Browse Items (491 total)
- Collection: Gay Community News Photograph Collection
Sort by:
"For the gay man who taught in the school, rest in peace" Demonstration
Unidentified person, possibly Jeremy Grainger, wearing GCN tank top marching at a demonstration with the sign "for the gay man who taught in the school, rest in peace." From Mike Riegle collection.
"Hippo New Service Editors Smiling for Fat Cat Accounts"
A group of people posed outside a building during the Gay Newspaper Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mike Chapman - Philadelphia Gay News; Mark Segal, Joe Demarco - Gayzette, Philadelphia.
"Lesbians and Gays Say No to Nazis and the Klan" banner holding group from Black and White Men Together
Group of men and women holding banners and listening to an unseen speaker.
Gay Community News Staff Christmas 1973
Gay Community News staff posed on a staircase, including: Joe Martin, Loretta Lottman, Sasha, Jon Kyper, Ellen B. Davis, Jan Johnson, and David Peterson (in a nun's habit). This is the first photograph taken of the staff of Gay Community News.
Gay Community News staff with banner at Pride 1990
Men and women of Gay Community News holding a large banner in the 1990 Pride march in Boston.
22 Bromfield Street Arson
Mike Riegle assessing damage after the arson at 22 Bromfield Street, the entrance to GCN and Fag Rag offices as well as Glad Day Books. Inscription on verso reads "please return to Mike Riegle," from Mike Riegle collection.
A conference at the Gay Men's Center
Ten men at the Gay Men's Center sitting at a round table at a meeting.
A Daughters of Bilitis softball game
View from behind the pitcher toward home plate at a Daughters of Bilitis softball game.
A panel at the Gay Press conference
Six panel members, including Amy Hoffman of Gay Community News, sit facing the Gay Press Conference.
A section of Boston Gay Men's Chorus singing
A small group of singers from the Boston Gay Men's Chorus, singing during a concert.
A speaker at the Boston Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance Community Recognition Evening
A woman speaks at a podium which has the word "China" on the front of it, in front of a banner for the Boston Lesbian and Gay Political Alliance Community Recognition Evening.
A Stubborn Cigarette
Photos used in connection with the book Mediterraneo published by Alyson Publications.
A. Damien Martin and Sherrie Cohen at the Fund for Human Dignity Education Conference 1988
A. Damien Martin and Sherrie Cohen standing in a hallway.
Abe Rybeck and Damien Thibodeaux in costume for a performance of "Pure PolyESTHER"
Pure Polyesther is a hilarious and subversive retelling of the Old Testament story of Esther. The Theater Offensive's purimspiel mixes slapstick, klezmer, cross-dressing, outrageous scenery-chewing, and queer coupling with an earnest message about…
Abe Rybeck at a protest against the war in Nicaragua
Abe Rybeck, wearing a blonde wig, standing with two other men, one in a bathrobe, at an outdoor protest. Banners on a wall behind the men read "Hunger Kills As Well As Guns, Stop the Embargo" and "No U.S. War on Nicaragua, Stop the Embargo." Other…
Abe Rybeck kissing a life-size puppet on the cheek
Abe Rybeck kissing a life-size puppet on the cheek.
Abe Rybeck performing with queer cabaret group Adult Children of Heterosexuals created by the Theater Offensive
On verso: Adult Children of Heterosexuals (Abe Rybeck)
Abe Rybeck smiling with his arm around a man wearing a hat that reads "Life a Virgin"
Abe Rybeck smiling with his arm around a man wearing a sweater dress and hat that reads "Like a Virgin."
Abe Rybeck, fist raised, posing with a life-size puppet
Abe Rybeck, fist raised and smiling, with his arm around a life-size puppet.
ACT UP members marching in parade with banners
ACT UP Boston members wearing t-shirts printed "Use Condoms, Fight AIDS", march down a crowded street with banners: "Silence=Death" and "Thanks ASTRA, June 15, Be There."
