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2025

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January 2025

2024

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December 2024

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September 2024

February 2024

Feature: The Power of the Sum

January 2024

2023

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December 2023

November 2023

Feature: A Cry for Freedom: Exploring the Castro’s Gay Migration
In the Archives: Light Amidst Hard Times: Digitizing the Mary Richards Collection

October 2023

In The Archives: Decidedly Non-Commercial: Zines, Zinesters and Queer Community

September 2023

Feature: “The almost magical nature of archival research”: Uncovering La Casa de Tijuana

August 2023

Feature: Celebrating Transgender History

Feature: Cheeky, political, and very, very lesbian: New exhibition celebrates 1990s lesbian comics

Feature: Feature: An Antidote to Hate

Feature: Repairing the Loss of the First Queer Archives

Feature: The Welcoming Nature Expands: Diving into the Sha’ar Zahav Archives

Feature: Continuing the Dream: Reflections on 38 years of collecting LGBTQ history
Special Section: A Legacy of Pride

February 2023

Feature: Archiving the Life of Angela Davis
From the Staff: Exactly What We Need: Building a Future Through Planned Giving

January 2023

Feature: A Life of LGBTQ and Latinx Advocacy
From the Staff: Digitizing Lesbian Oral Histories From the Central Valley

2022

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January 2022

Feature: Bridging the Lesbian Past and Present

From the Staff: Curating With the Community in the New Year

February 2022

Feature: A Restless Intelligence: The Life and Times of Denise D’Anne

March 2022

Feature: The Artistry of Leather and Desire: Archives Acquire Tool Box Mural

April 2022

Feature: Part of Our Collective Experience: A Virtual Tour of the Lyon-Martin House

May 2022

Feature: Out in the World: New Exhibition Explores Irish LGBTQ Diaspora

June 2022

Feature: Reflections on History and Belonging: From Proposition 6 to “Don’t Say Gay”

From the Staff: Archives Working Group Launches Free Workshop Program

July 2022

Feature: The Bewitched Prince: Finding my Trans Pen-Pal in the Archives

At the Museum: Proudly Waving the Flag in the Map

August 2022

Feature: “Our Joy is a Priority”: Louisiana Oral History Projects Counter Transphobia

In the Archives: When it Comes to Summer Camp, There’s No Need to Fight It

September 2022

Feature: Would You Be Caught Dead in That Outfit? The Powerful Fashion of Translatinas

In the Archives: Makeup Stains, Faux Severed Limbs and Opera-Length Pearls: Ten Digital Collections Wrap Up Grant

October 2022

Feature: A Pivotal Moment in Our History: Introducing Roberto Ordeñana

From the Board: A History Worth Celebrating: Catching Up With Ben Chavez Gilliam

November 2022

Feature: Queer History in Unprecedented Times: Three Questions for Roberto Ordeñana

In the Archives: A Treasure Trove of Two-Spirit Pottery

December 2022

Feature: Honoring the Legacy of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Through Remembrance

Guest Column: For the Love of Mama José

2021

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January 2021

Feature: Landmarking a Historic Lesbian Space in SF

In the Archives: A New Year’s Raid in Polk Gulch

February 2021

Feature: A Foundation Many Generations Deep: Preserving Black LGBTQ Spaces and Sites

From the Board: Three Questions for Oliver Slate-Greene

March 2021

Feature: Queer Kinship Among the Seen & Unseen: Exploring Japanese American LGBTQ Lives

At the Museum: Making a Global Impact, Even During a Pandemic

April 2021

Feature: A Queer Quinquagenary: 50 Years of Change at the Bay Area Reporter

From the Board: Generations Before Me

May 2021

Feature: Gag Glasses, a Toy Cow and a Hard Hat: The Lighter Side of Harvey Milk

In the Archives: Queer Blue Light and Radical Joy

June 2021

From the Staff: A Proud Acquisition in a Lavender Carry-On

At the Museum: A Safe Haven, A Welcome Sign, a Beacon of Light

July 2021

Feature: Exploring Calle 16: Documenting the Latinx 16th Street Corridor and Beyond

From the Staff: Unexpected Fragments Through Powerful Hashtags

August 2021

Feature: Queering the Traditional Cabinet of Curiosities: LGBTQ Art and Artifacts

September 2021

Feature: Back to the Stacks: Two Archives Grants Provide Momentum

Gala 2021 Announcement: Honoring LGBTQ History Makers

October 2021

Feature: A Woman Worth Knowing: Reflections on the Passing of Sally Gearhart

Gala 2021 Preview: “Uncovered: The Diary Project” Anchors Society’s Gala

November 2021

Feature: Displaying More of Our Rainbow: A Conversation With Ms. Bob Davis

In the Archives: A Rosetta Stone of My San Francisco Life

December 2021

Feature: Making Space for Other Voices: An ACT UP Veteran Looks Back

2020

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January 2020

Feature: Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Reflecting on the GLBT Historical Society’s Progress in 2019

In the Archives: Into the Briar Patch of the Ephemera Collection

February 2020

Feature: Standing With Arms Akimbo: Cultural Activism During the AIDS Crisis in 1980s San Francisco

At the Museum: Outspoken, Political & Fabulous

March 2020

Feature: “The GLBT Historical Society’s History is One of Activism”: Reflections on Our 35th Anniversary

In the Archives: Wartime Romance in the Alpheus Koon Papers

April 2020

Feature: Not Our First Time at the Rodeo: Looking to LGBTQ History for Guidance in a Pandemic

In the Archives: Digging for the Edges of Life

May 2020

Feature: Queering the Way We Celebrate & Embracing Our Identities: 50 Years of San Francisco Pride

In the Archives: Personal Histories in Enamel

June 2020

Feature: A Manifestation of Courage & Celebration: The Birth of San Francisco Pride, 1970–1980

In the Archives: Small Moments of Intimacy

July 2020

Feature: The Evolution of Black LGBTQ Leadership

Curator Interview: AIDS Treatment Activism: A Bay Area Story

In the Archives: An Online Home for the Art & Artifacts Collection

August 2020

Feature: From Archival Silence to Screaming Queens: Reconstructing the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot

At the Museum: A Legacy as Deep as the Ocean

September 2020

Feature: Striking a Pose & Building a Community: Reflections on the Photographs of Roz Joseph

In the Archives: Terminology & Identities in a Latinx Research Guide

October 2020

Feature: Celebrating LGBTQ History Makers & Our Community at “Reunion: Making History”

November 2020

Feature: Advocating for Transgender People in 2020: Not a Moment, but a Turning Point

At the Museum: A Magic Key to Our Past, Present & Future

December 2020

Feature: Action = Life: New Oral History Collection Documents Work of ACT UP in San Francisco

At the Museum: From the Hotline to the Halls of Congress

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Banner: Sailors in Europe, date unknown; photo by Henri Leleu, Henri Leleu Papers (1997-13), GLBT Historical Society.