Collections Spotlight: LGBTQ+ Resources-Primary Source Nexus

LGBTQ Activism and Contributions primary source set with teacher’s guide

LGBTQ+ primary source set

Photographs

Gay men creating a display labeled “Free: Gay Liberation, Minnesota” 1970
Male couples 1970
Gay rights demonstration at the Democratic National Convention 1976
AIDS quilt, Washington, D.C. 1987
Gary Pride Parade image set 2012
An LGBT Pride flag 2018

Posters

Gay is angry, gay revolution networker 1971
I never loved a man the way that I love you! 1973
Gays & work symposium 1977
We the Future Are – Unapologetically Queer 2020

Texts

Select newspaper articles

Another Female Solider October 28 1863 North Branch Democrat (Tunkhannock, Pa.)
Mountain CharleyJune 4, 1870 The Richmond palladium (Richmond, Ind.)
This Striking Young Woman is a Man! November 17, 1907 The San Francisco Call
America’s Cleverest Male Impersonator September 20, 1913 Charlevoix County Herald (East Jordan, Mich)
Noted Female Impersonator Coming in Person Tuesday August 1917 The Seattle Star (Seattle, WA)
The Man who is the Mary Pickford of Japan July 29, 1918 The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.)
Initial Report Drafted on Sex Case, Hirings April 28, 1950 Evening Star (Washington, D.C)
Senator Hill Proposes Complete Inquiry into Hiring of Undesirables May 20, 1950 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)
Probe of Undesirables Approved by Committee May 25, 1950 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)
An Open Letter to Sen. Dirksen.The Mattachine Review Jan-Feb 1955
Homosexual International January 28, 1961 The Detroit Tribune (Detroit, MI)
Historical newspaper coverage: homosexual
Historical newspaper coverage: lesbian

LGBTQ Activism & Contritbutions primary source set with teacher’s guide

Serving in Silence: LGBTQ+ Veterans

The History of Pride story map

LGBTQ histories ONE Digital Archives USC

LGBTQ resources Story Corps

Speaking Out: LGBT Veterans

LGBTQ sound and video recordings American Archive of Public Broadcasting

The Second Largest Minority 1968 short documentary film

Gay and Proud film recording of first Pride March June 28, 1970

Video recordings of LGBTQ-related events

Capital Pride LGBT Poetry Event 2014

Legal status of Homosexuals Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate 2006

LGBTQ+ Legal Milestones

LGBTQ+ law films & lectures

Contemporary LGBTQ-related U.S. legislation

A Proclamation on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month President Joseph Biden June 1, 2021

LGBTQ+ web archives

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month

The Hirschfeld Archives: Violence, Death, and Modern Queer Culture 2017

LGBTQ+ Studies: A Resource Guide

Library blog posts

Alvin Ailey and the Black Experience In the Muse
Capote & The Swans Make Headlines Headline and Heroes
Copyright and Drag Copyright Creativity at Work
Copyright in Pride Copyright Creativity at Work
Congressional Cemetery Series: Celebrating Pride Month In Custodia Legis
“Designing Liberation: Printing Queer Latinx Activism in the 1970s” Of the People
Documenting a Step Toward Marriage Equality Picture This
Dr. Margaret Chung: First American Born Chinese Woman Physician Headline and Heroes
Famous Couples: Tennessee Williams and Frank Merlo Headline and Heroes
Finding LGBTQIA+ History Hidden in Newspapers Headline and Heroes
Forgotten and Overlooked: Queer Trials of the Early Modern Period In Custodia Legis
From the Serial Set: Pride in the Face of Prejudice In Custodia Legis
Gay Cinema/Lost Cinema: “Children of Loneliness” (1935) Now See Hear!
Gay Pride Parades: Identity, Protest, and Tradition Folklife Today
Gay Rights and the Law: The Library of Congress Displays Gay Rights Documents In Custodia Legis
Gertrude “Ma” Rainey in Newspapers Headline and Heroes
Happy Pride Month from the Music Division! In the Muse
Historical Newspapers Reveal Hidden LGBTQ+ History Timeless Stories from the Library
Kluge Scholar George Chauncey on Libraries and LGBTQ+ History Timeless Stories from the Library
Learning to Let Go: Poet May Sarton Bibliomania Rare Books & Special Collections
Let’s Talk Comics: LGBTQIA+ Titles Headline and Heroes
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month In Custodia Legis
LGBTQ+ History Month on Capitol Hill In Custodia Legis
LGBTQ History in New Exhibit: “Join In!” Unfolding History Manuscripts
LGBTQ+ at the LOC! Timeless Stories from the Library
Lilli Vincenz and the Power of Pride Now See Hear!
Mary Oliver, On the Page and in Person: The Same, Generous Soul Bookmarked
Meet Olivia Charmaine Morris: A Champion for “People of Color and Colorful People” Copyright Creativity at Work
My Job: Megan Metcalf & LGBTQ+ at the Library Timeless Stories from the Library
Pride and Belonging: A Journey to Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore in the European Reading Room 4 Corners of the World
Pride in the Face of Prejudice In Custodia Legis
Pride in the Library: LGBTQ+ Specialist Shares Her Story Timeless Stories from the Library
Pride in the Library: LGBTQ+ Voices in the Library’s Collections Timeless Stories from the Library
Pride in Literature: Inspiring Authors for Everyone
Pride Month: Walt Whitman’s “No Doubt the Efflux” From the Catbird Seat
Pride Stories in the Paul F. Stiga Collection In the Muse
Researcher Spotlight: Mary Claire Phillips Folklife Today
Serving with Pride: LGBTQ+ Veterans’ Oral History Workshop Timeless Stories from the Library
Speaking Out: LGBT Veterans Folklife Today
Stonewall at 50: How it Played out in Newspapers Timeless Stories from the Library
Stonewall 50 in Newspapers Headline and Heroes

Global Legal Monitor LGBT rights articles

LGBTQ history lesson plans ONE Archive

UnErasing LGBTQ History and Identities: A Podcast for Teachers History UnErased & Making Gay History

Teach This Poem: “Senior Discount” by Ali Liebegott

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