This Week in History
Happy Birthday!
- No birthdays this week!
Did you know?
- Gay Liberation Protest in London
- Christine Jorgensen makes headlines in New York City
- Dr. Joycelyn Elders speaks at UN Conference on AIDS
- GLAAD Holds First Rally Outside New York Post
- Le Katmandou Opens in Paris
New and Updated Projects
Sally: A 2023 Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Deborah Craig, by Julie R. Enszer
When Henry Wrote to Jim: The Letters of Henry Gerber to Jim Egan, 1951, by Donald W. McLeod
Transgender Men, 1876-1936, by Emily Skidmore
The Marlin Beach Affair: From Homosexual "Presence" to Gay "Community," by Fred Fejes
State LGBT History Education Laws, 2011-2021, by Marc Stein
“We Were The Movement": Lesbian Activism in the Boston Reproductive Rights Movement, by Sara Slager
LGBT Direct Action Bibliography, Chronology, and Inventory, by Marc Stein
The Eve Adams Archive, by Jonathan Ned Katz
Who Was Jennie June?, by Channing Joseph
Carroll Smith-Rosenberg and "The Female World of Love and Ritual," A 2021 Interview, by Matthew Hauptman
Lucien Price: Homosexual Emancipation Pioneer (1883 - 1964), by Jonathan Ned Katz
"Where Perversion Is Taught": The Untold History of a Gay Rights Demonstration at Bucks County Community College, May 9, 1968, by Marc Stein
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OutHistory Highlights
Stonewall Riot Police Reports, June 1969, by Jonathan Ned Katz
To honor the 40th anniversary celebration, in June 2009, of the Stonewall Riots, OutHistory for the first time published nine pages of New York City Police Department records created early on the morning of the rebellion’s starting date, June 28, 1969. These were obtained by Jonathan Ned Katz via a New York Freedom of Information Law request. In June 2019, Tim Fitzsimmons, a reporter for NBC News, published one completely new and other old but differently redacted documents based on a FOIL request for Stonewall police reports. They are all republished here.
Coming Out Into Come Out!, 1969-1972, by Perry Brass
Gay activist Perry Brass tells of his work with the Gay Liberation Front in New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including his story of coming out of the closet publicly through the GLF's newspaper Come Out!.
The Christopher Street Liberation Day March, 1970-1985, by Suzanne Poli and Cecelia Martin
Explore fifteen years of the New York City Pride Parade through Suzanne Poli's exceptional photographs. Published originally on OutHistory in 2012.
Come Out! Newspaper, 1969-1972
This exhibit presents digital copies of Come Out!, the newspaper of New York City's Gay Liberation Front.
New York City Pride Parade Photographs, 1994, by Jonas Kulikauskas
Photographs of the June 1994 Pride Parade in New York City celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of June 1969. Copyright © Jonas Kulikauskas 2010. All rights reserved.
Gay Liberation in New York City, 1969-1973, by Lindsay Branson
An exhibit focusing on the strains of activism that dominated the LGBT political scene in New York City and across the country from 1969 to 1973.
Annual Reminders in Philadelphia, July 4, 1965-July 4, 1969, by Marc Stein
This exhibit was originally published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the demonstrations for gay and lesbian rights that began at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall on July 4, 1965, and continued as Annual Reminders on July 4 in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969.
"Where Perversion Is Taught": The Untold History of a Gay Rights Demonstration at Bucks County Community College, May 9, 1968, by Marc Stein
An exhibit on a 1968 student protest at Bucks County Community College after the college president cancelled an event featuring Mattachine Society New York leader Richard Leitsch. Published originally on OutHistory in 2021.
LGBT Direct Action Bibliography, Chronology, and Inventory, 1965-1973, by Marc Stein
An introduction to more than 600 LGBT direct action demonstrations and protests in the United States from 1965 to 1973, with an overview report, annotations, bibliographic references, and tags. Published originally by OutHistory and Queer Pasts in 2023.
Stepping-Off for the First March, New York City, June 1970, by Fred Sargeant
Remembering the first pride march in New York City. First published on OutHistory in 2019. Updated in 2023.