Klicktipp: OutHistory.org (Portal)

OutHistory.org (Web)

The portal tells stories about people who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the past (in the USA) and about people who did not conform to the prevailing norms of sexuality or gender. It is a non-profit organization and was founded in 2008 by Jonathan Ned Katz, author of the groundbreaking publication „Gay American History“ (1976). … read more (Web).

Oral Histories

The website contains various resources. A core piece are the transcripts of 19 oral history interviews with activists from the LGBT movement (Web), 5 other people shared short memories of their first participation in a Pride march several decades ago (Web).

Some „Highlight“ Articels (Web)

  • Native American LGBTQ+ Americans, 1528-1976, by Jonathan Ned Katz
  • Gender Benders, 1782-1920, by J. N. Katz
  • Colonial America: The Age of Sodomitical Sin, 1607-1783, by J. N. Katz
  • Aspects of Queer Existence in 19th-Century America, by Rich Wilson
  • Moreau de Saint-Méry and the „Unnatural Practices“ of American Women, by J. N. Katz
  • Transgender Children in Antebellum America, 1776-1861, by Jen Manion
  • Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens, 1779-1782, by J. N. Katz
  • Miss Willson and Miss Brundage, 1800-1825, by J. N. Katz
  • Prison Sex and Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania, 1790-1829, by Jen Manion
  • Peter Sewally/Mary Jones, June 11, 1836, by J. N. Katz and Tavia Nyong’o
  • Carroll Smith-Rosenberg in a 2021 interview by Matthew Hauptman
  • Melville’s Secret Sex Text: Decoding His 1849 Novel Redburn, by J. N. Katz
  • Revolution: American Colonial Settlers Make a New Nation, 1775-1860, J. N. Katz
  • Timeline: Transgender History

The various resources provided on the website can be searched by this categories: Time Period | People | Places | Documents | Bibliographies | Visual Material | Oral Histories | Timelines