Education & ProgrammingNewspapers “For love and for life, we’re not going back”: LGBTQ+ History Month "For Love and For Life, We’re Not Going Back.” These words appeared as the banner heading in the October 1987 issue of Richmond Pride above…Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemSeptember 22, 2023
Archives Thomas/in Hall: Subverting the Gender Binary in Colonial Virginia Among Virginia’s earliest records is a court case describing the first known intersex person in British North America. In 1629, a servant known as Thomas…Rebecca SchneiderApril 17, 2023
ArchivesNewspapers Becoming Visible: Transgender History Transgender Day of Visibility is a day of awareness. It is therefore, in the most literal sense, a call to be aware. Aware of the…Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemMarch 31, 2023
Education & ProgrammingNewspapersVirginia Authors Preserving Queer History As the Library of Virginia approaches its bicentennial next year, it is a good time to reflect on what collections the Library holds but also…Library of VirginiaOctober 21, 2022
Archives Dear Jonnie: The Correspondence of a Gay Couple in Virginia in the Roaring 20s. The archives of the Library of Virginia contain a noteworthy collection of letters offering a rare glimpse into the lives of LGBTQ people a century…Kenneth ForestAugust 1, 2022
Education & Programming New Displays for June If you have visited the Library of Virginia in recent months, you may have noticed several new exhibit cases on the building’s second floor. These…Mary Dean CarterJune 8, 2018