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LGBTQ+ Pride Month @ Taft: Arts

 

PRIDE IN THE LIBRARY

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the U.S. during the month of June. These images of artists, writers, playwrights, photographers, musicians, composers, dancers and poets serve as an introduction to the rich and diverse stories of LGBTQ+ life found in Library of Congress collections. To learn more about performing artists, click below:

LGBTQ+ Artists Represented in the Performing Arts Special Collections in the Library of Congress Music Division

LGBTQ+ Performing Arts Resources at the Library of Congress

VISUAL ARTS

Queer Art History

Queer Art History is a visual history and educational resource for queer art and culture. This resource is intended to educate and empower LGBTQIA2S+ folks and allies through sharing our rich histories that extend before and beyond modern Queer Rights movements.

 

Pride Timeline: A History of Contemporary Queer Culture and Art

From Christie's, a world-leading art and luxury business

From Stonewall to Ballrooms, Rauschenberg to RuPaul, the LGBTQ+ community has always played an important role in contemporary art. Here we take a look at the last 70 years of queer history and the artists who helped shape it.

 

 

 

 

MUSIC

A Timeline of LGBTQ+ Influence in Music

by Ryan Hardison and Jacob Sullivan | April 27, 2021
The Daily Aztec, San Diego State University

 

And DANCE

Celebrate Our LGBTQ+ Artistic Icons