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Queer History Boston (formerly The History Project) is an independent not-for-profit organization that documents, preserves, and shares the history of Boston's LGBTQ+ communities.

Four members of Adult Children of Heterosexuals Posed in Song at Nightstage in Cambridge, circa late 1980’s/early 90’s “...
06/24/2026

Four members of Adult Children of Heterosexuals Posed in Song at Nightstage in Cambridge, circa late 1980’s/early 90’s

“Band members (l to r) Scott Madden, Felice Shays, Lynn Brown, and (bottom) Abe Rybeck will croon to make you swoon!”

Photo: Larry Chan
Coll. 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection

Thanks Izzy for finding this gem.

Were you there? Have a story to share? Drop a comment below or email us at info@q***rhistoryboston.org!

When MacCormack began this position in 1979, it was the first q***r liaison position to exist not only in Boston, but in...
06/22/2026

When MacCormack began this position in 1979, it was the first q***r liaison position to exist not only in Boston, but in all of the United States!

Our newest Out of the Archives blog post explores Robin MacCormack and the Boston Tea Party 2 ½ Protest.

Huge thanks to Fiona Charlson for writing this piece!
(Get ready for more this summer from Fiona, she is doing a grad school practicum with QHB in Public History!)

On June 16, 1981, a defeated Robin MacCormack walked away from the Boston City Hall after an unsuccessful plea to save his position as the Mayoral Liaison to the Le***an and Gay community of greater Boston.

This story is the newest post of Out of the Archives, a new blog from Q***r History Boston where our Public History Committee digs into items from our collections and shares short, accessible deep dives into Boston’s LGBTQ+ history.

🔗 Read the full story on our website!

We had a blast at the Museum of African American History | Boston & Nantucket Juneteenth Block Party last Friday… slingi...
06/22/2026

We had a blast at the Museum of African American History | Boston & Nantucket Juneteenth Block Party last Friday… slinging buttons left and right and celebrating this important moment in Black Liberation History.

Huge thanks to MAAH for having us and also a massive thanks to our volunteers who kept the button machines rocking and a rolling all day!

Black liberation is q***r liberation is human liberation… none of us are free until all of us are!

Q***r History Boston is seeking new board members! We welcome people across the full spectrum of board experience — and ...
06/17/2026

Q***r History Boston is seeking new board members!

We welcome people across the full spectrum of board experience — and we especially encourage people of color and trans and gender nonconforming people to apply.

Applications close Friday, July 17, 2026.
Visit our website to learn more and apply!

“Trans Rights Now!” button by the Massachusetts Transgender Political CoalitionThis photograph is part of our LGBTQ+ Bos...
06/16/2026

“Trans Rights Now!” button by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition

This photograph is part of our LGBTQ+ Boston Button and Pin Collection, hosted in Digital Commonwealth. Check it out at historyproject.omeka.net!

Coll 205 LGBTQ+ Boston Button and Pin Collection.

Thanks Ana for finding this one :)

Were you there? Have a story to share? Drop a comment below or email us at info@q***rhistoryboston.org!

Boston Pride, 1979Were you there? Have a story to share? Drop a comment below or email us at info@q***rhistoryboston.org...
06/12/2026

Boston Pride, 1979

Were you there? Have a story to share? Drop a comment below or email us at info@q***rhistoryboston.org!

Beverly Smith with Evelynn Hammonds and an unidentified demonstrator, speaking at Boston Pride, 1979.📸 Dede KetoverColl ...
06/11/2026

Beverly Smith with Evelynn Hammonds and an unidentified demonstrator, speaking at Boston Pride, 1979.

📸 Dede Ketover
Coll 104 Gay Community News Photograph Collection

Thanks Katie for finding this photo :)

Were you there? Have a story to share? Drop a comment below or email us at info@q***rhistoryboston.org!

Every photo you took at Boston Pride 2026 is a primary source: proof that we were here, that we celebrated, that we resi...
06/10/2026

Every photo you took at Boston Pride 2026 is a primary source: proof that we were here, that we celebrated, that we resisted, that we existed.

Without community submissions like yours, those moments slip away, and the archives of the future will have gaps where all the le***an, gay, bisexual, transgender, q***r, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and more people should have been.

We are especially calling on LGBTQ+ people of color, trans and nonbinary people, and disabled people to submit your images. Archival silences are not accidents. They are the result of whose stories get deemed worth keeping. At Q***r History Boston, we are committed to building a record that reflects the full, intersectional reality of our community, not a flattened or sanitized version of it. Your face, your joy, your presence belongs in the historical record.

No photo is too small. A candid with friends, a sign you made, a moment of rest… all of it matters. Future q***rs deserve to see themselves in history, and that history is made of exactly these memories!

Every image is an act of preservation. Submit today.

Handle real archival q***r New England travel guides from the 1970s–2000s and write your way into local LGBTQ+ history w...
06/10/2026

Handle real archival q***r New England travel guides from the 1970s–2000s and write your way into local LGBTQ+ history with Jessica Taylor!

In this intimate writing workshop, you’ll come into the Q***r History Boston archives and work directly with original LGBTQ+ travel guides to New England from the 1970s through the 2000s — the actual documents that helped q***r people find the bars, guesthouses, bookstores, and beaches that made community possible across the region.

Writer and researcher Jessica Taylor will guide a group of just eight participants through hands-on time with the materials and structured prompts to get you writing. All levels welcome! We’re excited about activating the archive and letting your imagination run wild with some genuinely incredible primary sources.

A man flexes at the camera on a beach in Provincetown, circa 1950’sPhoto: Scott, George Chapin; Bernier, Edward F.Thanks...
06/09/2026

A man flexes at the camera on a beach in Provincetown, circa 1950’s

Photo: Scott, George Chapin; Bernier, Edward F.

Thanks Izzy for finding this one :)

Were you there? Have a story to share? Drop a comment below or email us at info@q***rhistoryboston.org!

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