Disabled Gay and Lesbian Activists in the Homophile Movement, 1930s-1980s, OutHistory

Drawing on my combined interests in queer history, disability history, and public history, I curated this digital exhibit for OutHistory about disabled activists who were part of the homophile movement, the first phase of queer activism in the United States in the postwar period. The exhibit demonstrates that despite the reputation that homophile activists distanced themselves from disabled people, queer and disabled communities and activism were not mutually exclusive.