LGBT History

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A Conversation with the John Burton Harter Foundation

Join us on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 6:30 pm EST for a ZOOM conversation with Alan Williams and registrar…

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gay history

A ZOOM Conversation with Social and Cultural Historian Stephen Vider

Join us on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 at 6:30 pm EST for a ZOOM Conversation with Social and Cultural Historian…

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art

A ZOOM Conversation with Cultural Critic Allen Ellenzweig

Join us on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 6:30 pm for a ZOOM conversation with cultural critic Allen Ellenzweig. Presented…

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gay history

A ZOOM Conversation with Writer and Historian Ben MillerA ZOOM Conversation with Writer and Historian Ben Miller

Ben Miller will discuss his role as co-host of Bad Gays, a podcast about evil and complicated queers in history.…

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anti-gay law

Don’t Ask, Do Tell (George Hester Gallery)

Curator: Hunter O’Hanian On view until Friday, July 16, 2021 “Don’t ask, don’t tell” was the official US policy on…

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Features

The Houston Eagle Unveils Its Historic Phoenix Room

Houston’s LGBT community has a very rich history, but local historians admit that our community’s awareness of it is limited.

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Features

Houston’s Forgotten Gay Power-Couple: The Mid 20th-century Love Affair of Author Royal Dixon and Painter Chester Snowden

OutSmart is pleased to be able to expand our community’s story with this special report focusing on Houston’s gay power-couple…

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Features

Five Houston Sites You May Not Know Have LGBT Significance

OutSmart went in search of sites that have special significance to Houston’s LGBT community.

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Community News

Local LGBT Archive Finds New Home at University of Houston

M.D. Anderson Library celebrates their acquisition of Houston’s Botts Collection of LGBT History, Inc.

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Features

The Banner Project: Teaching Local LGBT History in a Fast-Paced Society

Sara Fernandez wanted to tell the story of our community, but didn’t realize she was also creating a story in…

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