The LGBT Center of St. Louis has joined with the St. Louis LGBT History Project. Operated by Steve Brawley (founder), Colin Murphy and Ian Darnell, The Project celebrates, documents and preserves the myriad stories of The Gateway City’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender past. Pieces from The Project will be on rotating display at the LGBT Center of St. Louis. Further, The Project will contribute to LGBTeach and our other programming.The theme for The Project's first Center display is PRIDE and will debut at the grand re-opening on July 17th. Featured throughout The Center will be photographs from early St. Louis PrideFest celebrations by Wilbur Wegener and Scott Lokitz; vintage Pride St. Louis posters, artwork and t-shirts and mayoral and aldermanic pride proclamations.
Founded in 2007, The St. Louis LGBT History Project serves as the unofficial collecting arm for the St. Louis LGBT Archives at UMSL, conducts and facilitates oral histories with area LGBT Elders, works with area LGBT organizations on maintaining their own archive, and seeks out and preserves LGBT history, documents, artifacts and memorabilia. The Project has developed a LGBT Walking Tour in the city's Central West End, is available to speak on St. Louis’ LGBT History and provides displays from The Project collection. The goal of The Project is to not only celebrate and preserve our city’s LGBT History, but make it accessible through digital media. For more information check out their Facebook page or visit www.stlouisgayhistory.com.
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The Lesbian Gay Bi Transgender
Community Center of
Metropolitan St. Louis
4337 Manchester Ave
St. Louis, MO 63110
http://www.lgbtcenterstl.org
info@lgbtcenterstl.org
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