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LGBTQIA+ Archives

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Recently Archived

Chicago, IL (1924)

Newspaper describing the opening of the Institute for Sex Science by Dr. Hirschfeld in Germany. Its research would later be destroyed by the Nazis.

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Seattle, WA (1888)

One photograph courtesy of Paul Dorpat and HistoryLink.org "Madame Lou Graham arrives in Seattle in February 1888." Madame Louise "Lou" Graham, operated a bordello in Seattle, Washington and it is said she had a romantic relationship and partnership with another woman and also to have hired transgender women, requested as "the lady in the black dress".

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New York City, NY (1979)

Three photographs from Christopher Street Liberation Day (1979)

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External Resources

These are external resources which may provide additional information or support for LGBTQIA+ communities.

Memorials

• The AIDS Memorial

LGBTQIA+ Rights & Law

• ACLU - LGBT Rights
• Lambda Legal
• National Center for Lesbian Rights

Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention

• The Trevor Project
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline - LGBTQ+
• Trans Lifeline
• LGBT National Help Center

Community Support

• PFLAG

Promoting Acceptance

• GLAAD

Students & Educators

• GLSEN

Campaigning, Legislation, & Elections

• Human Rights Campaign
• Victory Fund

Media & Covering LGBTQIA+ Issues

• GLAAD Media Reference