LGBTQ+ History Association
@lgbtqhistorya.bsky.social
The LGBTQ+ History Association (formally the Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History) founded in 1979, is an affiliate of the American Historical Association. Learn more at clgbthistory.org
Happy 4th of July! Logos courtesy of @am250co150 and @america250 helping to celebrate 150 and 250 years of Colorado and the US today!
The LGBTQ+ History Association is proud to announce we are joining the list of institutional members for the Queer HCN! Learn more about the Queer Heritage and Collections Network through their social media on Bluesky at @queerhcn.org LinkedIn, and online at www.queerhcn.org.
Our closing plenary “How It’s Going: Queer and Trans Histories in the 2929s and Beyond” moderated by Alex Burnett with panelists: Charlotte Karen Albrecht, René Esparza, Jennifer Dominique Jones and Nic John Ramos #QTHC2026
“Historical Perspectives on Queer Detroit: Narratives of the Motor City” Co-sponsored by the LGBTQ+ History Association and @aadlgram , @curtischin8 Mix Mann, and Tim Retzloff shared their stories! @shopbooksweet kindly had Curtis Chin’s book available for purchase #QTHC2026
Free books! Yes you read that right! Come by 3:30pm to get a free book from our University Press partners who tabled in the Ballroom at Michigan Union! #QTHC2026
Better late than never getting our final day reminders up for #QTHC2026 Watch your email for some last day reminders!
One more round of applause for these amazing humans! @missmanhattanny @themarzexperience @okperryok @isthatjupiter At the amazing @michstatetheaters #QTHC2026
This is how you drag! @okperryok you were fabulous tonight! Tag and Tip this queen on Venmo oktylerok #QTHC2026
This performance was the best! Making Ru Paul proud @themarzexperience! At the @michstatetheaters #QTHC2026
From blue eye shadow to blue magnificent! This is how you represent the monsters that are loved! @isthatjupiter Tag and Tip our monster loving blue legend at isthatjupiter #QTHC2026
What an iconic night teaching us about drag history! Thanks to @missmanhattanny for having your book and bag for sale for our history loving historians tonight at the amazing @michstatetheaters! #QTHC2026
More to show of the drag performers but please make sure you show your love by tip and tagging them tonight, like the Association will! QR Code goes to: linktr.ee/isthatjupite... #QTHC2026
During the conference we had 4 walking tours available through the @aadlgram! Learn more by visiting their website at: aadl.org/lgbtqwalkingtour or email thegayestgeneration@aadl.org #QTHC2026
Some Queer Joy. Thanks for the fun image from roundtable: On Queer Time: Mapping History through Community Engaged Research” Jamie Kherbaoui (Merrimack College), Chair; Lizzie Ehrenhalt (University of Michigan); Ulysses Swanson (Community Historian) Leila Stallone (Bard College) #QTHC2026
We’ve made it to Day 3 of #QTHC2026! Panels, walking tours, the Hatcher Library National Transggender Library Open House, and a drag show! We hope you have a great day!
Opening Plenary with three of the elders who started many of the fields and topics individuals attending #QTHC2026 Thank you to Dr. John D’Emilio, Dr. Estelle Freedman, and Dr. Gayle Rubin! To the memory of: Kevin Mumford (1964-2026) and Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy (1939-2026).
Dr. @marcstein59 sharing about @out_history and the importance of collaboration while keeping things legal. #QTHC2026
Gale coming in to teach about online archives and providing attendees to their workshop some complimentary time with their online archive access! #QTHC2026
When you have a fun panel and a cute group photo! These lovely humans include: Chair: Gayle Rubin (University of Michigan) Panelists: Curran Nault (University of Nevada, Reno) Randell Reece Hoffman (University of Utah) @rr.hoffman K. Ermelinda Garcia (Indiana University) #QTHC2026
Dr. Samuel Yoon shared this image during his paper “Feeling “Queer of Color” in The Body Politic” on his panel with Dr. Steven Wang, chaired by Nick Ota-Wang titled “Tensions in Late-20th c. Queer Print Culture #QTHC2026
Want a chance to take home some Queer/Trans history? If so drop off your ticket (it’s the purple one) in the Ballroom at Michigan Union! #QTHC2026
The panels are underway and this witchy example caught our eye on the panel “Printing Pride: The Role of Periodicals in Building Queer Communities in mid-20th Century Great Britain and the United States”. Image from the presentation by Juliana Garcia as part of her paper #QTHC2026
We’ve made it to day 1 of panels, workshops, and many conversations! Check your email for panel update, we did have a panel get canceled. Good luck to all our presenters today at #QTHC2026!
Opening reception at #qthc2026 was a smash hit! Shoutout to @uplift_a2 bartenders Jeremiah and Shalin for serving good drinks and to our conference co-leaders Alex, Nakita & Averill for planning such a great event! Best earrings tonight goes to @drcox.bsky.social ) for her Lego pride earrings!
