theseoldqueers2d ago
In the last episode, Megan shared the lives of #PearlMHart and #HenryGerber - two pioneers of #queerrights in the US, both with local ties to Chicago, Illinois.

Now, in their very*first*interview, Megan and Thomas meet up with Michael Rashid, the Development Manager for the @gerberhart Gerber/Hart Library and Archives as it celebrates its 45th year to learn about the Midwest's largest circulating library of #LGBTQIA2SPlus titles, and one of the largest archives of its kind. In this episode, we'll hear all about some of the fascinating lives chronicled in the many boxes of the archive, intergenerational community building, the necessity for #BIPOCvoices, the importance of preserving physical copy, their amazing podcast #unboxingqueerhistory , what it means to be a non-governmentally funded queer library and archive under the current political regime and that, as Michael says, "everybody's life is worth remembering." Listen now where you get your podcasts!

images:
1 Gerber/Hart LGBTQ+ Library & Archives
2 Gerber/Hart LGBTQ+ Library & Archives exterior
3 Look at that handsome mug! It's Michael Rashid!
4 Unboxing Queer History - the Gerber/Hart podcast!
5 Unboxing Queer History
6 The Gay Chicago Directory from the archives
7 Collage of the Gerber/Hart collection
8 Out in the Streets exhibition
9 Gerber/Hart Pride 2025
10 Megan & The Lips! New Chicago indie band alert!

#lgbtqia2splushistory #lgbthistory #lesbianhistory #bihistory #gayhistory #transhistory #pansexual #queerhistory #queerhistorypodcast #theseoldqueers
Prism & PenJun 12

A story spanning two continents, fifty years, a marriage, two daughters who spent decades not knowing where their father had gone, a lover who died of AIDS in a Los Angeles hospital...
https://medium.com/prismnpen/gay-english-footballer-vanished-west-hollywood-c50feccabca7?sk=43d95e71ca99a8957eea5f28fb05b14b

#LGBTQ #Gay #GayHistory #QueerHistory #Sport

A Gay English Footballer Vanished. A Filmmaker Found Him in West Hollywood

What a dying Hollywood motel revealed about the cost of hiding who you are

Medium
QueeRomance InkJun 9

Ulysses reviews "Artful Deception" by Jackson Marsh:

"These books are complex, emotionally and narratively. They are fascinating, and for this retired curator and cultural historian, strikingly authentic in detail. The world of Archer Clearwater is a fantasy, but it is so very satisfying. 5 stars."

https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/06/09/review-artful-deception-jackson-marsh-2/

#Historical #Mystery #GayHistory #BookReview @MMbookstodon #Gay @LGBTQBookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #Victorian

MQ News - LQBTQIA+ StoriesJun 8

What does it mean to be the face of a story that defined how gay media portrayed desire? Adam Turner, the cover boy of a notorious 1997 exposé, is finally telling his side.

#LGBTQ #GayHistory #MediaCulture #Queerness

https://maleq.com/guides/adam-turner-trophy-boys-vanity-fair-essay

30 Years Later, 'Trophy Boys' Cover Star Reflects on Gay Media's Complicated History

Adam Turner, the face of New York magazine's 1997 'Trophy Boys' exposé, has published a personal essay reflecting on that controversial cover story and what it

Show threadDoomsdaysCWJun 8

About #BAGLY - The Boston Alliance of #LGBTQ+ Youth

"In July of 1980, long before the days of community, political, or financial support, BAGLY was founded by folks who believed that an organization led by and for #queer and #TransYouth would be central to meeting the core needs of our community.

"After having served 200,000+ youth since 1980, BAGLY is recognized nationally for its pioneering role in creating, sustaining, and advocating for social support, leadership development, and health promotion programs for LGBTQ+ youth. BAGLY’s strategies have been replicated by organizations across the country, and our earliest programs (Including our Youth Speakers Bureau, youth-led HIV/AIDS education, and the nation’s first prom for LGBTQ+ youth) have provided a foundation upon which many youth-led programs and organizations are now built."

https://www.bagly.org/about-us/

#GayHistory #PrideMonth #Pride #Boston

About us — BAGLY

BAGLY
delve ✨Jun 5

Out in the South - First Lesbian and Gay Pride Pride March in Birmingham, Alabama (1989)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvUBBUZZ6qU

#LGBTQ #PrideMonth #QueerHistory #GayHistory #History #Alabama #Bham

Out in the South -- First Gay Pride March in Birmingham, Alabama (1989)

YouTube
Michiel BollingerMay 31
Vanwege zijn verjaardag:
https://michielbollinger.wordpress.com/2020/03/20/walt-whitman-1819-1892-grootvader-van-de-moderne-poezie-en-van-gay-liberation/
#gayhistory #gayculture #LHBTIQ #WaltWhitman #poezie
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) grootvader van de moderne poëzie en van gay liberation

“ Those who love each other shall become invincible “ Walt Whitman (1819-1892), grootvader van de moderne poëzie en van gay liberation Hij is 201 jaar geleden geboren en schreef gedichten van onver…

Michiel Bollinger
Diego Cambiaso 🏳️‍🌈Apr 27
Peter Hujar turned his sex life into art. In the 60s–70s, he photographed men living unafraid, capturing desire and freedom. A new biography reveals how his encounters became visual history. #PeterHujar #QueerArt #GayHistory #Photography [EN] www.vulture.com/article/the-...
KarrttikeyaApr 16
finished
#gayart #gayhistory #traditionalart #gloeden #handdraw #bl #couple #homoerotic #graphitedrawing #pencildrawing
QueeRomance InkApr 14

Ulysses reviews "The Pipeline" by Greg Lindeblom:

"A powerful and emotionally hard-hitting story. It felt particularly appropriate for me to read it at this moment in my own country’s history. 5 stars."

https://www.queeromanceink.com/2026/04/14/review-the-pipeline-greg-lindeblom/

#Historical #GayHistory #BookReview #GayRomance #MMBookstodon @MMbookstodon #Gay #LGBTQBookstodon @LGBTQBookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #Colombia