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- Poster, "Sisterhood Feels Good," 1971 - Often capturing private moments in close quarters, Donna Gottshalk's photographs depict the quiet activism of being queer in the 1960s and 1970s. This image, titled "Sleepers, Limerick, PA," depicts two women in bed, with a "Lesbians Unite!" sign hanging on the wall. Many people involved in organizing feminist and gay rights groups hung this image--turned into a poster--in their homes.
- 1971
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Poster, "Sisterhood Feels Good," 1971
Often capturing private moments in close quarters, Donna Gottshalk's photographs depict the quiet activism of being queer in the 1960s and 1970s. This image, titled "Sleepers, Limerick, PA," depicts two women in bed, with a "Lesbians Unite!" sign hanging on the wall. Many people involved in organizing feminist and gay rights groups hung this image--turned into a poster--in their homes.
- Motorcycle Cap with Buttons Commemorating LGBTQ+ Events and Places, 1969-1971 - Gay motorcycle clubs began to form in California just after World War II, and leather was the staple material of their uniforms. This counterculture movement prioritized the hyper masculine, which appealed to many gay men who had long been stereotyped as effeminate. Biker clubs also provided a mobile social network when persecution and the threat of police raids were ever-present at established gay locales.
- 1969-1971
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Motorcycle Cap with Buttons Commemorating LGBTQ+ Events and Places, 1969-1971
Gay motorcycle clubs began to form in California just after World War II, and leather was the staple material of their uniforms. This counterculture movement prioritized the hyper masculine, which appealed to many gay men who had long been stereotyped as effeminate. Biker clubs also provided a mobile social network when persecution and the threat of police raids were ever-present at established gay locales.
- High Tech Gays Brochure, 1985-1986 - High Tech Gays (HTGs) began in 1983 as a Silicon Valley-based social club and political action group. In 1984, the group was a co-defendant in a federal court case--High Tech Gays vs. DISCO--arguing that LGBTQ+ people were being denied access clearance to work in military and sensitive tech industries. The court ruled in favor of the High Tech Gays but was later overturned and appealed.
- 1985-1986
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High Tech Gays Brochure, 1985-1986
High Tech Gays (HTGs) began in 1983 as a Silicon Valley-based social club and political action group. In 1984, the group was a co-defendant in a federal court case--High Tech Gays vs. DISCO--arguing that LGBTQ+ people were being denied access clearance to work in military and sensitive tech industries. The court ruled in favor of the High Tech Gays but was later overturned and appealed.
- Knox Rose Dress, circa 2019 - Allie Zecivic listened to an insistent inner voice and purchased this dress, her first article of women's clothing. It helped her to accept her identity as a transwoman. She recalled, "I spent a lot of time sitting alone in my room wearing it, my heart racing and the paranoia spinning horrible outcomes in my head, but it felt right. The validation that dress brought was freeing."
- circa 2019
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Knox Rose Dress, circa 2019
Allie Zecivic listened to an insistent inner voice and purchased this dress, her first article of women's clothing. It helped her to accept her identity as a transwoman. She recalled, "I spent a lot of time sitting alone in my room wearing it, my heart racing and the paranoia spinning horrible outcomes in my head, but it felt right. The validation that dress brought was freeing."
- Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 2: Quilts + Us," circa 2020 -
- circa 2020
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Zine, "Queer Quilters Tell All, Volume 2: Quilts + Us," circa 2020
- Stonewall Inn Tote Bag, 2022 - This tote bag features a photo taken by LGBTQ+ photographer Leonard Fink of the protests following the 1969 Stonewall Riot in Greenwich Village, New York City. The riot took place after police raided the Stonewall Inn gay bar, as patrons and passersby tried to stop the arrests. The event was a turning point in LGBTQ+ activism.
- 2022
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Stonewall Inn Tote Bag, 2022
This tote bag features a photo taken by LGBTQ+ photographer Leonard Fink of the protests following the 1969 Stonewall Riot in Greenwich Village, New York City. The riot took place after police raided the Stonewall Inn gay bar, as patrons and passersby tried to stop the arrests. The event was a turning point in LGBTQ+ activism.
- Shorts, 1993 -
- 1993
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Shorts, 1993
- RFD Magazine, Issue #3, Spring 1975 - Stewart Scofield, Carl Wittman, and Allen Troxler launched the journal "RFD: A Country Journal for Gay Men Everywhere" in 1974. The journal documents the experiences of gay men in rural American communities, rejecting the mindset that gay men can only have fulfilling lives in urban areas with large LGBTQ+ communities. First published in Grinnell, Iowa, the journal is still published today.
- 1975
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RFD Magazine, Issue #3, Spring 1975
Stewart Scofield, Carl Wittman, and Allen Troxler launched the journal "RFD: A Country Journal for Gay Men Everywhere" in 1974. The journal documents the experiences of gay men in rural American communities, rejecting the mindset that gay men can only have fulfilling lives in urban areas with large LGBTQ+ communities. First published in Grinnell, Iowa, the journal is still published today.
- High Tech Gays Brochure, 1985-1986 - High Tech Gays (HTGs) began in 1983 as a Silicon Valley-based social club and political action group. In 1984, the group was a co-defendant in a federal court case--High Tech Gays vs. DISCO--arguing that LGBTQ+ people were being denied access clearance to work in military and sensitive tech industries. The court ruled in favor of the High Tech Gays but was later overturned and appealed.
- 1985-1986
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High Tech Gays Brochure, 1985-1986
High Tech Gays (HTGs) began in 1983 as a Silicon Valley-based social club and political action group. In 1984, the group was a co-defendant in a federal court case--High Tech Gays vs. DISCO--arguing that LGBTQ+ people were being denied access clearance to work in military and sensitive tech industries. The court ruled in favor of the High Tech Gays but was later overturned and appealed.
- "Ferndale Proud" Ferndale Project Ale Can, 2021 - Microbreweries emerged in the late 1900s as public interest in sustainable practices and made-from-scratch foods and beverages became popular and profitable. Many pursue ecologically friendly business practices (touting pure water and locally sourced or organic crops) and remind consumers of their shared responsibility. Ferndale Project celebrated MotorCity Pride, the largest LGBT event held in Michigan in 2021, with a sour ale in commemorative packaging.
- 2021
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"Ferndale Proud" Ferndale Project Ale Can, 2021
Microbreweries emerged in the late 1900s as public interest in sustainable practices and made-from-scratch foods and beverages became popular and profitable. Many pursue ecologically friendly business practices (touting pure water and locally sourced or organic crops) and remind consumers of their shared responsibility. Ferndale Project celebrated MotorCity Pride, the largest LGBT event held in Michigan in 2021, with a sour ale in commemorative packaging.