Gerber/Hart will release Unboxing Queer History, an 8 episode podcast, starting on February 1 with an episode about Miss Tillie “The Dirty Old Lady of Chicago.”.The eight episodes will be released throughout the spring on the first and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Episodes will be available on Spotify andContinue Reading
Join a virtual conversation with the founders of Amigas Latinas Mona Noriega and Evette Cardona, and former Amigas Latinas board member Lourdes Torres for a conversation about the Amigas Latinas archival collection and how artists and scholars continue to use this dynamic collection today. The discussion will be facilitated byContinue Reading
Earlier this month, over 50 boxes containing the 52 year history of the Chicago Pride Parade were received into Gerber/Hart’s collection. From this collection a set of Chicago Pride Parade pins have been assembled.Continue Reading
New on-line exhibit, with embedded audio, of women’s music and gay liberation music that provided a soundtrack for gay and lesbian liberation the 1970s. View the exhibit at exhibits.gerberhart.org A few embedded videos from the exhibit: Amazone ABC, Alix Dobkin (Dobkin) Gay Spirit, Charlie Murphy (Murphy)Continue Reading
A new on-line exhibit that explores of the development of nationalized gay and lesbian rights language and organization from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s, including the 1968 Homosexual Bill of Rights and the first White House meeting with gay and lesbian activist in 1977. View the exhibit at exhibits.gerberhart.orgContinue Reading