The History Project is the only organization focused exclusively on documenting and preserving the history of LGBTQ communities in Boston and Massachusetts, and sharing that information with LGBTQ individuals, organizations, allies, and the public. DOCUMENTED is The History Project's digital repository for images, publications, videos, interviews, and more. Explore the descriptions of our nearly 200 collections here.
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Protester wearing kilt holding trans flag at Trans Resistance March
Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.
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Gay Community News Photograph Collection
Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important…
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"Interview Boston Atty. John Ward on Rights Under the Law," Gay Community News, October 14, 1978
Originally published in Gay Community News, this is an excerpt of an interview between John Ward, Founder of GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates and…
"TV Watching in P'town," Gay Community News, November 15, 1975
An article in Gay Community News written by Bill Damon about the first Fantasia Fair in Provincetown. Fantasia Fair, a week-long trans celebration…
Love Is All You Need, 1970
A flyer from Boston's first Pride activities, then called Christopher Street Liberation commemoration events. 1970.