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.

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
Telling the Full History Preservation Fund Red Ribbons of Love, 30 Years Later
National Preservation Awards Reflections on A Legacy of Preservation in North Carolina
Telling the Full History Preservation Fund Denver's Center on Colfax Boosts the Preservation of Colorado's LGBTQ+ History

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