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Stonewall 50: A Guide Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and LGBTQ History: NYPL Collections: LGBTQ Organizations

Exhibition-related guide created to accompany "Love & Resistance: Stonewall 50" at The New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Rayner Special Collections Wing and Print Gallery, February 14 - July 13, 2019.

LGBTQ Collections: Organizations

The Manuscripts and Archives Division of the New York Public Library holds over 100 collections pertaining to the history and culture of the LGBTQ community. Explore the collections through our archives portal and view the pdf guide and blog post.

Christopher Street

Christopher Street Liberation Day, June 20, 1971, photograph by Diana Davies.

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Discover research items using the Library's online catalog. To get started, use some of these key phrases:

  • Gay liberation movement
  • Gay rights
  • Gender nonconformity
  • Lesbians
  • Sexual minorities
  • Transgender People