Rhode Island LGBTQ+ Community Archive Hosted by Providence Public Library

Find info and how to access the archives as they are uploaded and organized online!

https://www.provlib.org/research-collections/community-archives/ri-lgbtq-community-archives/

Take a virtual tour: https://youtu.be/DVgh5UQmEv8?t=1

News release:  https://www.provlib.org/ppl-announces-ri-lgbtq-community-archive-as-2021-pride-month-kicks-off/

About the event - Longer description than teaser, including any other necessary details such as cover charge, age requirements, Covid considerations.:

RI LGBTQ+ Community Archive at PPL is a community archives initiative to collect and provide access to the current and past stories of LGBTQ+ people in Rhode Island. We are focused on ensuring the preservation of materials chronicling the social, cultural & political history of RI LGBTQ+ people and organizations.

We strive to develop collections & resources that reflect the full range of the lived experiences of Rhode Island's LGBTQ+ communities. We especially aim to reflect key perspectives on the issues and experiences of those who have been historically marginalized in mainstream LGBTQ+ movements including Black, Indigenous, Latinx, disabled, trans and gender non-binary, economically disenfranchised, and otherwise marginalized people.

We are actively collecting materials to document LGBTQ+ people in Rhode Island. Some of the materials that may be of interest to researchers include:

• AIDS Project Rhode Island Archives
• Equity Action oral history collection
• Options Magazine, 1982-current