LGBTQ resource
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Used instead of LOC subject heading "Sexual minorities."
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Nanora Sweet Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1044
Scope and Contents
The Nanora Sweet Photograph Collection contains two albums documenting the lesbian community in St. Louis. One album, titled "Lesbian Portraits," was assembled by local activist and scholar Martha Ficklen (aka Carla Flanagan), who may also have taken many of the photographs. The album includes portraits and candid shots of lesbians from the St. Louis area, dating from approximately the 1980s through the early 2000s. The women in the album include prominent activists, academics, and community...
Dates:
1984-2001
Tower Grove Pride Collection
File
Identifier: A3258
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one illustrated advertising card for the 2021 Tower Grove Pride celebration.
Dates:
2021
Tower Grove Pride Poster Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1129
Scope and Contents
The Tower Grove Pride Poster Collection contains one poster designed by St. Louis-based illustrator and designer Taylor "Tay" Tuteur (they/them) to celebrate Tower Grove Pride. The poster features a colorful and detailed illustration of the Tower Grove Pride festival. It depicts many diverse festival-goers, inspired by actual people who have attended Tower Grove Pride. Also depicted are booths, a stage with a performance underway, and two of Tower Grove Park's historic pavilions. The...
Dates:
2022
Unofficial Pride Parade Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1020
Scope and Contents
The Unofficial Pride Parade Collection contains five color snapshots showing an unofficial Pride Parade, possibly in Forest Park. The parade features people riding in convertibles, some of whom are wearing extravagant headdresses and long dresses. Each car has a sign, several of which are illegible or partially legible. Two of the signs read: "Gus's" and "Red Bull, East St. Louis."Photographs may show one of the first St. Louis pride parades, held in May or June 1973. This parade...
Dates:
ca. 1973
Kayla Vaughan Image Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1137
Scope and Contents
The Kayla Vaughan Image Collection contains photographs and posters documenting Vaughan’s personal life and political activism.Photographs related to Vaughan’s involvement in lesbian and feminist circles show candid shots of Vaughan and other women, including her girlfriend, Diana Campbell. Many of the photographs were taken at 6188 Westminster, a feminist collective of students and recent graduates from Washington University. These photos include the 1st and 2nd annual Folkhera...
Dates:
1971-1982
Kayla Vaughan Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3238
Scope and Contents
The Kayla Vaughan Papers are comprised of leaflets, fliers, and brochures relating to a wide variety of local and national social and political groups and their activities; discussion readings, notes, and meeting minutes; conference and workshop materials; correspondence relating to professional and group activities; newspaper clippings; feminist publications, and legal papers and case filings. The papers are divided into six series: Personal, ...
Dates:
1962-2013; Majority of material found within 1973-1983
Vivent Health Medical Information Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3255
Scope and Contents
The collection includes cards and brochures relating to HIV testing and treatment (pre-exposure prophylaxis/PREP), cards in Spanish and English about monkeypox, and a monkeypox vaccine information sheet from the Center for Disease Control. The items date from 2022 and are arranged alphabetically by topic.
Dates:
2022
Rodney Wilson Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3237
Scope and Contents
The papers are comprised of materials relating to Rodney Wilson’s efforts to establish the first LGBT History Month, to his participation in HIV vaccine trials at Saint Louis University and to his position on its community advisory board, to classroom notes from one of Wilson’s high school students, and to research conducted by Wilson. The papers are arranged into three series: AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Unit (AVEU) series, 1988-1998; LGBT...
Dates:
1988-1998; Majority of material found within 1991-1995
Wired Women Poster and Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1048
Scope and Contents
The Wired Women Poster and Photograph Collection contains snapshots, posters, publicity photos, and negatives documenting Wired Women events and visiting performers. Snapshots show attendees, many dressed in costume, at various events. Individuals are identified and include Wired Women co-founders Mary Carpenter, Connie Lane, and Barbara Lau. Posters advertise performances by musicians and comedians at the Sheldon Concert Hall, with a dance in the Sheldon Ballroom following each performance....
Dates:
1984-1996
Zebra Lounge Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3228
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one postcard flier and two entry tickets for a reunion party held at the Hands Network Center (7609 S. Broadway) on April 15, 2017. Employees and patrons of the Zebra Lounge attended the event. The postcard explains that Craig Greene and Marshall Moss hosted the event with appearances by Vicki Valentino, Ralph Drake, and Elton Luster.
Dates:
2017 April