For many years, advocates and activists had been working to advance LGBTQ+ rights.
Our reporters from across the country have come together to explore the people and events that many of us have never heard of...each of them an important part of LGBTQ+ history.
NEW YORK
LGBTQ+ crusaders reflect on pivotal moments before NYC's Stonewall Riots
LGBTQ+ crusaders reflect on pivotal moments before NYC's Stonewall Riots
LGBT crusaders reflect on pivotal moments before NYC's Stonewall Riots
LOS ANGELES
LGBTQ+ pioneers Lisa Ben and Sir Lady Java are among those featured at ONE Archives
LGBTQ+ pioneers Lisa Ben and Sir Lady Java are among those featured at ONE Archives
LGBTQ+ pioneers Lisa Ben, Sir Lady Java, among those featured at ONE Archives
CHICAGO
Northalsted Legacy Walk highlights activists who helped advance gay rights
Northalsted Legacy Walk highlights activists who helped advance gay rights
Chicago's Legacy Walk highlights those who fought for LGBTQ+ equality
PHILADELPHIA
The city is rich with LGBTQ+ history, starting in 1881 with the arrest of Lady Washington
The city is rich with LGBTQ+ history, starting in 1881 with the arrest of Lady Washington
Philadelphia's role in LGBTQ+ history far predates Stonewall uprising
SAN FRANCISCO
Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin could easily be called the mothers of the lesbian rights movement
Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin could easily be called the mothers of the lesbian rights movement
Lesbian pioneers pave the way for LGBT rights years before Stonewall Riots
HOUSTON
Texas in the 1950s and 60s: Police raids were common at gay and lesbian bars
Texas in the 1950s and 60s: Police raids were common at gay and lesbian bars
Before Stonewall, LGBTQ activists recall the fight for equality in Houston
NORTH CAROLINA
This Historic Raleigh church has been supporting LGBTQ+ equality since the 1950s
This Historic Raleigh church has been supporting LGBTQ+ equality since the 1950s
This Raleigh church has been supporting gay rights since the 1950s
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
One of the Central Valley's first drag kings and others talk about gay bars and safe spaces in the 1960s
One of the Central Valley's first drag kings and others talk about gay bars and safe spaces in the 1960s
Looking at LGBTQ+ history in Central California
Reference material coordinated in conjunction with local LGBTQ+ archives and the ONE Archives Foundation.
The ONE Archives Foundation is the independent community partner that supports ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives at the University of Southern California (USC) Libraries, the largest repository of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) materials in the world. Founded in 1952 as ONE Inc., the publisher of ONE Magazine, ONE Archives Foundation is the oldest active LGBTQ organization in the United States. In 2010, ONE Archives Foundation deposited its vast collection of LGBTQ historical materials with the USC Libraries. Today, the organization is dedicated to promoting this important resource through diverse activities including educational initiatives, fundraising, and range of public programs.
ONE Archives Foundation's flagship K-12 education programs provide educators with the resources they need to teach accurate and authentic LGBTQ+ history, including professional development webinars and free LGBTQ+ lesson plans available for download on our website. In addition, ONE Archives Foundation mentors youth to become ambassadors for LGBTQ+ history through the Youth Ambassadors for Queer History program. Learn more here.