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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 1d

Super excited for this virtual film fest with @framelinefestival.bsky.social and @appalshop.bsky.social

Frameline @framelinefestival.bsky.social · 2d

In celebration of #LGBTQHistoryMonth, we’ve teamed up with @invisiblehistories.bsky.social and @appalshop.bsky.social to bring you a FREE showcase streaming worldwide! 🌎👀

Starting October 11, you can watch 20 canonical queer films at home. RSVP to watch with us at frameline.org/theworldiswatching ▶️

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 2d

Through the generous giving of an anonymous donor via the Tides Foundation, we will receive a $15,000 matching grant to help us open our new archive. So we need YOU to help us raise our goal of $15,000 to meet the match!

Visit: invisiblehistory.org/support

Through the generous giving of an anonymous donor via the Tides Foundation, we will receive a $15,000 matching grant to cover the costs of moving our at-risk collections to our new home location. So we need YOU to help us raise our goal of $15,000 to meet the match!

Visit: invisiblehistory.org/support

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outsmartmagazine.bsky.social @outsmartmagazine.bsky.social · 15d

The Invisible Histories Project made it possible, and JD Doyle made it happen: OutSmart’s 30-year archive is now digitized, offering a vital record of Houston’s LGBTQ history. www.outsmartmagazine.com/2025/09/outs...

Preserving Houston’s LGBTQ History: OutSmart Archives Go Digital

With support from the Invisible Histories Project, historian JD Doyle has digitized OutSmart’s archives, preserving more than 30 years of Houston’s LGBTQ history in one accessible online collection.

www.outsmartmagazine.com

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 9d

Check out this article by @xtramagazine.com

Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 12d

Queer archives not only contain our past but help unlock community. @ainopihlak.bsky.social gathers terrific insights from @arquives.ca, @rachelcorbman.bsky.social, @invisiblehistories.bsky.social, @ottawatranslibrary.bsky.social, and @leatherarchives.bsky.social.

Among the archives, you can find love, community and history | Xtra Magazine

Queer and trans archives preserve our past—they also offer community space that is essential to our future

xtramagazine.com

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! We do normally it sometimes messes up with our post scheduling software but we will definitely see if we can get that fixed ❤️

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 9d

Cover from the 198s Alabama Conference for Lesbians and Gay Men hosted on May 14-15 in Montgomery, AL. The theme was Grassroots: A New Beginning. The event was organized by Lambda, Inc. Alabama's first LGBTQ center founded in 1977.

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 12d

October 30, 2025

6pm Central / 7pm Eastern

Registration is limited so please only register if you are sure you can attend.

You will need a Zoom account to join the workshop.

Register: https://givebutter.com/howhomo2025

Image of a "paper doll" with potential accessories like blue hair, a carabiner, assless chaps, a chest binder, and Birkenstocks.

Join Josh Burford of Invisible Histories as he takes us on an historical journey of how the medical and scientific community came to define homosexuality often at odds with how the community described itself.

October 30, 2025
Via Zoom
6pm Central / 7pm Eastern
Register: givebutter.com/howhomo2025

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 14d

In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres came out on her show. People across the US were unable to watch it at home as local television stations refused to air the episode. In Birmingham, ABC 33/40 was 1 of these. A large watch party grew out of the backlash and these buttons were handed out to who attended.

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 14d

We love that y'all are finding our zines helpful during this awful time but please remember to always credit the folks who create these type of resources! ❤️

Thank you @latenightafa.bsky.social for crediting us!

Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 14d

Dirt In A Cog Zine by @invisiblehistories.bsky.social here:
invisiblehistory.org/dirt-in-a-co...

