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A new collaboration dedicated to preserving, researching, and sharing LGBTQ+ history and culture.

08/26/2026

What connects a le***an tearoom from 1925 to q***r life over a century later? The people who create and preserve our spaces.

On Thursday at REVERB: Eve Adams’ Tearoom, we’re bringing together three people who’ve made it their mission to preserve LGBTQ+ stories through the decades:

✍️Celebrated playwright Barbara Kahn, whose extensive archival research recovered Eve Adams’ story

🎥Filmmaker Karen Song, who is outlining the legacy of 90s le***an nightlife with her documentary Sundays at Café Tabac

🎤And Sonya Shields, an LGBTQ+ movement leader and Trustee at the American LGBTQ+ Museum, whose career has strengthened q***r justice around the country.

RSVP at the link in our bio.

08/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Q***ring the Family Tree during Provincetown’s Family Week! Led by Brooklyn-based poet, performer, and educator , families created their own interpretations of a family tree, featuring exciting new artwork from award winning illustrator Loveis Wise.

Families also shared their hopes and dreams for the American LGBTQ+ Museum, which will open its first physical galleries in New York City in 2028. Thank you to Family Equality for this partnership, and we can’t wait to see you in Provincetown next summer!

08/17/2026

Travel back to 1925 and into one of q***r history’s first le***an literary salons.

Join us for the next edition of REVERB: Eve Adams’ Tearoom on August 27 in partnership with ! This special evening will feature lectures, activations, and performances that pay homage to Adams’ le***an literary salon of 1925 Greenwich Village.

A Polish-Jewish feminist, radical activist, and writer, Adams gave an unprecedented voice to the lives of her sapphic community with her short stories and illustrations collection, Le***an Love. Enjoy a cup of tea from Folk Mondaze™️ at the salon, be transported with dramatic readings, and leave inspired by this literary icon.

Our REVERB series connects the echoes of q***r history to the present through captivating history lessons and live performances while creating a space to cultivate a deeper connection to q***r history through education and expression.

RSVP at the link in our bio. We hope to see you there!

08/14/2026

Summer is the perfect time to pick up a new read. 📚

While the Lavender Literary Society book club is on break until September, we’re excited to share our 2026 LLS Summer Reading List, featuring nine books from some of our favorite LGBTQ+ authors.

Looking to dive deeper? Lavender Literary Society members can access dozens of recordings from previous author talks.

Check the link in our bio for the full list and to become an LLS member. We can’t wait to see you again online in September for Shame S*x Attraction: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy with Lucas Wilson!

08/13/2026

We’re hiring our Director of Communications, the American LGBTQ+ Museum’s inaugural senior communications leader.

As we move toward opening our permanent galleries in 2028, this person will shape the Museum’s public voice, grow our audiences, lead digital and media strategy, and help tell the story of a national institution in the making.

Learn more and apply on our website.

08/11/2026

Step back in time with us, and visit the emerging “Gay Capital of the South,” an LGBTQ+ hub for activists, artists, nightlife, and more. This is Houston, 1980.

Join us this Wednesday for a virtual program with TX Archive of the Moving Image featuring stunning archival footage spanning from the 1970s to the early 2000s.

Register for this free virtual program using the link in our bio!

Video credits: Being Gay (1981) and Changes: The Transsexuals (1979), KPRC-TV

08/03/2026

In the 1980s, Houston, Texas earned a new nickname — the “Gay Capital of the South” due to its prominence as an LGBTQ+ hub for activists, artists, night life, and more.

In partnership with the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI), join us on August 12 for a virtual program featuring stunning archival footage spanning from the 1970s to the early 2000s. Moderated by TAMI curator Katharine Austin, explore Texas’ pivotal placement in LGBTQ+ American history alongside an expert panel: Associate Director for Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and S*xuality at Rice University, Bryan Riedel; Texas historian JD Doyle; and Special Collections Archivist at the University of Houston, Joyce Gabiola.

Register for this free program using the link in our bio!

Image credit: Two people sit atop a car at Houston’s Second Annual Gay Pride Parade in 1980. Credit: KPRC-TV

07/27/2026

We had such a fabulous time at Reverb: Q***ring Tango this spring! SAVE THE DATE for our next REVERB on August 27th at

With presentations and performances that highlighted how q***r dancers have reclaimed and reshaped tango traditions, the evening was full of joy, movement, and connection.

Our REVERB series connects the echoes of q***r history to the present through captivating history lessons and live performances while creating a space to cultivate a deeper connection to q***r history through both education and expression.

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07/22/2026

Want to build community across states and across generations? We are looking for people to join our Old Le***ans x Young Le***ans pen pal program, a collaboration between the American LGBTQ+ Museum and Meghan McDonough (Meghan McDonough), creator of the short documentary Old Le***ans. Join the program and get exclusive stationery swag, designed by Veshalini Naidu Veshalini Naidu!

While all those identifying as le***an, q***r, and/or sapphic are encouraged to apply, we are currently prioritizing applications submitted by those ages 45 and up. The application portal is open until September 13. Matching will occur after the deadline. Apply at the link in bio!

Please note that this program is designed to foster connection, learning, and community across generations of le***ans and sapphics. Pen pal relationships are not intended to be romantic, but rather rooted in shared history, storytelling, mentorship, and friendship.

07/20/2026

Earlier this year, we completed Cycle 2 of Q***r Legacies Project (QLP), an in-person archiving series developed in partnership with The Feminist Institute and SAGE. Throughout the sessions, LGBTQ+ elders catalogued and digitized their personal archives to ensure their valuable histories are accessible to future generations.

We collaborated with feminist media studio malaforever to create a three-part docuseries, highlighting the lived experiences of participants in those workshops. Head over to our Youtube channel to watch the full versions.

And there’s more! We’re thrilled to announce that the next iteration of QLP will take place this fall with three workshops on October 6, 13, and 20 at SAGE’s Bronx site: SAGE Center Bronx at Crotona Pride House. Stay tuned in the coming months for more information on how to register, get involved, or to share program information with an LGBTQ+ elder in your life.

Credits: Directed and Edited by Jessie Levandov (Jessie Levandov), Cinematography: auden barbour (Auden Barbour), Produced by: (Mala Forever)

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