Please join The History Project and Historic New England for a lecture about early 20th century lifelong female partnership. A surprising number of turn-of-the-twentieth-century professional women joined together in lifelong female partnership. The explanation for this trend can be found in a combination of feminism, gender realities of marriage, work [...]
Join us for The History Project’s Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, dedicated to celebrating Women's History Month and amplifying the stories of remarkable queer women who have shaped the history of New England. Learn more about local queer historical figures and contribute to enhancing their digital presence by editing articles on Wikipedia. Regardless [...]
Join The History Project for a Virtual Gallery Talk accompanying the exhibition As the World Burns: Queer Photography and Nightlife in Boston, with curator Jackson Davidow. RSVP via Eventbrite. As the World Burns explores the relationship among community photographic practices, queer nightlife, and gay liberation in Boston, and accompanies the [...]
Club Cafe welcomes Mass Bears and Cubs on the third Sunday of every month, and this month's theme is the hanky code, a covert form of sartorial flagging that evolved from its origins in leather culture in the 1970s to become a signal of queer identity and visibility. The History [...]
Kick off your 2024 reading and join The History Project's Banned Book Club for an informal group discussion of Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison. Save the date and start reading! This event is free and open to the public, and is part of our 2024 series of Book Club discussions [...]
Learn about The History Project's 2023 accomplishments, our plans for the new year, and discover your connection to Boston's LGBTQ+ history! Join us for an in-person holiday get-together at Club Cafe on Monday, 12/11, from 6-8pm. While Club Cafe has installed an ultraviolet Far UVC system, we ask that all [...]
Join the author of The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After for a virtual talk titled "Somewhere There’s a Place for Us: Urban Renewal, Gentrification, and Class Conflicts in Boston." Gay bars have served as gay neighborhood’s anchors and beacons as they [...]
When Gay Community News ceased publication in the 1990s, it was the oldest, continuously published national gay newspaper. This panel will explore the impact GCN had and continues to have on LGBTQ+ writing, news coverage, and activism. Panelists include Gilda Bruckman, Gerard Cabrera, and Haden Smiley, moderated by Michael Bronski [...]
Recording available on YouTube. Throughout its run, Gay Community News' staff, volunteers, and readership all debated how to answer the question, "What is gay news?" This panel will explore the intersections and divergences of opinions about what issues GCN covered, from feminist politics to international affairs. Panelists include Craig Bailey [...]
For LGBTQ+ history month, join National Park Ranger Meaghan Michel for a virtual talk on queerness & gothic literature! From its origins in the late 18th century, Gothic Literature has been shaped by the queer authors and queer themes that brought this genre to life. The gothic touched on the [...]