herstory ~ history
Resources I am personally connected with and also local/Washington state ones are listed first,
then national, international and internet-only ones.
The Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum Project (NWGLHMP, or The History Project) - researches, interprets and communicates the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Pacific Northwest for the purposes of study, education and enjoyment. The History Project seeks to: collect oral histories; locate photographs, ephemera, objects and documents; and work with archives to insure the preservation of these materials; and create public programs such as exhibits, publications and presentations to communicate the collective experience we have uncovered. http://www.lgbthistorynw.org/
The Pacific Northwest Lesbian Archives (PNLA) will focus regionally and exist as a repository (i.e., a physical ‘safe space’) and a research facility of materials that document our lives. PNLA will actively seek out lesbian-related primary sources and preserve and conserve them while making materials accessible for education and research. http://www.pnwlesbianarchives.org
Washington State History Museum / Washington State Historical Society - Tacoma, WA - http://www.WashingtonHistory.org
An Activist’s Guide to Lesbian History - written and compiled by Polly Thistlethwaite as a companion to the 1994 video Not Just Passing Through by Jean Carlomusto, Dolores Perez, Catherine Gund, and Polly Thistlethwaite. http://manta.library.colostate.edu/research/gnl/NotJustPassingThrough_merge.pdf (pdf file)
African American Lesbian And Gay History: An Exploration - by Barbara Smith http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grhf/WoC/sexualities/smith.html
BROTHER OUTSIDER: The Life of Bayard Rustin - This website was created by the makers of "BROTHER OUTSIDER" a wonderful hour-long documentary portrait that was broadcast as part of P.O.V. on PBS on January 20, 2003. "...Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest nonviolent protests ever held in the United States. ... Despite these achievements, Rustin was silenced, threatened, arrested, beaten, imprisoned and fired from important leadership positions, largely because he was an openly gay man in a fiercely homophobic era." In the film: "Rustin’s and other first-person voices contrast with excerpts from Rustin’s FBI files, which present J. Edgar Hoover’s view of Rustin as a "suspected communist and known homosexual subversive." BROTHER OUTSIDER creates an aesthetic that reflects Rustin’s position as an outsider, a troublemaker and an eloquent speaker who refused to be silenced." http://www.rustin.org/
Famous or Distinguished Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals: A List of Names - http://isd.usc.edu/~trimmer/famous_names.html
Famous GLB People in History - http://www.lambda.org/famous.htm
GayHeroes.com: Gay & Lesbian People in History - "The terms hetero- and homosexual were only made up in the last hundred years or so, but the phenomenon of people falling in love with members of their own gender is as old as humanity. The heroes of GayHeroes.com lived a long time ago, and "proof" of their sexuality is sometimes hard to come by ... but in these cases the evidence is pretty convincing. Here at GayHeroes.com we'll give you enough information for you to be able to judge for yourself." http://www.gayheroes.com/
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Historical Society (GLBTHS) collects, preserves, and interprets the history of GLBT people and the communities that support them. Sponsor exhibits and programs on an on-going basis. The professionally-staffed archives and reading room of the GLBTHS is one of the world's largest collections of primary source materials about GLBT history. Filmmakers, academics, journalists, students, and others use the archives to craft truthful and inspiring representations of GLBT people. http://www.glbthistory.org
In 2002, the International Museum of Gay and Lesbian History merged with the GLBT Historical Society, which adopted the goal of building the world’s first full-scale, professional-quality museum dedicated to GLBT history and culture. It will take years to accomplish this vision. In the meantime, please visit the current exhibits in our own reading room gallery, as well as at the Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library, and at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center.
