“In Plain Sight” LGBTQIA+ History Timeline
The Timeline can be accessed online by clicking this line or at Stonewallnma.org on desktop or mobile devices,
Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library is a safe, welcoming place that inspires and promotes understanding through collecting, preserving, and sharing the proud culture of LGBTQIA+ people of all stories, and their significant role in American society.
“In Plain Sight” provides factual historic records and up-to-date information about people who have come out in different professional areas. It features more than 800 entries with brief descriptions and zoom-in capabilities for high-res photos organized in 10 categories: AIDS/HIV, Arts, Business, Film/TV, Literature, Memorials, Milestones, Music, Sports, and Theatre/Dance.
Photo Credit: George Platt Lynes’s 1951 photograph of ballet performer Jean Babilee in ‘L’Amour et son Amour.’ Gelatin silver print, 10-1/2 × 12-1/2 in. From the Collections of the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. © Estate of George Platt Lynes.
In addition to the timeline, we have created a docent/classroom guide to engage students or audiences. You can download the guide here. If you would like archival materials for your talk or presentation, please contact us at Inquiry@Stonewall-museum.org and we will send you some duplicate copies of materials from our archive.
“In Plain Sight” was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Florida Humanities Council.
Additional history is available here:
- LGBTQIA+ History – Business
- LGBTQIA+ History – LGBTQ and AIDS Memorials and Historic Places
- LGBTQIA+ History – Sports
- LGBTQIA+ History – HIV/AIDS
- LGBTQIA+ History – Theater and Dance
- LGBTQIA+ History – Film and Television
- LGBTQIA+ History – Art
- LGBTQIA+ History – Literature
- LGBTQIA+ History – Music
Many thanks to Charles Ross and Jackson Davidow who contributed to this project.
Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities
