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Lesbian and feminist singer Willie Tyson performing on stage.

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Lesbian writer Barbara Zanotti reading from her book A Faith of One's Own.

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Poet and Activist Silvia Witts-Vitale speaking behind a podium.

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Activist and Writer Carl Wittman in Cambridge, MA by the Charles River.

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Portrait of Ed Williams.

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The Washington Sisters (Sandra and Sharon Washington) performing in 1987.

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Rita Mae Brown, Wilda White (then University of Vermont's Gay Student Union President), and Bruce Voeller at the open forum of a Green Mountain Crossroads event (now known as the Out in the Open).

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Bruce Voeller speaking at Boston Town Meeting.

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Lucia Valenska and Barney Frank at an award ceremony for the Boston Chapter of the National Organization of Women and the Massachusets Gay Gaucus.

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Close-up portrait of Lucia Valeska, then co-executive director of the National Gay Task Force, for use in GCN Vol 6 No 48.

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Portrait of Mayumi Tomihara.

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NAMBLA co founders David Thorstad and Tom Reeves with an unidentified man. It appears to be considered for GCN Vol 6 No 38, but doesn't make it into the issue.

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David Thorstad holding a Gay Activists Alliance banner outside a building marked Singer with an unidentified person of color at a protest in New York City, likely during his period as president in 1975.

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Portrait of David Thorstad in a mockup for April 8th, 1978 issue of GCN.

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Close up of Sylvester performing.

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Congressman Gerry Studds speaking at a demonstration against US Intervention in Central and South America held at the Boston Commons.

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Congressman Gerry Studds mid-interview with Channel Seven News at an unspecified reception.

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Matt Stern wearing a Keith Haring shirt.

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Sabrina Sojourner and Debbie Lenter at the 1987 National Women's Studies Association Conference held at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA.

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Beverly Smith and two other activists, possibly Barbara Smith, speaking at Boston Pride, 1979.

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Beverly Smith speaking into microphones an an unknown event.

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Beverly Smith reading at New Words Bookstore, Somerville, MA.

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Barbara Smith at a sesquicentennial award ceremony for an unknown organization in New York.

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Coach Justice Roe of Fitness 4 All Bodies organized and led this discussion about the hidden history of Trans Day of Remembrance on November 20, 2021 to call attention to the erasure of activists of color who inspired and organized the initial March…

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Originally published in Gay Community News, this is an excerpt of an interview between John Ward, Founder of GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders) and Cindy Stein

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An article in Gay Community News written by Bill Damon about the first Fantasia Fair in Provincetown. Fantasia Fair, a week-long trans celebration held in Ptown started in 1975. Gay Community News reported on the first event, although terminology in…

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A flyer from Boston's first Pride activities, then called Christopher Street Liberation commemoration events. 1970.

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A poster for a Student Homophile League Gay Liberation Dance at Harvard University. sunday 26 april, THE GAY LIBERATION DANCE & catfishblack!

"A dance for humanity: gay, start- we are all One. Come together. Go to Harvard Free U. in Lawrence Hall,…

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A copy of John Kyper's article about the history of Boston's Gay Movement, published in 1980 by Gay Community News in volume 7, number 42, p. 10-11, 13.

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Poster for the Homophile Union of Boston (HUB) Back to School Dance at the Arlington Street Church. Friday September 29, 1972. "Dance to the Music of The Sundance Band, Addmission [sic] $1.50 per person"

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Poster for Student Homophile League Gay Dance, Arlington Street Church. 1972

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Poster created for a Student Homophile League Dance at the Oddfellows Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Circa 1970.

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Postcard featuring young child reading "Wonder Woman" book, taken in New Words Bookstore in 1976 by Ellen Shub, Cambridge, MA.

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Scanned clippings from Gay Community News, 1974, about New Words Bookstore.

New Words opened in April 1974 at 419 Washington Street in Somerville and then moved to 186 Hampshire Street in Cambridge in 1976.

Founded by Rita Arditti, Gilda…

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Cover of the inaugural issue of Lavender Vision for the Lesbian Community, published in 1970, as part of  Cambridge-based Media Collective. Ultimately two issues were published between 1970 and 1971. Both are digitized and available freely via JSTOR.

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Protesters marching down Blue Hill Avenue during Trans Resistance March, Boston.

Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Tre'Andre Valentine, Mass Trans Political Coalition, speaking at the Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston.

Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Athena Vaughn and ASL interpreter on stage at Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston.

Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Athena Vaugh, organizer, speaks at the 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston.

Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

Signs include BLACK LIVES MATTER and DEFUND THE POLICE.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.

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Photo taken during the June 13, 2020 Trans Resistance March, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts by Jo Trigilio.
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