA This FREE event invites you to bring one LGBTQ+ history book as the cost of admission—whether [...]