A recording of this event is available on YouTube. Join The History Project and Ranger Meaghan Michel of the Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site and Ranger Megan Linger of the National Parks of Boston for a presentation on queer history interpretation and inclusion in the National Park [...]
A recording of this event is available on YouTube. Have you lived through a queer fiasco? Did an ex show up somewhere they shouldn't have, like next to you on a Pride float? Did you get the wrong address to the best party of the decade? Did you trip and [...]
A recording of this event is available on YouTube. Join Joan Ilacqua, Executive Director of The History Project for a presentation on the history of Pride in Boston, with a focus on Boston's BIPOC LGBTQ organizations. This event is free to the public, we are raising money to donate as [...]
A recording of this event is available on YouTube. Join The History Project and author Dee Michel for a presentation on folkloric belief, gay history, and gay identity around Judy Garland and The Wizard of Oz. Dee Michel is author of Friends of Dorothy: Why Gay Boys and Gay Men [...]
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 [...]