A recording of this event is available on YouTube. Join The History Project and genealogist Michael J. Leclerc for a presentation on finding LGBTQ people in your family tree. Michael J. Leclerc, the Genealogy Professor, has been a professional genealogist for more than a quarter century, and a gay since [...]
A recording of this event is available on YouTube. Join historian Ken Turino as he discusses how museums have become more inclusive (but still there are challenges) to tell LGBTQ stories. New England and greater Boston in particular have been among the centers in the country to do this. Discover [...]
A recording of this event is available on YouTube. Fashion historian Raul Cornier will present on the history, evolution, and impact of the gay hanky code on queer culture, dress and sexual identity. RSVP on Eventbrite, link to the Zoom will be sent out the day of the event. This [...]
A recording of this event is available on YouTube. Join The History Project and Zoya Davis-Hamilton on Zoom for an overview of the history of finding queer community from the puritans through the creation of organizations like the Mattachine Society, Daughters of Bilitis, the Bisexual Resource Center, and more. We'll [...]
A recording of this event is available on YouTube. Join local author and History Project board member Russ Lopez digitally for a reading from his book The Hub of the Gay Universe: An LGBTQ History of Boston, Provincetown, and Beyond. He'll share fun stories about Provincetown and Boston nightlife. This [...]
NOTE: This event has been postponed due to concerns over COVID-19. We'll reschedule, date TBD. Thank you for understanding! Mark Heumann and Cathy Hoffman will screen and discuss the 30-minute film "Pink Triangles," a 1982 educational video about homophobia and oppression. "Pink Triangles" was one of the very first films [...]
Join The History Project and Peter DiMuro / Public Displays of Motion for an Experiential Info Session about Stones to Rainbows/Gay to Queer Lives, a process-to-performance project that documents, connects, and celebrates LGBTQ+ lives in Boston. Information on additional info sessions is available on the Facebook event. Stones to Rainbows/Gay [...]
Join The History Project as we revisit three [gay] camp classics! Each Thursday night over three weeks, we'll watch a movie, enjoy some drinks and light snacks, discuss each film's history, legends, and infamy. Come to one, two, or all three: January 9th: Valley of the Dolls (1967, Rated PG-13) [...]
Join The History Project and Black and Pink as we explore the history of the Boston LGBTQ community's role in prison activism and prisoner pen-pal programs. We'll be discussing highlights from our collection, including Mike Riegle's Prison Project through Gay Community News, and some of the materials recently donated by [...]
Join Gay & Lesbian Review editor Richard Schneider and literary editor Martha Stone for a conversation about the history of the Gay & Lesbian Review and the publication of their book In Search of STONEWALL: The Riots at 50 The Gay & Lesbian Review at 25, Best Essays, 1994-2018. The [...]