Invisible Histories

Super excited for this virtual film fest with @framelinefestival.bsky.social and @appalshop.bsky.social

Through the generous giving of an anonymous donor via the Tides Foundation, we will receive a $15,000 matching grant to cover the costs of moving our at-risk collections to our new home location. So we need YOU to help us raise our goal of $15,000 to meet the match! Visit: invisiblehistory.org/support

Through the generous giving of an anonymous donor via the Tides Foundation, we will receive a $15,000 matching grant to help us open our new archive. So we need YOU to help us raise our goal of $15,000 to meet the match!

Visit: invisiblehistory.org/support

Preserving Houston’s LGBTQ History: OutSmart Archives Go Digital With support from the Invisible Histories Project, historian JD Doyle has digitized OutSmart’s archives, preserving more than 30 years of Houston’s LGBTQ history in one accessible online collection.

The Invisible Histories Project made it possible, and JD Doyle made it happen: OutSmart’s 30-year archive is now digitized, offering a vital record of Houston’s LGBTQ history. www.outsmartmagazine.com/2025/09/outs...

Check out this article by @xtramagazine.com

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Cover from the 198s Alabama Conference for Lesbians and Gay Men hosted on May 14-15 in Montgomery, AL. The theme was Grassroots: A New Beginning. The event was organized by Lambda, Inc. Alabama's first LGBTQ center founded in 1977.

Image of a "paper doll" with potential accessories like blue hair, a carabiner, assless chaps, a chest binder, and Birkenstocks. Join Josh Burford of Invisible Histories as he takes us on an historical journey of how the medical and scientific community came to define homosexuality often at odds with how the community described itself. October 30, 2025 Via Zoom 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern Register: givebutter.com/howhomo2025

October 30, 2025

6pm Central / 7pm Eastern

Registration is limited so please only register if you are sure you can attend. 

You will need a Zoom account to join the workshop.

Register: https://givebutter.com/howhomo2025

Blue background with a button on it that has the ABC 33/40 logo with a giant red x over it

In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres came out on her show. People across the US were unable to watch it at home as local television stations refused to air the episode. In Birmingham, ABC 33/40 was 1 of these. A large watch party grew out of the backlash and these buttons were handed out to who attended.

We love that y'all are finding our zines helpful during this awful time but please remember to always credit the folks who create these type of resources! ❤️

Thank you @latenightafa.bsky.social for crediting us!

Button from the 1970s from the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.

1982 Bob Damron's Address Book. Damron guides were gay travel guides, named after traveling businessman, Bob Damron. Here you can see an explanation of the listings and some common hankie code meanings. Handkerchiefs were used to signal to other queer people what you were looking for.

Help Defeat Jesse Helms! Jesse Helms is public enemy #1 for gay men, lesbians, and AIDS activists.

Ad from a 1990 issue of This Month in Mississippi, the states longest running LGBTQ newspaper, urging readers to rally against US Senator Jesse Helms (North Carolina) and vote for his opponent Harvey Gantt (b. South Carolina, lived North Carolina).

Join Invisible Histories as we detail events and activities you can do to preserve the memory of someone who has passed. Oct. 11, 2025 11am Central / Noon Eastern Register: givebutter.com/maw2025

Join Invisible Histories for a one hour virtual workshop on activities and events that you and your community can do to preserve the memory and tell the story of someone you loved who has passed. 

October 11, 2025

11am Central / Noon Eastern

Register: https://givebutter.com/maw2025

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A 1994 letter to the Columbia, SC newspaper, In Unison, by a local PFLAG founder, attorney, and mother, Harriet Hancock, about her son's coming out.

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Check out this article by @theadvocatebr.bsky.social featuring Invisible Histories

Black and cream image featuring various transgender people from the US South from across history. Text reads: Trans people are not a purity test. Support for them is not optional. If we get free, we all get free. Fight for trans folks. Invisible Histories

Trans people are not a purity test. 

Support for them is not optional.
 
If we get free, we all get free.

Fight for trans folks.

woman at podium with the words South Carolina's gay and lesbian pride march it's time! and some creepy colonial dude statue standing behind her

Photo of GA Rep. Nan Orrock from Atlanta speaking at South Carolina's first Gay and Lesbian Pride March. The event occurred in June 1990 in Columbia, SC and around 1000 people were in attendance. Folks from across the South drove in to support the event.

Deadline Extension!! Call for Proposals! Are you a librarian, archivist, historian, or memory worker preserving LGBTQ history? Join us for the 2026 Queer History South Conference! Submit a proposal by visiting invisiblehistory.org/qhs2026.

Deadline Closing Soon!! Call for Proposals! Are you a librarian, archivist, historian, or memory worker preserving LGBTQ history? Join us for the 2026 Queer History South Conference!

Submit a proposal by visiting invisiblehistory.org/qhs2026.

How to spot ai images on social media a short entry level tutorial by Invisible Histories cover page

The "How to Spot AI Images on Social Media" workbook describes issues with machine generated images (AI) particularly as they are used on social media.  Visit https://invisiblehistory.org/zines-guides-research/ to view the guide.

Ad in blue and white of a woman softball player holding a bat and glove with the word Jills above.

1987 ad from This Month in Mississippi, the state's longest running LGBTQ newspaper, for Jill's, a lesbian bar in Jackson. The bar and many other gay bars were owned and operated by Jack Myers.

People carrying a Time Out Youth banner that says a support and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth.

Time Out Youth, a youth LGBTQ center in Charlotte, NC, marching in a 1995 Pride parade.

Spaces are limited so please only register if you are certain you will be able to attend.

Join Invisible Histories for this virtual workshop where we will discuss ways in which you can prepare your personal items for emergency weather conditions and how to respond should your home be hit by such a tragedy. Limited spots so register soon. Sept. 25, 2025 * 6pm Central * Zoom Register: givebutter.com/wesaveus2025

Join Invisible Histories for this free virtual workshop wherein we will cover ways that you can prepare ahead of dangerous weather to protect your personal documents and history. 

Register in bio or https://f.mtr.cool/kzitnyahuk

Queer third places are making a comeback | Xtra Magazine Gen Z is fuelling the revival of LGBTQ2S+ social spaces

At the height of the pandemic, queer gathering spaces were dwindling—they’re back, and Gen Z is the reason why.

Featuring @jgieseking.bsky.social, @invisiblehistories.bsky.social and @mccdenomination.bsky.social

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Thank you! And our bad.

North Carolina Lesbian and Gay Pride 1994. June 3-5. Charlotte. Weekend Events Climax in March on Charlotte. Bull Dyke in a Queen City. Mission Position. Pride Countdown Calendar.

Happy Pride weekend, Charlotte! We can't wait to open up our new archive there and welcome everyone to see the AMAZING Southern LGBTQ history we've collected. In the meantime, take a look at this Pride newsletter from 1994. Bull Dyke in a Queen City? Sign us up!