The 2012 Lavender Rhino nominations are open!
We need you! Help The History Project honor Boston's up-and-coming LGBTQ activists and organizations.
The Lavender Rhino is awarded to an emerging activist or organization whose impact on the local LGBTQ community over the past five years deserves recognition. The 2012 Lavender Rhino Award will be presented at The History Project's HistoryMaker Awards Ceremony, September 20, 2012.
Click here to nominate.
All nominations, and your contact information, will be kept confidential.
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Pride Exhibit at the BCAE
Drawn from The History Project's archive, Pride: 40 Years of Protest & Celebration traces the development of Pride in Boston from a sparsely attended protest against the War in Vietnam to a massive celebration drawing hundreds of thousands of participants each June. The pieces displayed in the exhibition showcase the immense cultural and political changes that have affected New England's LGBTQ communities over the decades.
Accompanying Pride: 40 Years of Protest & Celebration will be Fierce Pride: 1992, an exhibition of portraits taken during the 1992 Pride Celebration by photographer Joel Benjamin. These never-before-exhibited portraits reflect the rich diversity of LGBTQ communities and the role of Pride in creating a safe space for self-expression.
Join us for two events celebrating these exhibits.
RECEPTION: Sip the Rainbow, The Opening of Pride: 40 Years of Protest & Celebration with The History Project
Friday, May 18, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: Thursday, June 7, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Registration is required for both events
The exhibits, reception and panel discussion will all take place at BCAE.
Boston Center for Adult Education
122 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116 | 617-267-4430 | bcae.org
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Photo by Joel Benjamin
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THP presents "From the Archives"
Join us in the archives for our monthly series
about Boston's GLBT history.
All events in this series are held at The History Project, 29 Stanhope Street in Boston, unless otherwise noted. Events happen on the third
Thursday of every month from 6:00 to 8:00pm and are free and open to the public.
RSVPs are required. Email info@historyproject.org
Or connect with us on Facebook - to find out more!
May 24: Boston's Gay Life in the 50s and 60s
June 19: Sappho's Fire film screening, panel discussion, and reception
Join us for a special screening of Sappho's Fire at the New England School of Acupuncture in Watertown. The film will be followed by a talkback panel and reception. More information to follow.
Previous From the Archives...
March 15, 2012: The Boston Phoenix's 'One in Ten'
December 15, 2011: Holiday Open House in the Archives
November 17, 2011: Oral History Workshop
September 22, 2011: Join us for the 3rd annual HistoryMaker Awards
August 18, 2011: Life's a Beach: Provincetown through the Decades
June 16, 2011: Leather and ...Kink
May 19, 2011: The History of the Gay and Lesbian Review
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The History Project: Calendar
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Mondays from 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Join us in the archives every Monday evening for The History Project's evening hours. Explore our collections, meet interesting people, and learn more about Boston's LGBT history!
If you'd like to attend, please email or call us beforehand so we can best plan for your visit. Monday evening hours are occasionally canceled due to conflicting History Project-related events. For up-to-date information, email andrew.elder@historyproject.org or call 617-266-7733. |
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Get Involved: The History Project's Transgender Project. Join THP as we embark on a new initiative focused on recounting the history of Boston's transgender community. As with our past exhibits, we want the community to take ownership of the exhibit and guide us in determining its content.
To find out how you can become involved, contact Andrew Elder, THP's Operations Coordinator, at 617.266.7733 or at andrew.elder@historyproject.org. 
Sponsored in part by a grant from JSI.
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The History Project is a volunteer-driven organization
focused on several important initiatives: -
Conducting research on lesbians, gay men,
bisexuals, and transgenders in Massachusetts
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Preserving the documentary record of that
community's social and historical contributions
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Providing a forum for educating the general
public
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We now accept online donations. Make a financial donation in support of the work of
The History Project, through Wainwright Bank.
The History Project | 29 Stanhope Street, Boston MA 02116
617.266.7733 | info@historyproject.org
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