Dirt in a cog: small ways to resist fascism that make a big difference. What does dirt in a cog mean? Dirt in a cog refers to the way machinery cogs (gears) Will slow, jam up, go crooked, and otherwise not work right if they're dirty. It may not totally shut down the machine but it will make it a hell of a lot harder to run. That's what this zine is. Of course protests, community organizing, and large acts of resistance are critical to fight against fascist and authoritarian regimes. This is not a way to avoid that. We must engage in those. But there are also ways we can resist in our everyday lives. We can be dirt in the cog. By Invisible Histories

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 19d

Button from the 1970s from the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 21d

1982 Bob Damron's Address Book. Damron guides were gay travel guides, named after traveling businessman, Bob Damron. Here you can see an explanation of the listings and some common hankie code meanings. Handkerchiefs were used to signal to other queer people what you were looking for.

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 23d

Ad from a 1990 issue of This Month in Mississippi, the states longest running LGBTQ newspaper, urging readers to rally against US Senator Jesse Helms (North Carolina) and vote for his opponent Harvey Gantt (b. South Carolina, lived North Carolina).

Help Defeat Jesse Helms! Jesse Helms is public enemy #1 for gay men, lesbians, and AIDS activists.

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 26d

Join Invisible Histories for a one hour virtual workshop on activities and events that you and your community can do to preserve the memory and tell the story of someone you loved who has passed.

October 11, 2025

11am Central / Noon Eastern

Register: https://givebutter.com/maw2025

Join Invisible Histories as we detail events and activities you can do to preserve the memory of someone who has passed.

Oct. 11, 2025 11am Central / Noon Eastern

Register: givebutter.com/maw2025

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · 28d

A 1994 letter to the Columbia, SC newspaper, In Unison, by a local PFLAG founder, attorney, and mother, Harriet Hancock, about her son's coming out.

email us at contact@invisiblehistory.org for a screen reader version of this image

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you need help, send us a message or email [email protected] (nor .gov or .edu emails please) ❤️

Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks, y'all! ❤️🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Sep 5

Check out this article by @theadvocatebr.bsky.social featuring Invisible Histories

The Advocate @advocate.com · Sep 5

Maintaining our queer history records will help keep them safe and available to all.

Keeping the record queer with LGBTQ+ archives

Maintaining our queer history records will help keep them safe and available to all.

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Sep 5

Trans people are not a purity test.

Support for them is not optional.

If we get free, we all get free.

Fight for trans folks.

Black and cream image featuring various transgender people from the US South from across history.

Text reads: Trans people are not a purity test.

Support for them is not optional.

If we get free, we all get free.

Fight for trans folks.

Invisible Histories

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Sep 1

Photo of GA Rep. Nan Orrock from Atlanta speaking at South Carolina's first Gay and Lesbian Pride March. The event occurred in June 1990 in Columbia, SC and around 1000 people were in attendance. Folks from across the South drove in to support the event.

woman at podium with the words South Carolina's gay and lesbian pride march it's time! and some creepy colonial dude statue standing behind her

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Aug 29

Deadline Closing Soon!! Call for Proposals! Are you a librarian, archivist, historian, or memory worker preserving LGBTQ history? Join us for the 2026 Queer History South Conference!

Submit a proposal by visiting invisiblehistory.org/qhs2026.

Deadline Extension!! Call for Proposals! Are you a librarian, archivist, historian, or memory worker preserving LGBTQ history? Join us for the 2026 Queer History South Conference!

Submit a proposal by visiting invisiblehistory.org/qhs2026.

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Aug 27

The "How to Spot AI Images on Social Media" workbook describes issues with machine generated images (AI) particularly as they are used on social media. Visit https://invisiblehistory.org/zines-guides-research/ to view the guide.

How to spot ai images on social media a short entry level tutorial by Invisible Histories cover page

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Aug 25

1987 ad from This Month in Mississippi, the state's longest running LGBTQ newspaper, for Jill's, a lesbian bar in Jackson. The bar and many other gay bars were owned and operated by Jack Myers.

Ad in blue and white of a woman softball player holding a bat and glove with the word Jills above.

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Aug 22

Time Out Youth, a youth LGBTQ center in Charlotte, NC, marching in a 1995 Pride parade.

People carrying a Time Out Youth banner that says a support and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth.

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Invisible Histories @invisiblehistories.bsky.social · Aug 19

Spaces are limited so please only register if you are certain you will be able to attend.