Browse Items (1093 total)

Chicana feminist writer and activist Cherríe Moraga reading into a microphone.

Chicana feminist writers and activists Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldú.

Chicana feminist writer and activist Cherríe Moraga with lesbian feminist poet Judy Grahn.

Portrait of author and poet Paul Monette.

Paul Monette by the Charles River, photographed by his partner Roger Horwitz.

Writer James Purdy with writer and activist John Mitzel.

John Mitzel posing with The Sexual Outlaw by John Rechy sometime after the crackdown on cruising at the Boston Public Library.

Portrait of gay writer, bookseller, and activist John Mitzel.

Literary historian Roger Austen with writer and activist John Mitzel.

Musician June Millington (of Fanny) performing.

Musician June Millington (of Fanny) performing.

Mev Miller reading from her essay "She’s a witch...burn her--" in Barbara Zanotti's anthology A Faith of One's Own: Explorations by Catholic lesbians (1986) at New Words Bookstore. A copy of the book is visible on the table in the foreground.

Robert Mikolitch, Santa Fareri, and Linda Lachman in an unknown office cutting a cake.

Bette Midler performs at the Boston Opera House.

Bette Midler backup singers in wheelchairs at the Boston Opera House.

Portrait of Denise McWilliams, Director of GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) AIDS Law Project.

Actress Marlene Dietrich signing an autograph with then stage manager Paul McMahon.

Boston School Committee-woman Jean McGuire endorses David Scondras at 1983 May Day announcement in the Arlington Street Church.

Portrait of Don McGaw.

Portrait of Boston Social Services Commissioner Marie Matava.

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…

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, both activists and gay radio hosts, stand beside a microphone.

Elaine Noble, center, and Ann Maguire, her campaign manager, right, on the night of Noble’s successful election to the Massachusetts House in 1974. Noble was the first out LGBTQ+ eperson elected to any US state legislature. Nancy Gertner, left, would…

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…

Portrait of former Christian Science Monitor journalist Chris Madsen who was fired for being a lesbian.

Unidentified persons celebrating a triple gay wedding at Jacqui Mac's club.

Jacqui Mac surrounded by three unidentified couples in a joint wedding celebration.

Jacqui Mac posing with an unidentified person in front of vinyl records.

Jacqui Mac holds a vinyl record next to an unidentified person who is crossed out with marker.

Wendy Hunt and Jackie Mack stand behind a DJ booth for an event called "Big Splash."

Robin MacCormack in front of Boston City Hall.

Robin MacCormack walking away from Boston City Hall.

Robin MacCormack, right, standing with an unidentified person, center, behind a partially obscured shirtless person facing away from the camera.

A meeting on the Boston Globe's poor coverage of the March on Washington and gay and lesbian issues generally. From left to right: Marion Tholander and Robin MacCormack of Lesbian & Gay Media Advocates, John Driscoll, Assistant Executive Managing…

Robin MacCormack and Richard Burns at a benefit for the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus and the National Organization for Women held at the Museum of Transportation.

Portrait of JoAnn Loulan, author of Lesbian Sex (1984).

Portrait of Andrea Loewenstein

Portrait of Eloise Linger.

Gay and Lesbian Campaign Committee member David LaFontaine and chair Dede Ketover at a planning meeting for "We Must Elect Ourselves" Valentines Day Fundraiser.

Gay Community News writer David Brill holding a briefcase and photograph of two men.

Kevin Cathcart and Dr. Alex Coleman speaking at an unknown event.

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…

GCN staffers Cindy Patton and Neil Miller holding a banner that reads "Fighting for our lives" at an unknown demonstration. Inscription in verso reads "The Procession begins."

Amy Hoffman speaking behind a podium at the Arlington Street Church after the 1982 arson at 22 Bromfield Street.
Output Formats

atom, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2