International Museum of Gay and Lesbian History - "We are the only community that does not have a national museum of our own, a place where our stories are told and preserved, and it's about time we changed that. We truly have so much to be proud of, and it's very important that future generations are nurtured and made stronger through knowledge of their unique heritage and culture." http://www.gaymuseum.org/
The Kameny Papers - – In an October 6, 2006 ceremony at the U.S. Library of Congress, long-time civil rights activist Franklin Edward Kameny officially presented more than 70,000 letters, documents and memorabilia to the nation. “Nearly fifty years ago, the United States Government banned me from employment in public service because I am a homosexual,” Kameny said. “This archive is not simply my story; it also shows how gay and lesbian Americans have joined the American mainstream story of expanded civil liberties in the 20th century.” http://www.kamenypapers.org
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs - born August 28, 1825, he was the first known gay activist. This website by Michael Lombardi-Nash, Ph.D. has a biography, translations from his writings, a celebration planned for his birthday, a memory book and more. http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/celebration2000/
The Knitting Circle Index of People - a list of famous gay, lesbian and bisexual people on the web site of South Bank University, UK. http://www.sbu.ac.uk/~stafflag/people.html
Also see The Knitting Circle Timetable of Lesbian and Gay History http://www.sbu.ac.uk/~stafflag/timetable.html
and The Knitting Circle Index of Topics http://www.sbu.ac.uk/~stafflag/topics.htmlThe Lesbian Herstory Archives - New York, NY - exists to gather and preserve records of lesbian lives and activities by collecting and preserving materials that are relevant: books, magazines, journals, news clippings (from establishment, Feminist or Lesbian media), bibliographies, photos, historical information, tapes, films, diaries, oral histories, poetry and prose, biographies, autobiographies, notices of events, posters, graphics, and other memorabilia. http://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org/
Living Memory LGBT Timeline: Current Elders Would Have Been This Old When These Events Happened… - This reference tool was compiled by Loree Cook-Daniels of Transgender Aging Network. LGBT people who are now aged 50 - 100 (i.e., elders) have lived through a lot of changes in how the wider society views LGBT issues. Even those who know LGBT history well may forget just how much of it elders have personally lived through. Those who are younger and/or see how much progress the LGBT movement has made may not fully recognize how often advances have been accompanied by setbacks, and may therefore find it harder to understand the level of fear and uncertainty that may be felt by LGBT people who are old enough to remember losing rights that had previously been won. This reference tool for those working with LGBT people in the U.S. who are age 50 and older. It lists major events that happened by decade, starting in the 1920s.(2007) http://www.forge-forward.org/handouts/LGBT_elder_timeline.pdf (pdf format)
The Mattachine Society - founded by Harry Hay, Brent Quandt and a small group of friends. The group first met in Los Angeles, on November 11, 1950. Several other related organizations were formed shortly afterward in San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Denver, the District of Columbia, and Philadelphia. The primary goal of the society was to engender public acceptance of homosexuality -- they wrote in their manifesto that homosexuals' "physiological and psychological handicaps need be no deterrent in integrating 10 percent of the world's population towards the constructive social progress of mankind." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattachine_Society
ONE Institute / International Gay and Lesbian Archives (ONE/IGLA) - Dedicated to research, advocacy, and education relating to the diverse experience and heritage of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered [LGBT] people and fosters the creation, publication, and dissemination of new scholarly, literary, and artistic work by or about LGBT people. ONE/IGLA houses the world's largest research library on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered heritage and concerns. http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/oneigla/
OtherWise Elders and Saints - Chris Paige has gathered historic and mythic figures - sacred trans folks, drawing on a variety of spiritual traditions. http://www.angelfire.com/on/otherwise/saints.html
People with a History - presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people, and addresses LGBT history in all periods, and in all regions of the world. This excellent site is part of the Internet History Sourcebooks, edited by Paul Halsall. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/
Rainbow Lives - This excellent site by Ryan Schultz documents over 3,300 queer* lives (*bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgendered, and two-spirited people; plus gender rebels, gender outlaws, women passing as men, men passing as women, women-loving women, men-loving men, "It Was Just a Phase", and "Boy, Was I Drunk!") around the world (with an emphasis on Canadians, especially people from Manitoba) and throughout history from 2400 B.C. to the present. http://rainbowlives.com
September 11, 2001: Gay Victims & Heroes - In Memoriam - short biographies of the openly Gay people who died and related news. This site is by Michael Lombardi-Nash, Ph.D. who also created the Karl Heinrich Ulrichs website listed above. http://www.angelfire.com/fl3/uraniamanuscripts/sept11.html
The Stonewall Riots of 1969 - history and reminiscences by people who were at The Stonewall Inn in 1969, by SAIL - Stonewall Action Identity League. http://humanists.net/wasm/sail.html
Time Machine - Lavender Lives, The Story Of The Rainbow Flag, Stonewall Riots, Today in Gay History, and more from gay Canada's national online daily newspaper 365gay.com. http://365gay.com/lifestylechannel/intime/intime.htm
Tribute & Memorial to Our Brothers, Sisters & Friends Lost September 11, 2001 - "It is our wish, it will serve to honor them, for who they were, in Memoriam, So They Will Not Be The Forgotten Victims. Our Hearts, Thoughts and Prayers Are With Them, Their Life Partners, Families, Loved Ones and With All Whose Lives Were Taken in this National Tragedy" http://tampabaycoalition.homestead.com/wtcgay.html
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. We saw the permanent collection in 2000 and it was astounding. They do special exhibitions and information online such as Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933–1945 (open through March 16, 2003) and much more. http://www.ushmm.org/
