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<p>#QueerArchivesAtHome is a crowdsourced digital archives of pictures, videos, and stories; a space where we in the LGBTQ community can come together during this time of social distancing through sharing our personal history. Look through your boxes, closets, drawers, and bags. What do you have with you right now that tells a little part of the many stories of LGBTQ history?<br /><br /></p>
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<p>While The History Project's collections focus on the stories of Boston and Massachusetts' LGBTQ communities, in this time of taking physical distance to protect our community, it has become clearer than ever how little geographical boundaries represent who we are. We invite all to participate in this project, regardless of location. Make your history a part of the records of LGBTQ history!</p>
<p>We'll share your materials on our social media pages (<a href="http://instagram.com/bostonlgbtqhistory">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HistoryProject/">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/lgbtq_history">Twitter</a>), and upload submissions to our digital repository (<a href="https://historyproject.omeka.net/">Documented</a>).<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p><em>As of March 12, 2020, The History Project is closed to the public in response to COVID-19 (<a href="http://historyproject.org/news/2020-03/our-response-covid-19">see Our Reponse to COVID-19</a>). During this time, we want to share your history at home. </em></p>
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<div dir="ltr"><span>I used to lead a gay social group called Gen-X Bears Boston. It was a social group for bears 18+ and their allies. Their goal was to establish a bear community separate from the bars, to promote a healthy social environment. </span><br /><br /><span>Gen-X bears originally started in Washington DC in 1995 by founder Randy Stern: </span><a href="https://www.metroweekly.com/2005/07/gen-x-dc-bears/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gen-X D.C. Bears: A Community Profile, <em>Metro Weekly</em>, 20 July 2005.</a><br /><br /><span>From there other chapters opened in cities like Boston, State College PA, Indianapolis, New York City, and other cities that I can’t recall at the moment. I do believe there was a Toronto chapter as well. Boston’s chapter started in 1998. I was one of the original members; the group was by Terry Jamro. I took over for him a few years later. The group was 18+, so we didn’t do bar events. We mainly did dinners, movie nights and outings to places like the Harbor Islands, Provincetown in November, or Yankee Candle Factory near Springfield. We marched in the Boston Gay Pride parade every year, flying our local chapter flag.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span>We were active until around 2005. At that point, more people were using the internet to meet up. A lot of members wound up meeting their best friends, boyfriends and future husbands from this group, so the demand wasn’t there anymore. </span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span>I’m proud of what we did in that short window of time. They were the best group of people.</span></div>
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Michael Poirier
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Michael Poirier
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#QueerArchivesAtHome, http://www.historyproject.org/project/QAAH