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Abe Rybeck, fist raised, posing with a life-size puppet
Abe Rybeck, fist raised and smiling, with his arm around a life-size puppet.
Ace of Spades Club postcard addressed to Eddie Bernier, 1958
A postcard addressed to Mr. Ed. Bernis (Edward Bernier) at his Cambridge, Massachusetts, address (175 Elm Street). The front of the postcard shows the interior of the Ace of Spades Club in Provincetown, Massachusetts, while the message on the card…
ACLU Gay Rights Chapter: "UPGRADING GAY & LESBIAN VETERAN DISCHARGES"
This pamphlet, created by the ACLU of South California Gay Rights Chapter, instructs veterans on how to apply to upgrade their discharge to honorable discharge, if they had been discharged "less than honorably" due to being (or being accused of…
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 Pamphlet
ACT UP/Boston pamphlet (circa 1989) detailing history of actions since 1988.
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…
ACT UP/Boston Poster
ACT UP/Boston call to action, circa 1987.
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…
Additional angle of crowd at Franklin Park, Trans Resistance March
Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.
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.
AIDS and Friends
Where was this made or acquired?Javits Center, New York CityStoryMy friend Mark Aurigemma and I both worked at Gay Men's Health Crisis during the height of the AIDS epidemic. This picture was taken at a dance-a-thon fundraiser, where I apparently was…
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 & 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…
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.
ANITA SUCKS [ORANGES]
The popular singer, a former Miss Oklahoma and spokesperson for the Florida citrus industry, Anita Bryant became the face of homophobia in 1977 when she campaigned to repeal a Dade County ordinance that prohibited discrimination on the basis of…
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.
Anti-Gay Job Discrimination Documents and Testimony, circa 1972-1974
Who made this?John KyperWhere was it made or acquired?BostonStoryIn November 1972 I was refused employment as an aide at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, located on Fenwood Road near Brigham Circle, by a nursing supervisor who told me that my…
Application for use of Old Cambridge Baptist Church, for December 8 1995 memorial service of Gordon Copeland (partner of Charles Shively).
This document is a copy of the form that Charles filled out to reserve the sanctuary of the Old Cambridge Baptist Church (Cambridge MA) for Gordon's memorial service on December 8, 1995. Charles wrote that he anticipated 50-75 people to attend, and…
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.
Athena Vaughn and ASL interpreter on stage at Trans Resistance March
Athena Vaughn and ASL interpreter on stage at Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston.
Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.
Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.
Athena Vaughn speaking at Trans Resistance March
Athena Vaugh, organizer, speaks at the 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston.
Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.
Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.
Attendee holds a sign that reads "IF YOU COME OUT YOU CAN'T BE FOUND OUT" during Boston's first Pride March, 1971 June 26
Attendee holds a sign that reads "IF YOU COME OUT YOU CAN'T BE FOUND OUT" during Boston's first Pride March on June 26, 1971.
Attendee in Bowler Hat
Attendee wearing costume with bowler hat facing downward at the LESLA Halloween party of 1989 at Club 1270
Attendee in Costume Laughing
Attendee wearing a costume with spooky mask on back of their head laughing in front of brick wall at the LESLA Halloween party of 1989 at Club 1270
Attendee in Costume Posing for Photo
Attendee wearing a costume with mask on back of their head posing for a picture at LESLA Halloween party of 1989 at Club 1270
Attendee in Nature Costume Posing for Photo
Attendee wearing a costume with white cotton and branches with leaves posing for camera at the LESLA Halloween party of 1989 at Club 1270
Attendee in Spooky Mask Costume
Attendee facing away from camera showing their spooky mask costume at the LESLA Halloween party of 1989 at Club 1270
Attendee Sitting in Front of Mirror
Attendee sits against a mirror wall at the LESLA Halloween party of 1989 at Club 1270
Attendee with Eye Makeup Posing for Photo
Attendee with dramatic eye makeup facing the camera at the LESLA Halloween party of 1989 at Club 1270
Attendees outside the Massachusetts State House hold a sign that reads "FEMALE LIBERATION" during Boston's first Pride March, 1971 June 26
Attendees outside the Massachusetts State House hold a sign that reads "FEMALE LIBERATION" during Boston's first Pride March on June 26, 1971. Another sign reads "REPEAL ALL ANTI-GAY LAWS Socialist Workers Party."
Audre Lorde and Margot Karle at The Roosevelt
Audre Lorde and Margot Karle behind a podium at The Roosevelt.