LGBTQ+ Heritage Stories

LGBTQ+ (which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) history has many places, events, and people connected to it, yet these sites and voices are not always recognized or preserved. We are striving to weave more of these important threads into our cultural narrative, starting with the diverse stories below.

Preservation Magazine Literary Lineage: Florida Home of Poet Elizabeth Bishop is Restored
America 250: All People Are Created Equal The Promise of Progress: 25 Places on the Pursuit of Equality
LGBTQ+ History Take a Tour of the Historic Homes of 6 LGBTQ+ Artists
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund 6 Iconic Sites that Celebrate Black LGBTQ+ History
Telling the Full American Story Expanding Collective History with the LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Refusing Despair: Angela Thorpe Mason on Channeling Pauli Murray
LGBTQ+ History The Importance of Finding Queer Belonging in America's Historic Sites
Historic Sites They Were More Than ‘Friends’: LGBTQ+ History at 5 National Trust Historic Sites
Historic Sites 5 Things You Might Not Know about the Shadows-on-the-Teche
LGBTQ+ History Connecting Communities with the LGBTQ Columbia History Initiative
Backing Historic Small Restaurants A Couple, A Grant, A Staircase, A Dream
Historic Sites Public Lives and Private Spaces: Restoring Philip Johnson’s Brick House

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