Welcome to the project’s website! We’re excited to launch the site so that people can get more information about what we’re up, where we are in the project, and view some same videos. And we’re particularly excited about sharing some of the research we’ve been doing leading up to the project. Be sure to check …
Since the 1960s and 1970s bookstores, particularly feminist bookstores, have served as important gathering places and sources of information for LGBTQ individuals. In the past 20 years, nearly 90% of these bookstores have closed. Changes to the publishing industry and political landscapes are likely reasons, nevertheless these community spaces have diminished dramatically. (Click purple icons …
Activist Alexis Danzig has been involved with a variety of LGBTQ groups and organizations from the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) to the Lesbian Herstory Archives. In this rough cut of sample footage, Danzig reflects on her queer identity in the context of lesbian and woman-led groups and spaces.
The number of bars intended specifically to serve lesbians in the US is decreasing. This decrease seems to relate to a variety of societal shifts: the economic downturn, the growth of online dating, and broader shifts in how women, queer, and trans individuals identify and gather socially. (Click purple icons to get name and address …
In 1996, Alexis Danzig, then an active volunteer at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, took a motorcycle trip across the US. As she went, she made over 20 stops to share a slideshow about the Archives in a variety of lesbian, feminist, and LGBTQ spaces, ranging from homes to bookstores to bars. In this rough cut …
In this behind the scenes interview, director Alexis Clements tells part of the story behind the project.