ACT UP protest of potential drug interaction trials at Harvard
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) is an international direct action advocacy group working to impact the lives of people with AIDS (PWAs). ACT UP/Boston was founded in 1987 as a way to focus local efforts in support of the development of AIDS…
Actors from United Fruit Company in costume
In 1989, founding Artistic Director Abe Rybeck and a group of artist/activists formed The Theater Offensive to expand on the success of the gay men's guerrilla theater troupe, United Fruit Company. The Theater Offensive mounts and produces festivals…
Ad with Richard Burns and Sue Hyde
Ad with photograph of Richard Burns and Sue Hyde wearing GCN shirts and text: "Richard Burns: GCN, NGLTF, and the Center are institutions central to the gay community. That means they have to accommodate as broad a spectrum of political thought as…
Adrienne Rich Reading.
Poet Adrienne Rich reading at an unknown location.
AIDS Action Committee gathering
Large reception of AIDS Action Committee with cookies and coffee.
AIDS Action Committee marching in a parade
AIDS Action Committee with banner and many balloons in Copley Square.
AIDS Action Committee members march in a parade
AIDS Action Committee members during a parade, with a banner and many balloons in Copley Square in Boston, MA.
Alice Wolf addresses the Cambridge Lavender Alliance
Alice Wolf addressing The Cambridge Lavender Alliance Brunch at City Hall June 8, 1991
Am Tikva celebrating the Passover Seder at Brookline Jewish Community Center.
Am Tikva members seated at tables for Passover Seder at the Brookline Jewish Community Center.
Am Tikva Passover Seder celebration
Am Tikva members seated at tables for Passover Seder at the Brookline Jewish Community Center. The congregation Am Tikva – People of Hope – has been serving the Greater Boston community since 1976, creating an open and welcoming environment where…
Amy Hoffman
Amy Hoffman smiling behind a desk, from Mike Riegle collection.
Amy Hoffman Speaking at Arlington Street Church
Amy Hoffman speaking behind a podium at the Arlington Street Church after the 1982 arson at 22 Bromfield Street.
Andrea Loewenstein
Portrait of Andrea Loewenstein
Andrea Loewenstein and Unidentified Person at the Boston Commons
Andrea Loewenstein, on left, and an unidentified person at the Boston Commons, both wearing "Foster Equality" stickers. From Mike Riegle collection.
Ann Maguire
Color portrait of Ann Maguire with a red bandana around her neck. In the 1970s, Maguire hosted the WBUR radio show Gay Way, managed the Lesbian bar Somewhere, and served as the manager of Elaine Noble's successful 1974 election campaign. Maguire was…
Ann Maguire
Portrait of Ann Maguire edited for publication, Maguire is wearing a Beantown's Women's Rugby shirt. In the 1970s, Maguire hosted the WBUR radio show Gay Way, managed the Lesbian bar Somewhere, and served as the manager of Elaine Noble's successful…
Ann Maguire and Joe Martin
Ann Maguire and Joe Martin, both activists and gay radio hosts, stand beside a microphone.
Ann Maguire Speaking
Ann Maguire making fists as she speaks behind a podium. In the 1970s, Maguire hosted the WBUR radio show Gay Way, managed the Lesbian bar Somewhere, and served as the manager of Elaine Noble's successful 1974 election campaign. Maguire was a lifelong…
Anne Revere and Katherine Emery in the 1934 production of Lillian Hellman's The Children Hour
Photo used in the Alyson Publications book We Can Always Call Them Bulgarians: The Emergence of Lesbians and Gay Men on the American Stage, by Kaier Curtin.
Art of Black Dance and Music dancer and musicians
De Anna Battle dancing with percussionists in background.
Art of Black Dance and Music dancers on stage with drummer
Four women dancers wearing diverse costumes dance on a black stage with one hand percussionist behind them.
Audre Lorde and Margot Karle at The Roosevelt
Audre Lorde and Margot Karle behind a podium at The Roosevelt.
Audre Lorde and Margot Karle at The Roosevelt
Audre Lorde and Margot Karle behind a podium at The Roosevelt.
AWP opening panel sit at banquet table in front of George Washington portrait
AWP opening panel: Kim Shire, Oliva Espin, Judy Chamberlain, Loraine Obler, Frances Doughty, Edith Stein