LGBTQ resource
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Used instead of LOC subject heading "Sexual minorities."
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Shane Cohn Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1138
Scope and Contents
The Shane Cohn Photograph Collection contains six small posters from an Explore St. Louis ad campaign directed at LGBT tourists and six composite photographs showing members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen from 2009-2021. The tourism ads promote general St. Louis amenities, including Busch Stadium and local restaurants, as well as LGBT-specific destinations, including clubs in the Grove, Central West End, and Soulard. The ads feature quotes from The Advocate calling...
Dates:
2009-ca. 2021
Carol Cureton Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1136
Scope and Contents
The Carol Cureton Photograph Collection contains two photographs documenting Cureton's role as founding pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater St. Louis. One photograph is a portrait showing Cureton wearing her vestments, taken at the start of the communion service. The other photograph shows the repurposed mansion on Waterman that served as the congregation's first permanent home. The collection includes notes regarding each photograph, taken by Rodney Wilson after speaking...
Dates:
ca. 1975
Timothy Cusick Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1132
Scope and Contents
The Timothy Cusick Poster Collection contains posters reflecting Cusick's interests, particularly related to LGBTQ+ community life and activism. The posters most frequently address AIDS issues and Pride events. Highlights include a Mary Engelbreit poster depicting an AIDS quilt and a Coors poster for the St. Louis AIDS Action Network from the early 1990s that is an early example of corporate sponsorship of an AIDS-related organization.LGBTQ+ posters include the following...
Dates:
ca. 1980-ca. 1995
Koach Baruch Frazier Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1032
Scope and Contents
The Koach Baruch Frazier Poster Collection contains one poster featuring Koach Baruch Frazier, an African American transgender male activist and musician. The poster was created by Keshet, a national organization that advocates for LGBTQ+ Jews and their families. It was part of a series called "LGBTQ Jewish Heroes” and was released to the public in January 2020. Posters in this series were intended to be displayed in Jewish community spaces to "demonstrate ... commitment to LGBTQ equality...
Dates:
2020
Gateway M.C., Inc. Records
Collection
Identifier: A3158
Scope and Contents
The collection contains the records of Gateway M.C., Inc. dating from 1973 to 2009. The records are divided into three series: Administrative, Events, and Newsletters. The bulk of the records date from 1990 to 2001.
The Administrative Series is arranged alphabetically by topic/type of document. It contains records relating to the founding of the club, bylaws, meeting minutes, and other...
Dates:
1973-2009; Majority of material found within 1990-2001
Gateway Motorcycle Club Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1051
Scope and Contents
The Gateway Motorcycle Club Photograph Collection contains two photographs and one poster documenting the activities of the club. The two photographs show groups of men dressed in a uniform consisting of a white, button-down shirt and black pants. One photograph is captioned "Show Me XX" and likely commemorates the club's 20th anniversary. The other photograph shows the group posed on a small stage, with other men seated at tables in the foreground. The poster advertises the Gateway Saloon,...
Dates:
1973 - 2014
Gregory C. Gerhart Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1166
Scope and Contents
The Gregory C. Gerhart Poster Collection contains nine posters related to AIDS activism. The posters were produced by members of ACT UP outside of St. Louis, including the AIDS Awareness Committee at Pierce College, Los Angeles; Cardiac Arrest; ACT UP America; and ACT UP Connecticut. They were distributed locally by ACT UP St. Louis. The posters have strong graphics and are intended to be provocative, for example by claiming Christmas was canceled because Santa was infected with HIV and...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1990-1999
Bishop Wyatt I. Greenlee Jr. Celebration of Life Program
Collection
Identifier: A3344
Scope and Contents
The Bishop Wyatt I. Greenlee Jr. celebration of life program, January 8, 2022, is titled “Heaven’s Doors Will Open for Bishop Wyatt I. Greenlee, Jr., 1954-2021.” The service was held at Trinity Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri. The program contains photographs, a biographical sketch, and the order of service for the funeral.
Dates:
Event: 2022 Jan 8
Thomas P. Hannegan Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1135
Scope and Contents
The Thomas P. Hannegan Photograph Collection contains two photographs and two composite "class portraits" documenting Hannegan's service in the Missouri House of Representatives. In 2016, Hannegan became the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected as a Republican to the Missouri state legislature. Two photographs show Hannegan in his role as a state legislator, speaking at a microphone during public sessions. Two photographs are composite "class portraits" showing state representatives serving in...
Dates:
ca. 2017-2021
Cathy Johnson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1134
Scope and Contents
The Cathy Johnson Collection documents gay and lesbian activism in St. Louis from about 1979-1990. Photographs show the St. Louis contingent at both the 1979 and 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights; the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in St. Louis in 1988; and Team St. Louis at the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver.Photographs of the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights show marchers carrying banners identifying the group; signs calling for equal rights; and...
Dates:
1979-1990