1 50 13 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/9a8df13f2b6fc64c564566ce2abea093.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=C9cOh8nk9FSXIF4Himi8K-50lj5xQLXVoV-Ku2LTKJVXrRUnCwutWVv9ZzfrkhhRUll65gbGfX4gXFaYYKXmUa7CpnTUZtLLdOae91ScPTGu%7ExyMvzfjprd156fWWDpXkz5QHY4SeRGalWkXuT7sIwMH3Y7YpOsBDWd40M8ue1EkeLG6IqRofyuQR5m4i8pdEyC9Ano1nc-L6zRql7CGu15muZbEEUFW0XmJGpP8y2oIY4Qm9EvoFIbhgKMQ07bg%7Ee-a9jOlxrh2yRlgCcyR29S-yktlmt2KKrKovVLM0B7V-IO6Wz-Tq6%7EoI6BBkt0LiKSFOY8x0AMfe0olhddChQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 666fda041d79bf98c46d817e5ca690ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 5 x 7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A man in a van Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Rabb Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00177 Boston Police https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/b0219f3093a5fc1cb1c15512ffbb9667.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=V00arz3ZGOlRHJVd7DKPVFycArqbWs19OLrOiB9LJ%7EtgBhq0VBZPOyJD6LezborCTOpDkRaz7lZLvl1wfJhI43jQBTNlngNKWlZoacyHbK5Tkowa%7EdFP2Mrpbcu8pA7%7EfdqsjRa2MjgYXnR9SRCa2JAw9NSnCTOjVcZTy3mkzu1YkosDABBEGQMdYPC2uQlXo5TJLFr-K1-ggX5yYXcCpe-mpZa3PTDqLksMHtvZhPWeW2DQRCmB0xRrXny9k0yj07ZexZNZMN4yejrFw%7ELhT0cPzGAmHVNN7rzLWZ6-nSgZ8HxU7kvHN3QFoPyLNUvS3KRzADfEeQ0EY6OaLpPWZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e313f866acbac9e254a90715ac3612bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3 x 8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Officer William Dickinson of the Boston Police Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-08-01 Description An account of the resource Officer William Dickinson, BPD, Community Disorder Unit and Undercover Vice, staring directly at the camera, wearing a suit and tie. Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police William Dickinson Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00176 Boston Police William Dickinson https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/2b252d8869d62797e76dfc1f307414b8.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=qztAszuX9CjWKiyLkaAzh%7E%7E6fai4Qn0OWSaxUIbY60u3dlX0Kwx9OD7e41dQi0XGsHhSVAmcy1ARXtKJFAeI5Fb06Q1ukGqDN-fI0vqpKAHo9St3vRlEGxbw1d8xIvBSaLG6Z5f7WZjNxn2qxAfzB7bJJTyHejBZAvGbOBphqzDHgaSqIrBrtnvzX5dZGRlTbHvKOtblv6Zzim0PhObYdHvBoTEDcnBxNI6zeqyv3HkejIorHK4vV0PcayXqMzo4UzFzdLB41N2rKOf7GpxPPYVb4LR4%7E5fMaZ-r8ceq2miL2a0n8nh3dEY-RRxtmsVbKplborQU9i-dHJMtjATLAA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 48b5762048bea63ac1791af9e6feb3c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3 x 5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Superintendent John F. Doyle and Deputy Superintendent Joseph V. Saia of the Boston Police Department Description An account of the resource Boston Police Department Superintendent John F. Doyle, in an impressive stripes and plaid suit and tie combination, stands in a hallway with uniformed Deputy Superintendent Joseph V. Saia. Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police John F. Doyle Joseph V. Saia Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00175 Boston Police John F. Doyle Joseph V. Saia https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/7d8db71eabf936ea0de4a6748b0bf3a7.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=IDb6DEyx19hQmYLLIwjr%7EEEpErAAiT6hvS3rc4ai7GHe1Cps-scVPYHDCKs3hmvJDGHDU581DXPJirhVfFZNB7Jf8pi7cltp4E--Y9oz76t8oglGx7tlFbzQqhM1yyR67jjemqFQDJmsv0H1Tr2p-zck4diR-MUVtmDKYYFnd5JpiOIMlVbaY7Geeji0XFQz7-70KQ3mVbBdkGSuzmViZc5CTklGKqxKfd6sLfOn%7Eg5lxqC2MFt5Joi1G6a-opQbAa9oGaqw3YCKIGndzdjYxciBK-Ppyy5j87CdoQz7zhfNXAtGNvlrcXzX1lqcNTMRWz2rOMUt3iAIDR5n7H3VCA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e485e8528c168c06f407eab9b5b2d1a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 5 x 7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lieutenant Donald Devine of the Boston Police Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983-04-04 Description An account of the resource Head shot of Donald Devine, not smiling at the camera, wearing a suit and tie. Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Donald Devine Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00174 Boston Police Donald Devine https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/68b49a8707a90bbe477ca6c20faa3364.