“20 Powerful LGBTQ+ memoirs”

I am honored for “Archive Activism” to be named by “LGBTQ+Nation” as #2 among “20 powerful LGBTQ+ memoirs…that will open your eyes and mind” (August 1, 2025).  In this time of erasure and rewriting of our history, it is vital to know the shoulders we stand upon—from Stonewall to this very moment of political assault on LGBTQ Americans.  Here’s a photo of an old 16 mm film can that held the documentary “Gay & Proud” (black & white, 1970) produced and directed by lesbian pioneer Lilly Vincenz.  Her film documents the first PRIDE parade/celebration in the U.S.— the Christopher Street Liberation Day parade. We discovered this film can in Lill’s attic and donated the film along with Lill’s entire activist collection to the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.