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 [...]
As Halloween draws near, come join The History Project as we share spooky and sensual stories and readings about LGBTQ people and the occult. Spooky snacks will be provided. Featured speakers TO BE ANNOUNCED. Doors and reception at 6:00pm. Reading begins at 6:30.
In 1980s Boston, three lesbians – a nurse, a civil rights lawyer and a therapist – fought against the stigma and discrimination experienced by people caught in the AIDS epidemic and gave care and dignity to those who were dying. Join us as we watch When the World Changed, followed [...]
Join History Project board member and author Russ Lopez as he reads from and discusses his new book, The Hub of the Gay Universe. Since the coming of Europeans to Massachusetts in 1620, LGBTQ people have been an important presence. From the Trans Day of Remembrance to same-sex marriage, Boston [...]