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=qLhU2YwFFSab5uO9TDVJb00IRXhed13UVUrxAi4faQOUoJA5rqKruELSu4asZS1c2%7E-b6sth%7EWzrA1uQF0xImMfhNn7x0gJnWBEZZMO1vruhm7JpWRfK1KA-WEZMFoOki47YETiHSkuGvPV5KgO21gwXduiodXH44OV0P3Yhlj8ruelU9rgG5hiqn3vYL4IudYvdzGIK2HGrT4%7E4uB2klyYgJ6JfkE3CQAVrcsGAcABQR4jyApmcvNSKg7GftrlW41e0AWKL9j6uAbtwmekmlPFMgPeClDtewEDCuPcvBbBP6gZMm2wONprElVmilaqdXrTOLmfjLvjVCo8SyJutMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 20549ecd09c2c20e95b6a48d9c1322bf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 5 x 7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Two uniformed police officers speak to a man in front of a crowd Description An account of the resource This photograph has been overlaid with an orange transparency so that the figures of the two police officers and the older man they are talking to stand out in front of a crowd which is not overlaid and remains black and white Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00173 Boston Police https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/690a6c3b3d6ad8acee0203380c713de5.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=Q1V%7EzvMFDvdEAJuTDbZNehuPy-o4t4BlS7y07trm%7ErriPDNr77AjRCGTEooQ7HY2rKGdNSK5wvpV9pP3JFMXfB6ADjNZzEL7CL4z7BPSB3rB7okp0SEdk1jCsXrQqCEi%7EJOw5J6PwKD8jxvjUB6ukvjiW44%7ESxkzJlb3YE0CGHPbDuMS7f%7EXbjE6F3Jh3I%7EejJV-PFHQrJBdUocOIoz9q8OcFSlssOXuhIbBHCsgsOf8tNvqaRxigTCLQjy44yTKAAc98M-4vbMSkruaPqrNDKUOboRuZv9FPpgifLnMjX9b9LwLw1Scu8nBa0laA47oDCTHngkvv6XgqL0-2XX-tA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0be925878e66a4cb501abdaea8a163e3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 8 x 10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource David Summers attempts to enter City Hall to testify at Council hearings and is blocked by police Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1985 Description An account of the resource A large group of police officers stands on the steps of City Hall in Boston, while David Summers' passage is deflected by a police officer in the middle of the photograph. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lee Snider Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police David Summers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyrighted photography by Lee Snider. Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00172 Boston Police David Summers https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/e701aed28ce74c4dc34eaa79b34888fc.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=KeCy2RgC7Vl2SG3BklI64JXNc%7EsqWQzA9ivlzqI2l66am6Azkr4wZEMgLXJ8vmnRmJixrY72h5GvwkGD1%7EVASwuqqOGRoDLcVE6AVSf23fFumNrKzHICB4WLQSTEwVBmQIQuYHrO3htetTx7c5-f4d82hdwloqZN-qV9ypyOvc1aKXdGJRHwwUtYzGCbYXtJSHxp1UnriDrMPWO5R2yPmAx97AGekSgQwnrOQqCv4umKzv-72oSyCqO1938g7FOb6nlVsgHfDVbmY62kLnoaS1LxCsAVXJx5DnlKDv2D9kzb%7EHtZINe5EMXRiCSopfOhjxtZ9i1wyCtWPSrtGd96Qg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM d3baf7aeaf8dad82738fadc89289045f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 8 x 10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boston Police badge Description An account of the resource A close up of the Boston Police patrolman badge. Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00171 Boston Police https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/e739a620222713872811e8c7778d5f05.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=oL5fCPq6UsQtLyvPPOsj9fb9IdBIGw7rL29J1x4wN6yJ3Q74Cut2FWJQCdKwgy9y0-4OMLA4SPgAw6uGJhHlFwuMwXhsgElPWwKT7%7ENgcSTIwQ5C63CJI49HwRid5VElhcZZNByKEDaaJthgYCg8TFSeKQqAU1AEuUnOdAkGSQ7u6tbZE8s57MlpZQAZNvuHSHJvfoXfkGUyEZTHCBl8Fthveb7q-vgQ2eeSF6IbBpngzOTUmwb4bzrhG63zjU98QpOcA3XdhJQzXbM460QMBSlqUK3MN0iEMP08UQV-cxFSQ0GC4B2jJ4egfhpoM3WEQwR7uvEaJYlQ-rykt9iVHQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 966a167d86c561389ca4945d876c7905 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 2 x 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boston Police decal on a car door Description An account of the resource The seal of the police painted on a car door. Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00170 Boston Police https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/48644be25e6e7f8adace969bac724ae7.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=pk5CwwqGciNDbgtu7P19oHaA8hEJDjLWxC7o6LFF7AQOVT0OUGlavfx4Mj0A4URnxIzBQEH2sEPgO2YYtyvrXh4Vj0qXubEF%7E2Ihsh3PEPdG3f91AabZFIP3dLgwuiJUg1IqoqywnmoLFVfh-VQkrIQYpCJ%7EeTfVlBcDcMru5NBRM5M36L-N6Lj9TcQ0xZlwAFHMOZoMVQ0C3nGQ0K5u7SYVc978kqTaE-2A-q6sxyFvsQPaiflDU4sxBxWv9Fzlceow2A7a9fobbile5BhN%7EGNIpPM7t5gZWf0-wuwZIPq12wC2hGeIplMKOcUlpqAt78oAZ2vlxClJjaghhXjItA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM fb1f62db3edc15e92410f7ab50e87bc1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Police making an arrest Description An account of the resource A man face down on the ground being handcuffed by two police officers. Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00169 Boston Police https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/7a59a0dad1e2b4469765a066eccb771a.