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HISTORY HAPPENS!
Monthly News From the
GLBT Historical Society
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Greetings!
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Welcome to this month's edition of "History Happens," your source for the latest news and events from the GLBT Historical Society. We have a lot happening at the Historical Society in March, including the kickoff of our new series " Passing On The Pen" and a special tour of our " Lautrec In Leather" retrospective. Join us as we celebrate our history! |
| Passing On The Pen: Intergenerational Queer Storytellers
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 From
Sappho
to
Walt
Witman
to
Ann
Bannon
to
Frederick Smith,
literature
has
always
been
a part of GLBT
culture. The Historical Society and the Lambda Literary Foundation are proud to announce a new program called, " Passing On The Pen," a series of conversations designed to pair some of the pioneers of GLBT literature with today's emerging GLBT storytellers. Ann Bannon, often called "The Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction" for her
landmark "Beebo Brinker Chronicles," and Victor J. Banis, the
critically acclaimed author of more than 150 published books, will kick
off the Passing On The Pen literary series on March 25th.  Other celebrity authors scheduled to appear include Michelle Tea, Jewelle Gomez, Christopher Rice, Jamison Green and Dorothy Allison, among many others. Passing on
the
Pen
pays
homage
to those
whose
words are
the
voice
of
both our
individual
and
collective experience. Visit glbthistory.org for the full event schedule. The series is free and open to the public, and will be hosted at the GLBT Historical Society galleries at 657 Mission St #300 in San Francisco. |
| Upcoming Events at the GLBT Historical Society
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Remembering Chuck Arnett & the SoMa SceneThursday, March 13, 6:00-8:00pm
Join us for a celebration of the life and times of artist Chuck Arnett (1928-1988) who would have turned 80 this month (and who is currently the subject of a major retrospective in our gallery). After viewing the retrospective, you are invited to share memories of Arnett and the scene that he chronicled in his art--South of Market in the 60s & 70s. Read more >>  |
Peggy Gilbert: A Documentary
Sunday, March 30, 2:00-5:00pm
Join us for a documentary on Peggy Gilbert (1905-2007), the lesbian jazz musician whose career spanned more than 80 years. The founder of two all-female jazz bands: "Peggy Gilbert and Her Metro Goldwyn Orchestra" in 1933, and "The Dixie Belles" in 1974, Gilbert lived to the ripe age of 102.
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This Month In GLBT History
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March 7 (1972):
East Lansing, Michigan becomes the first U.S. city to ban discrimination in city hiring on the basis of sexual orientation.
March 14 (2005):
Judge Richard Kramer rules that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
March 20 (1976):
Anita Bryant's "Save Our Children" campaign takes out a full page ad in The Miami Herald that says that all cultures have dealt with homosexuals "with disdain, abhorrence, disgust and even death. Since homosexuals cannot reproduce, they must recruit, must freshen their ranks"
(Above photo from protest parade, courtesy of the Marie Ueda collection, GLBT Historical Society)
March 20 (1978):
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approves the strongest gay-rights law in the U.S., with one dissenting vote: Supervisor Dan White.
March 20 (1986):
New York City adopts a gay
rights ordinance.
March 26 (1984):
The U.S. Supreme Court overturns a law that bans gays from teaching in public schools.
March 29 (1976):
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of
Virginia's sodomy ban.
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Photo of the Month
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Photo from the Cora Latz and Etta Perkins collection.
This photo of Cora Latz and Etta Perkins at their 1998 re-commitment ceremony is just one of many generously donated to the GLBT Historical Society by their estate.
Their collection includes photos from their 1974 commitment ceremony, their 1998 re-commitment ceremony (pictured), as well as family and travel photos.
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| A Note from the Executive Director: Update on Efforts to Save City Funding
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As you all know, in the last few weeks Mayor Newsom rescinded $250,000 in funding that had been budgeted by the city of San Francisco for the GLBT Historical Society. This was done as part of an overall rescission of millions of dollars due to the city's current budget crisis. The funds were designated for site acquisition and we had proposed to use them to launch a development campaign around a temporary exhibit in the Castro neighborhood to coincide with the release of the Harvey Milk film. In response to the funding cut we wrote the Mayor emphasizing the economic benefit from the temporary exhibit due to increased GLBT tourism, particularly in conjunction with the Milk film. We also appealed to our supporters to write the mayor and many of you did so. Read more >>
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| Volunteer Opportunites in the Exhibits Program
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The exhibits program at the GLBT Historical Society brings the archives alive!
Over the past twenty years the Historical Society has presented scores of exhibits on topics ranging from gay athletes to the Dyke March to gay rights organizations of the 1950s.
The Historical Society is home to three exhibit spaces in which we present new and original exhibits on a regular basis.
Our volunteer staff of professional curators and army of interns use the most up-to-tech exhibition techniques and technology to build shows that are as appealing visually as they are important historically.
Send us an email to find out more about volunteer opportunites in the GLBT Historical Society Exhibits Program!
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On The Town With The GLBT Historical Society
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BALIF ReceptionThe Historical Society was proud to host an event for the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom, an LGBT Bar Association, in its main gallery last month. Attendees were treated to a private tour of the archives, and a lively conversation with Historical Society curators. Click here to see more photos from this event. 
San Francisco Gay Men's CI Town Forum
The Historical Society welcomed the San Francisco Gay Men's Community Initiative Town Forum to its main gallery last month for an evening of wine, snacks and conversation. The topic of conversation was "Gay History, Then and Now" and participants were treated to a sneak peak of the " Lautrec In Leather" exhibit before it was opened to the public.
Click here to see more photos from this event. 
GLBT Historical Society Donors Thank You ReceptionThe
Historical Society celebrated with an intimate group of major donors last month at the Lost Art Salon. Donors enjoyed delicious hors d'oeuvres generously provided by La Bonne Cuisine, and moving speeches by Supervisor Tom Ammiano and other distinguished guests.
Click here to see more photos from this event.
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| Ongoing Events At the GLBT Historical Society
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Research Hours
- Tuesdays-Fridays via appointment only.
- Saturdays open to general public 1-5pm.
Museum Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 1-5pm. |
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