Initiatives

Visiting and consulting archives across the United States for information and records on Californian queer activism. Collecting materials not currently found in archives related to LGBT activism in California for preservation.

Working alongside of the California queer community to document and preserve queer history.

Spreading the word about California’s queer history through speaking engagements and presentations.

Creating physical and digital exhibits on significant organizations, people, and events in California’s queer history.

Creating a digital map of important sites in California queer history, including where queer organizations and businesses were housed and where protests occurred.

Conducting oral history interviews with queer activists in order to preserve their history. Transcribing these interviews and making content within them publicly available, with interviewee permission.

Developing a digital, interactive timeline of significant events in California’s queer history.