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=iNwGK6r6qfCIV0xXeEdztBRgMT7LUVctoSyNgCOhtM39JIvbBHFeSy2is2SnNFX-q7V%7EvqHaln4Mx%7EQTGJav7PW4MSkgRFMI2avQOtdRSTfpUBtrHKcM6BugvnfDHistItQYtE%7EhhHdY68nxh54ez2hntQwsV9A1mLMC4UjJAflp3cUMwkIqzF-n1EWpwWgN-i79rogamfL-5hVTHGEVX%7EDBgZc-i03hPXiRDJvbR%7EVLM8oUPNhgwUaSHu6odClWoweoqDdzaFXuioj8NstDkd-yEdcwP9aIVr46WL1NqXpA4oYlf02ml2c4mDj8rF54V9bmv4oKevsEUwWtdVIl2g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e2d7134068a331b237f5cf5fea1445b9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 3 x 5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Plaintiffs in case against San Francisco police Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1990-06-07 Description An account of the resource Seven of the plaintiffs in a case against the San Francisco police, posing for the camera on some steps, looking grim. Some of the 25 plaintiffs who are suing the San Francisco police dept. for beatings on Casino Street, October 6, 1989 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brian Bringardner Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00168 Boston Police https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/aa07bd79d8b47fd7a56424b1975ef320.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=oeEsPU4JzMLrIL1iox6-1TMe%7EU6Mx56VbmwvqxBGlWABB8hFV16reuDrAkmPLv2nvsTs%7EIS7o5nvawYKd7yktKCTloM9RVZflCb-f3vX9-gxU-%7EnhBHW-T%7E33kWzE9sXvZDVEslOklv0SRM8amTI6g78XlNOzDMWrqqyRXzhI-M-eUuTsRpnrTTo2uGoXyZQCPigTj8ABjcH1Km%7Emlxj%7Evd0q5BYQTyF-OCPN5DthA%7EobbN84w6vmyGUxTeaH2BcpyhBPZk2NEkVmvEO1R8%7EwYnjwhED%7EdsCuuT9IsRetWderhql4OSLsxlFTbq-yCzfuVfxIkVwfzpOkK-78QAepw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 3ce39bbe6047a7f77e62109c1fea74ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 5 x 7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boston Police Station 4 building from the street Description An account of the resource Photo of the outside façade of the Boston Police Station 4. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Rabb Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00167 Boston Police https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/de26a5fd84802c7e25ecfe6fa683f161.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=oHnVozuj-KfuQ6iqqFuCoqPdF7kJWQEq4%7EJbzm7P4AHuATycdnsVumUhauhh8q0EhGl4XIhrCYicSGpzo%7EHckkwHXNWwoDNgtpwZDmaEQJkgT8EYEafOxngSP2tStmQKQOvJxxWz0eGxq62AVPbNuPFeW58YaNaWlLiw3eizrN-HVB1j6TgHrV9CNZ%7ES-Eg9L49F0poMGHLBGLaXwGfGXrsA020XOVvOd20xlcUCXzKWChaRaLwHns3nO-zJIJ4zgW2oYhkcMqQLfl0fU04MEEL38iHpA5OiXlX0Hg3ReT%7E5Pe7X-GcFK37tSiz6go3us4rBg-N802wMx2Rk7R0KVA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM cead4575b9d63cd1fb9b0a229fab6350 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 8 x 10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Deputy Sergeant Edward McNelley of the Boston Police Vice Squad Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-08-01 Description An account of the resource Head shot of Edward McNelley in suit and tie. Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Edward McNelley Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00166 Boston Police https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/1461/archive/files/11365cfc617d6973d9eafe4ae6dead4f.jpg?Expires=1779321600&Signature=JIX%7Ex2dqizX6Vl2%7ElekVyS-qouomp%7EoYfeC0RguZzAnNRZ1RBJ9YutVlA3-23bSgA3d2Di8mfNfoyQEqi9EO8yV1oaN7qadGDUEfYb0fYjZpvbVhcJW2vX5h4-IKTRlJH%7EbowvQ5tDX5%7EutOkPbJdIHBLuk0JiLyH4nHMzaQbQYTRbRriqLHehkvFV2b3jHgp4QbRQzKFvpoKrt8-UlxoyYIxoX-55ojixbcWaBQDpzNpAGXtsFgEJgRodtzRKKmK5RDXmQz9aEX7jDyTvg-RJ9it4t3L8Yx920ybrhNjaHJbG7GW8abQI1eGIks-sfqYLJIKwZsBCErYD1YCUqJjw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 853b330ecc4152fbbb57d2bbcc577585 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection Description An account of the resource Gay Community News was a weekly journal published in Boston from 1973 to 1992 by the Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. It was an important resource for the LGBT community, reporting a wide variety of LGBT related news. The Gay Community News photograph collection housed at Queer History Boston consists of approximately 1500 photographs, most of which are black and white prints. The photographs were taken for possible use in the journal and donated to Queer History Boston following the closure of GCN. QHB staff members created three series of photographs, categorizing the images by 1. Organizations, 2. People, and 3. Demonstrations. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.ORG.