October: LGBTQ+ History Month: Documentaries & Cultural Links

The ACT UP Oral History Project is an archive of 187 interviews with members of ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York. ACT UP, founded in March of 1987, is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals, united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. Its determined advocacy and highly-focused demonstrations supported by innovative graphics utterly changed the world’s perception of people with AIDS and queer people. The project is coordinated by Jim Hubbard and Sarah Schulman, with principal camera work by James Wentzy.
The original tapes and hard drives of the interviews are preserved at the Harvard University Library.

The first major exhibition to examine the impact on visual culture of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) liberation movement sparked fifty years ago with the Stonewall Uprising. (Columbus Museum of Art)

Video playlist of the Art After Stonewall exhibit.

In conjunction with 33 museums around the world, Google Arts and Culture has amassed a truly astounding virtual collection of all things Frida Kahlo.

Exhibition tour of Andy Warhol at the Tate Modern Museum, covering selected works form his Ladies and Gentlemen series.

The first major LGBTQ-themed public museum exhibition in Asia. (Bangkok Art and Culture Centre)

A panel discussion focused on topics surrounding LGBT equality in the U.S. military. Speakers included Kristin Beck, Tammy Smith, Eric Perez and Joanna Eyles. (June 2, 2014)

Gay members of the Armed Forces have had to live with an extra layer of discretion and professionalism. Here are stories of men and women who served their country while balancing the need to keep their private lives private.

Stories of LGBT veterans who served from the WWII era to the present, that illustrate these veterans’ bravery, honesty, and unwavering dedication to their country.