
Chicago’s Gerber/Hart is the largest nonprofit LGBTQ+ archive and library in the Midwest. It’s a unique repository of the history and culture of queer communities.

An archivist works in Gerber/Hart’s climate-controlled storage facility.

Items in Chicago’s Gerber/Hart archive and library.

Items in Chicago’s Gerber/Hart archive and library.

Items in Chicago’s Gerber/Hart archive and library.

An archivist helps organize the Gerber/Hart book sale. Canceled in 2020, it is back on for 2021.

A resident of San Francisco’s Openhouse, a vibrant community for LGBTQ+ seniors.

Hopeful street art, by Simon Malvaez, outside a temporarily closed venue on San Francisco’s Castro Street.

An employee outside of Orphan Andy’s, a beloved diner in San Francisco.

The exterior of Orphan Andy’s.

The longtime owners / managers of Orphan Andy’s.

An employee behind plexiglass at Orphan Andy’s.

Chicago’s Baton Show Lounge in the Uptown neighborhood. For more than a half-century, the club has been Chicago’s hometown drag bar and one of the few continuously operating drag clubs in the country.

Maya, a longtime performer, backstage at the Baton.

Toni, a Baton cast member and emcee.

Sheri onstage at the Baton. The club is now fully reopened.

Sheri onstage at the Baton.

Sheri onstage at the Baton.

Sheri, a veteran Baton cast member.

Sheri, a veteran Baton cast member.

Maya onstage at the Baton.

Maya onstage at the Baton.

Toni at the Baton.

A private residence in San Francisco.
























Chicago’s Gerber/Hart is the largest nonprofit LGBTQ+ archive and library in the Midwest. It’s a unique repository of the history and culture of queer communities.
An archivist works in Gerber/Hart’s climate-controlled storage facility.
Items in Chicago’s Gerber/Hart archive and library.
Items in Chicago’s Gerber/Hart archive and library.
Items in Chicago’s Gerber/Hart archive and library.
An archivist helps organize the Gerber/Hart book sale. Canceled in 2020, it is back on for 2021.
A resident of San Francisco’s Openhouse, a vibrant community for LGBTQ+ seniors.
Hopeful street art, by Simon Malvaez, outside a temporarily closed venue on San Francisco’s Castro Street.
An employee outside of Orphan Andy’s, a beloved diner in San Francisco.
The exterior of Orphan Andy’s.
The longtime owners / managers of Orphan Andy’s.
An employee behind plexiglass at Orphan Andy’s.
Chicago’s Baton Show Lounge in the Uptown neighborhood. For more than a half-century, the club has been Chicago’s hometown drag bar and one of the few continuously operating drag clubs in the country.
Maya, a longtime performer, backstage at the Baton.
Toni, a Baton cast member and emcee.
Sheri onstage at the Baton. The club is now fully reopened.
Sheri onstage at the Baton.
Sheri onstage at the Baton.
Sheri, a veteran Baton cast member.
Sheri, a veteran Baton cast member.
Maya onstage at the Baton.
Maya onstage at the Baton.
Toni at the Baton.
A private residence in San Francisco.