&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 1. Organizations</a> A selection of 349 (of 485 total) photographs from the Organizations series is available on this site. The photographs are from a wide variety of organization in the Boston area, ranging from protest groups, to musical groups, to political groups, to theater groups. Note: The remaining 136 photographs in the Organizations series has been digitized and may be available through email by contacting Queer History Boston at mik.hamilton@queerhistoryboston.org. <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=contains&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=GCN.PPL&range=&collection=3&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Series 2. People </a> The "People" series contains 111 digitized photographs available on this site (with additional photographs viewable in person). Series 2 includes people documented by Gay Community News photographers, and a sub-series of staff photos of Gay Community News staffers. Click to browse digitized photographs by subseries: <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+L+-+Q&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People L - Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People L - Q</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+R+-+Sh&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="People R - Sh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People R - Sh</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=People+Sk+-+Z&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People Sk - Z</a> <a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/browse?search=&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bjoiner%5D=and&advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=185&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Staff+Photos+1973+-+1994&range=&collection=&type=&user=&tags=&public=&featured=&contributed=&exhibit=&subcollections=0&geolocation-mapped=&geolocation-address=&geolocation-latitude=&geolocation-longitude=&geolocation-radius=10&submit_search=Search+for+items" title="Staff photos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Staff Photos 1973 - 1994</a> Note: The digitization of additional GCN photographs (including Series 3 and the remaining People photos) is in progress as of November 2025. Check back for updates! Queer History Boston houses additional materials related to Gay Community News: <ul><li><a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/collections/show/35">Coll. 016: Gay Community News Publication Collection </a> <ul><li>Note: Only partially digitized. A complete run of issues is viewable in person.</li> </ul></li> <li>Coll. 125: Gay Community News Internal History Collection <ul><li>Note: Unprocessed; not digitized. More detailed description forthcoming.</li> </ul></li> </ul> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gay Community News (Boston, Ma) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gay Community News Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digital content made available by Queer History Boston is intended for personal research and educational purposes; commercial use or distribution of this content is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Queer History Boston holds copyright to select content made available online. Copyright to other content may be held by authors, artists, or their heirs, or may be in the public domain. Requests to reproduce, distribute, or publish content should be sent to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:info@queerhistoryboston.org" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@queerhistoryboston.org</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Language A language of the resource English. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Gay Community News (publication and photographs), 1973-1999 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Donated by Gay Community News, Bromfield Street Educational Foundation. Subject The topic of the resource Gay liberation movement--United States--Newspapers Feminism--United States--Newspapers Boston (Mass.)--Newspapers Lesbian Feminism Gay activists Gay liberation movement Homosexuality--Social aspects Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians Massachusetts--Boston New England Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Coll. 104 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1969 - 1999, n.d. (inclusive) Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. The majorty of the GCN photograph digitization and description were completed by Marco Lanier in 2024 with the support of the Visual Resources Association's 2024 Internship Award. Revisions to the digital interface and descriptions were made by Mik Hamilton in 2025. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 8 x 10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of two uniformed Boston police officers Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983-02-01 Description An account of the resource Two police officers stare blankly at the camera, wearing full uniform. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Boston Police Department Subject The topic of the resource Boston Police Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Contact <a href="mailto:info@historyproject.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@historyproject.org</a> for more information. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GCN.ORG.00165 Boston Police