Gay City News: Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections. “About five years ago, LGBTQ culture maven Art Smith created a Facebook group called Gay Barchives as a way to preserve the histories of LGBTQ bars and clubs. The original idea was to capture logos, photos, and personal recollections of fun times at defunct, often legendary gay nightlife venues. Over the years, […]

JSTOR Daily: Rollerena: New York’s Fairy Godmother. “Before Rollerena was an AIDS activist, she was already reshaping public life. The impetus for lacing up her rollerskates may have begun as a simple longing to avoid the crowds on her Lexington Avenue line, but it evolved into a form of performance and public expression unlike anything New York had seen. Gliding about on tall, black vintage […]

East Bay Express: Oakland archivists protect Black queer history from disappearing. “For queers, the holy sites are third spaces—those temples of acceptance: bars, cafes, bookstores, archives. On June 13, 2026, a house in the Eastmont Hills was activated as one. Inside, in acid-free sleeves and Hollinger boxes, the relics waited: a black-and-white photograph of a 1976 march down Market […]

California State Library: State Library Awards $750,000 to Preserve and Make Accessible California’s LGBTQ+ History. “The California State Library announces the award of $750,000 in grant funds to ensure the physical and digital preservation and increased accessibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer archives relating to LGBTQ+ history in California.”

Washington Blade: Fighting ‘Rainbow Panic’ in museums. “Please know the LGBTQ community will remember the hard truths we learned this past year — that we and our histories were expendable. If we can be cast aside, hidden, or disowned, whose histories are safe? How can (and can we) rebuild trust in the institutions that failed us this past year?”

Is Andy Cohen off the market? New paparazzi photos have the internet convinced the Bravo host is dating finance executive Kevin Sobieski. Here's what we know.

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https://maleq.com/guides/andy-cohen-kevin-sobieski-dating-rumors

The YMCA created bodybuilding to promote God—and accidentally built the perfect vehicle for queer desire. A deep dive into how muscle culture became gay history.

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https://maleq.com/guides/bodybuilding-queer-history-vintage

Watermark Out News: Stonewall National Monument, sites tied to equality join list of America’s most endangered historic places. “The Stonewall National Monument, the President’s House Site and the Women’s Rights National Historic Park are among 11 sites on this year’s annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States compiled by the National Trust for Historic […]

Scene Mag: Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage launches urgent appeal to secure its future. “The Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive, Scotland’s only dedicated public archive celebrating LGBTQ+ literary heritage, has launched an urgent funding appeal as it faces a growing financial crisis that threatens its survival.”

WCMH: Out in Ohio: ‘Illuminate’ project works to preserve central Ohio’s LGBTQ+ history . “A collaborative project aims to document and preserve the history of LGBTQ+ people in central Ohio, ensuring stories that were often overlooked or unrecorded are not lost to time.”