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Since 1980, Queer History Boston has been collecting primary source materials documenting the histories of LGBTQ+ communities throughout Boston and New England. With over 200 archival collections, we maintain one of the largest independent LGBTQ+ archives in the United States.
Our collections date from the 1930s through today and include photographs, oral histories, documents, ephemera, textiles, art, and more! The items we preserve were all donated to us by various local groups, activists, artists, and community members.
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Featured Item
Tre'Andre Valentine speaking at Trans Resistance March
Tre'Andre Valentine, Mass Trans Political Coalition, speaking at the Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston.
Photo taken during the June…
Featured Collection
The Marriage Equality Collection
The story of marriage equality in Massachusetts is often shared through a legal perspective: the Goodridge v. Department of Public Health case, the…
Featured Exhibit
Visualizing Gay Community News
Visualizing Gay Community News shares a visual history of Gay Community News (GCN) through digitzed photographs stewarded by The History Project....
Recently Added Items
Member Gives Kiss in Bodyworks Gym
LESLA member kisses another member on the cheek at the Bodyworks Gym
Six Members Pose for Photo in Bodyworks Gym
Six LESLA members with arms around each other smile at camera at Bodyworks Gym