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Events and Studies in U.S. History

Spotify's Playlist for Pride Party, 2024

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Celebrate Pride at the Smithsonian Institution
Exhibits and events celebrating Pride Month
LGBTQ+ Rights - Access World News (RMC community)
Up-to-date news from the world related to LGBTQ+ rights. Articles, audio clips, blog posts, videos, and more.
LGBTQ History - National Museum of American History
Gender, love, sexuality, and desire are among the most complicated areas of human history. Always varied, often hidden, and never static, LGBTQ+ stories are found across NMAH collections.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month
The collections of the Library of Congress contain many books, posters, sound recordings, manuscripts and other material produced by, about and for the LGBTQ community. The contributions of this community are preserved as part of our nation’s history, and include noted artistic works, musical compositions and contemporary novels. The Library’s American collections range from the iconic poetry of Walt Whitman through the manuscripts of the founder of LGBTQ activism in Washington, D.C., Frank Kameny.
Online Exhibitions - GLBT Historical Society
Experience LGBT history through online exhibits.

Out in America - PBS - weblink "This critically acclaimed PBS documentary is an uplifting collection of unique, transformative stories and inspiring personal narratives told through the lens of the country's most prominent LGBT figures and pioneers, as well as many average, yet extraordinary, citizens from gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities." -- Films on Demand

Lavender Scare - Films on Demand With the United States gripped in the panic of the 1950s Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be “security risks” and vows to rid the federal government of all employees discovered to be gay or lesbian. Tens of thousands lose their jobs. But the mass firings have an unintended effect: they stir outrage in the gay community and thrust an unlikely hero into the forefront of the LGBTQ rights movement. In addition to illuminating a little-known chapter of American history, The Lavender Scare is a timely reminder of the value of vigilance and social action when civil liberties are under attack.

The films listed above are available on-campus using R-MC's wifi and off-campus using an R-MC login.