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Coll. 038: Community Guides and Yellow Pages Collection
Since 1974, various groups have published guides for Boston and New England’s queer communities. These guides include information about area activities, lodging, vacation spots, entertainment venues, bars, health care organizations, a variety of…
Coll. 047: Boston Spirit Magazine (Publication)
Boston Spirit magazine, launched in 2005, is an LGBT publication focused on the Massachusetts and New England area.
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Mattachine Society: If You Are Arrested...
A 1960s pamphlet published by the Mattachine Society.
ACT UP/Boston Poster
ACT UP/Boston call to action, circa 1987.
ACT UP Pamphlet
ACT UP/Boston pamphlet (circa 1989) detailing history of actions since 1988.
National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights, 1987
Pamphlet for the second National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights, October 14, 1987.
A Dyke Manifesto Calling all Lesbians
A call-to-action by the Boston Lesbian Avengers, circa 1990s
Break the glass after our ceremony
Carly is on the left, Julia is on the right. We are both smashing the glass after our ceremony under the chuppa that Julia built for the wedding
Coll. 029: SpeakOut Records
SpeakOut’s roots trace back to 1972, when the Daughters of Bilitis and the Homophile Union of Boston joined forces to create the Gay Speakers Bureau. Since then, the organization has evolved and expanded to reflect the rich diversity of the GLBT…
Coll. 003: Bay Windows publication
The Boston-based weekly Bay Windows was first printed and distributed in 1983. The History Project has an incomplete run dating from March 1983-December 2022.
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M+M get married at Boston City Hall.
Matisse DuPont (left)
Massoud Bagheri (right)
Massoud Bagheri (right)
"Help Save Marriage in Massachusetts" flyer
Flyer produced by MassEquality.org, a coalition of local and national organizations dedicated to defending equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in Massachusetts.
"Marriage is a Fundamental Human Right" sticker
Sticker produced by the Freedom to Marry Coalition of Massachusetts.
EqualMarriage.Org stickers
EqualMarriage.org stickers produced by the Freedom to Marry Coalition of Massachusetts.
E. Denise Simmons, Justice of the Peace
Information card for services by Justice of the Peace E. Denise Simmons.
Letter from Denise Simmons to Libby Bouvier and Andrea Devine, 2004 June 21
Letter from Justice of the Peace Denise Simmons to Libby Bouvier and Andrea Devine thanking them for the honor of being able to officiate their marriage ceremony on June 4, 2004.
Queer Wedding Vows, circa 1990 or 1991
Sample wedding vows for a same-sex marriage ceremony, produced by Queer Nation. Writing on the item notes that these may be from 1991, but it is likely that these were produced as part of a Queer Nation demonstration at the Holy Cross Cathedral in…
Queers Get Married sticker
Sticker, likely from 1990 or 2001, produced by Queer Nation about an action related to same-sex marriage at the Holy Cross Cathedral on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
DVD insert for Mass Matrimony production by Cambridge Community Television, circa 2004
Sleeve insert for DVD of the Cambridge Community Television production, "Mass Matrimony." The cover text reads: "This DVD covers the first same sex couples allowed to file for marriage licenses in the state of Massachusetts, including footage of…
Twenty Years of the Freedom to Marry: Community Celebration [program], 2024 May 17
Program book for event commemorating the 20th anniversary of when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's ruling in Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health, which legalized same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, took effect.
Liz Malia Constitutional Convention bookmark, 2007
Bookmark created and distributed by Representative Liz Malia reminding people about the Constitutional Convention related to Marriage Equality scheduled to be held at the Massachusetts State House on June 14, 2007. From The History Project's Marriage…
B.I.T.C.H. 1991 [Boston Invitation Tournament on Columbus Holiday]
Program booklet for B.I.T.C.H. 1991 [Boston Invitation Tournament on Columbus Holiday].
The Beantown Bowling League began in 1986. The group held weekly Tuesday night bowling and participated in a wide array of tournaments across the United…
The Beantown Bowling League began in 1986. The group held weekly Tuesday night bowling and participated in a wide array of tournaments across the United…
Interview with Lois Johnson, 2016
Interview with Lois Johnson for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Judith Sullivan and Sarah Boyer. Part 1 was likely recorded sometime in 2016. Parts 2, 3, and 4 were recorded in one interview session on January…
Interview with Sarah Boyer, 2019
Interview with Sarah Boyer for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson.
Interview with Joanne B., 2019
Interview with Joanne B. for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Barbara Webber, circa 2016
Interview with Barbara Webber for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Jamie Redgrave and Sarah Boyer.
Wedding Ceremony
We just got married a couple of years ago. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Kim Crawford and Executive Minister Beth Robbins at Arlington Street Church on October 26, 2022. It was just the four of us and Greta. Pictured, left to right: Greta the…
Amy & Roberta's Wedding, November 2004
Roberta and I got married at Fanizzi’s restaurant in Provincetown over Thanksgiving weekend in 2004. It had always been my dream to have a party with both friends (queer family) and biological family, and that came true at our wedding. My family is…
Interview with Jzach Sullivan, 2020
Interview with Jzach Sullivan for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Karen Sontag, 2019
Interview with Karen Sontag for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Ann Maguire, 2020
Interview with Ann Maguire for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Suzanne Laurelle, 2020
Interview with Suzanne Laurelle for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Loraine Sumner, 2019
Interview with Loraine Sumner for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Kristine Thurston, 2019
Interview with Kristine Thurston for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Jean Ko Stewart, 2015
Interview with Jean Ko Stewart for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Renee Shapiro and Mimi Rhys, 2018
Interview with Renee Shapiro and Mimi Rhys for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Tracy Powers, 2017
Interview with Tracy Powers for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Mary Leno, 2019
Interview with Mary Leno for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Lois Johnson and Sheri Barden, 2018
Interview with Lois Johnson and Sheri Barden for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Sarah Boyer and Laura Catanzaro.
Interview with Donna Dimock, 2019
Interview with Donna Dimock for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Devra and Jeri, 2019
Interview with Devra and Jeri for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro. The interviewees chose not to use their full names in the interview.
Interview with Laura Catanzaro, 2019
Interview with Laura Catanzaro for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson and Sarah Boyer.
Interview with Sheila Ardery, 2019
Interview with Sheila Ardery for the Daughters of Bilitis Oral History Project. Interview conducted by Lois Johnson, Sarah Boyer, and Laura Catanzaro.
The Story of Our Wedding
This documents the story of our wedding, starting with when we waited outside Cambridge City Hall with friends to get our wedding licenses. Cambridge opened at midnight to make this happen. It was a momentous, joyous occasion. I don't recall when I…
Lisa_Deb_Max at wedding
Lisa and Deb Levheim Marriage.