Ohio Lesbian Archives relocates to Over-the-Rhine
One of the nation's few lesbian archives has a new, larger space in a prominent Cincinnati location. Leaders say their mission is more important than ever.
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One of the nation's few lesbian archives has a new, larger space in a prominent Cincinnati location. Leaders say their mission is more important than ever.
For 33 years, the OLA has worked to collect and preserve Cincinnati’s LGBTQ+ history, and a recent P&G donation sheds light on queer stories
Phebe Karen Beiser is a student of history and spent years working as a local librarian. So, it makes sense she's one of those leading the charge to preserve local LGBTQ+ history, from a room in the basement of a church in Clifton.
June is Pride Month — a time dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ communities across the country and thinking about progress yet to be made.
Michael Chanak describes gay Cincinnati of the late 1980s as an "old secret society," its membership still operating in the shadows of society for fear of being outed. Then, a friendly kiss caught by WCPO-TV cameras at a Pride event in 1986 pushed Chanak into the open.