Lesbian activists

UChicago Accessibility Resources. Results by Title. Born to Belonging. Veteran activist Mab Segrest takes readers along on her travels to view a world experiencing extraordinary change.

In addition to several of their own residences where they could socialize with other lesbians or strategize a protest, they founded important bookshops, restaurants, archives, and other communal women-only spaces where they could share and be exposed to lesbian-based art and culture. This curated theme focuses on historic sites associated with lesbian activism and community in the s, with many of those spaces continuing that association into the following decades. Also included is the NYC Dyke March, which, while started in the s, connects back to the early days of organized lesbian-focused activism. The Jamaican-born author Michelle Cliff was living in this two-family house when she graduated from nearby Curtis High School in

Gelatin Silver Print. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera with a statue. The city of New York claimed the monument will be the "first permanent, public artwork recognizing transgender women in the world. Here are a few of their stories, represented by objects in the Smithsonian's collections.

The backstory: The show has been nearly three years in the making. The archives are open to the public. To schedule a visit, you can make an appointment. In a conversation with LAist, she reflected on what the show might mean for Angelenos, who are bearing witness to immigration detentions across the region.