Recently the Gay Ohio History Initiative received a new collection from former Ohio native, Bryan Knedler. There is a lot to learn from Knedler’s documentation of his life.
In the Ohio History Connection’s archives, researchers can find documentation of the Columbus community’s fight to raise awareness of AIDS.
Normally historians mention that a historical figure may have been a member of the LGBTQ+ community if they have documentation to support it.
The original Stonewall Uprising was a protest against police brutality led by LGBTQ people of color.