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.

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
LGBTQ+ History The Gay Way: History of Lesbian Bars in Southeast Washington, D.C.
LGBTQ+ History The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project: Engaging a Modern Audience
Where Women Made History The Historic Harvard Campus Building That Once Housed a Feminist Takeover
LGBTQ+ History Education Safe Havens: 3 Historic LGBT Sites in New York City
Preservation Leadership Forum Interpreting LGBTQ History at the Alice Austen House

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