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.

Where Women Made History Reclaiming a Space to Reclaim a Place: San Francisco’s Japanese YWCA
Where Women Made History The Colorful Past and Bright Future of Azurest South, Home of a Pioneering Black Architect
LGBTQ+ History Resource List: Learning About LGBTQ+ Spaces Through Mapping and Context Statements
LGBTQ+ History The Lyon-Martin House Preserves the Story of Lesbian Advocates Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund A Song of Hope: The Making of the Documentary "My Name is Pauli Murray"
LGBTQ+ History One Building, Three Lives: Saving the LGBTQ Heritage of the Factory
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Juneteenth 2020: Racial Injustice, Preservation, and Place
LGBTQ+ History 4 Storied Institutions Where Students Made LGBT History
LGBTQ+ History Recovering Queer History in Indianapolis
LGBTQ+ History Giovanni’s Room and the Fate of LGBT Bookstores in a Dying Industry
40 Under 40: Places 40 Places Under 40 Years Old: History
Preserve Route 66 Recovering LGBTQ History Along Route 66

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