Press Information
Media Inquiries
For general media inquiries about the GLBT Historical Society, email press@glbthistory.org or call us at (415) 777-5455.
For media coverage about the GLBT Historical Society, click here.
Image Requests
If you need publicity images of the GLBT Historical Society’s museum or archives, email press@glbthistory.org.
If you are looking for historical LGBTQ images from our archival collections, we maintain two standing archival image collections that are available within 2 to 3 business days and can be requested for a nominal fee of $100 for commercial use and $50 for non-commercial use. Email press@glbthistory.org for details:
A press packet of historical LGBTQ photographs and images
A press packet of historical San Francisco Pride photographs and images
If you are looking for further historical LGBTQ images from our archival collections, please contact reference@glbthistory.org, and see our duplications and permissions page for further information. Image licensing requests take 7 to 14 business days.
Media Releases
2024
November 26, 2024 | San Francisco Finalizes Purchase of Permanent Home for the Nation’s First LGBTQ History Museum
November 25, 2024 | New GLBT Historical Society Exhibition Explores the Human Experience of HIV/AIDS Through Portraits of Resilience and Advocacy
October 30, 2024 | GLBT Historical Society Reaches Important Milestone in Securing Permanent Home in San Francisco’s Castro District with Unanimous Vote by Board of Supervisors
October 29, 2024 | Board of Supervisors Approves Mayor Breed's Legislation to Purchase New, Permanent Home for Nation's First LGBTQ History Museum
September 27, 2024 | Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman announce new permanent home for LGBTQ History Museum in the Castro
September 16, 2024 | TEN:TACLES Initiative Announces First Slate of Projects
May 3, 2024 | New exhibition highlights erotic performance cultures that have shaped San Francisco
April 4, 2024 | Major new Mellon Foundation funded initiative will support trans and nonbinary scholarship
March 13, 2024 | April LGBTQ History Programs Highlight Impact of Historic Moments Today
February 28, 2024 | GLBT Historical Society Celebrates 39th Anniversary & New Work by Marcel Pardo Ariza
2023
June 16, 2023 | New Exhibition Celebrates Lesbian Comics
March 22, 2023 | New Exhibition Celebrates Archival Matchmaking
2022
October 3, 2022 | GLBT Historical Society Hires Roberto Ordeñana as Executive Director
August 16, 2022 | YouTube Terminates GLBT Historical Society’s Account Without Warning
May 16, 2022 | GLBT Historical Society, EPIC: the Irish Emigration Museum and Irish Dept. of Foreign Affairs Open Irish LGBTQ Diaspora Exhibition
April 4, 2022 | May LGBTQ History Program Highlights Behind-the-Scenes Work of GLBT Historical Society Archivists
March 22, 2022 | CyArk, Friends of the Lyon-Martin House and GLBT Historical Society Announce Virtual 3D Tour of San Francisco Lesbian Landmark
February 17, 2022 | GLBT Historical Society Museum Reopens in San Francisco on Wednesday, February 23
February 1, 2022 | March LGBTQ History Programs Highlight 1970s Queer Film Footage, LGBTQ People in Newspaper Advice Columns
January 3, 2022 | February LGBTQ History Programs Highlight Archival Treasures and Queer Suffragists
2021
September 14, 2021
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Banner image: Gay pulp magazines on sale at a newsstand in San Francisco, ca. 1978; photograph by Marie Ueda, Marie Ueda Collection (2006-12), GLBT Historical Society.