Today in LGBTQ Direct Action History 18-23 August 1972: LGBT demonstrations at Republican Party National Convention in Miami (200 participants, 20 arrests). For more: outhistory.org/exhibits/show/…

Today in LGBTQ Direct Action History 23-25 Aug 1972: LGBT demos against VP S Agnew and pres candidate G McGovern at Veterans of Foreign Wars convention (12 participants). Source: “Agnew, McGovern Hit in Minneapolis,” Advocate, 11 Oct. 1972, 20. For more: outhistory.org/exhibits/show/…

Today in LGBTQ Direct Action History 26 Aug 1973: Lesbian Feminist Liberation demonstration against sexism at the Museum of Natural History in New York (100 participants). For more: outhistory.org/exhibits/show/…

Today in LGBTQ Direct Action History 27 Aug 1970: Gay Student Liberation demonstration to protest rejection of gay dance permit at NYU (300 participants). Primary sources: B. Ryan, “Gay Protests Keep N.Y.C. Police Busy,” Gay Scene, Sept. 1970, 3. outhistory.org/exhibits/show/…

Today in LGBTQ Direct Action History 28 Aug 1974: GAA-NY and Gay Synagogue demo against Orthodox Jewish opposition to gay rights bill at Rabbinical Council of America (40-50 participants). Source: “Intro 2 is Introduced Again,” Advocate, 25 Sep. 1974, 22. outhistory.org/exhibits/show/…

Today in LGBTQ Direct Action History 26-29 Aug 1970: LGBT protests at North American Conference of Homophile Organizations meeting in SF. Source: Rob Cole, “Old, New Ideas Tangle at NACHO Convention,” Advocate, 30 Sept. 1970, 1-2, 6-7, 12, 23. For more: outhistory.org/exhibits/show/…

Today in LGBTQ History 29-30 Aug 1970: GAA-NY & GLF-NY demo/march from Times Sq to Women’s House of Detention to protest police harassment/violence (2000 participants, 18 arrests). Source: M Shelley, “Gays Riot Again!” Come Out!, Sep. 1970, 3-5. outhistory.org/exhibits/show/…

For Labor Day 2024, we're highlighting (for the next two weeks) some of our favorite labor history exhibits on OutHistory's homepage: outhistory.org

Announcing the OutHistory Fellowships, designed to support the presentation of high-quality LGBTQ+ exhibits on the OutHistory website (outhistory.org). In 2025, OutH will provide 4 US$1600 fellowships. For more info: outhistory.org/exhibits/show/….

OutHistory is pleased to announce the release of an updated version of an exhibit previously published on our old platform (with thanks to Moira Armstrong for coordinating the transfer and update): "Queering the Titanic, 1912" outhistory.org/exhibits/show/…

Announcing another updated OutHistory exhibit: "The Midwest's 'Queer Mecca': 40 Years of GLBTQ History in Bloomington, Indiana, 1969-2009," by Susan Stryker's Students outhistory.org/exhibits/show/…

Subscribers to OutHistory's quarterly newsletter should have received the 2nd issue via email today; it includes Back to School, Labor Day, & Hispanic Heritage Month highlights, along with profiles of key contributors & new exhibit links. To subscribe: mailchi.mp/db32ba000e29/s…

OutHistory has a new set of homepage highlights for Hispanic Heritage Month; check them out at outhistory.org as we remember Horacio Roque Ramirez:

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