The LGBTQ+ History Association is proud to announce we are joining the list of institutional members for the Queer HCN! Learn more about the Queer Heritage and Collections Network through their social media on Bluesky at @queerhcn.org LinkedIn, and online at www.queerhcn.org.

THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU for a great #QTHC2026! See you at #QTHC2028, location to be announced!

Our closing plenary “How It’s Going: Queer and Trans Histories in the 2929s and Beyond” moderated by Alex Burnett with panelists: Charlotte Karen Albrecht, René Esparza, Jennifer Dominique Jones and Nic John Ramos #QTHC2026

“Historical Perspectives on Queer Detroit: Narratives of the Motor City” Co-sponsored by the LGBTQ+ History Association and @aadlgram , @curtischin8 Mix Mann, and Tim Retzloff shared their stories! @shopbooksweet kindly had Curtis Chin’s book available for purchase #QTHC2026

Free books! Yes you read that right! Come by 3:30pm to get a free book from our University Press partners who tabled in the Ballroom at Michigan Union! #QTHC2026

Fantastic roundtable today! “Pitching: Publishing Queer and Trans Histories” #QTHC2026

Better late than never getting our final day reminders up for #QTHC2026 Watch your email for some last day reminders!

One more round of applause for these amazing humans! @missmanhattanny @themarzexperience @okperryok @isthatjupiter At the amazing @michstatetheaters #QTHC2026

This is how you drag! @okperryok you were fabulous tonight! Tag and Tip this queen on Venmo oktylerok #QTHC2026

This performance was the best! Making Ru Paul proud @themarzexperience! At the @michstatetheaters #QTHC2026

From blue eye shadow to blue magnificent! This is how you represent the monsters that are loved! @isthatjupiter Tag and Tip our monster loving blue legend at isthatjupiter #QTHC2026

What an iconic night teaching us about drag history! Thanks to @missmanhattanny for having your book and bag for sale for our history loving historians tonight at the amazing @michstatetheaters! #QTHC2026

More to show of the drag performers but please make sure you show your love by tip and tagging them tonight, like the Association will! QR Code goes to: linktr.ee/isthatjupite... #QTHC2026

During the conference we had 4 walking tours available through the @aadlgram! Learn more by visiting their website at: aadl.org/lgbtqwalkingtour or email [email protected] #QTHC2026

Some Queer Joy. Thanks for the fun image from roundtable: On Queer Time: Mapping History through Community Engaged Research” Jamie Kherbaoui (Merrimack College), Chair; Lizzie Ehrenhalt (University of Michigan); Ulysses Swanson (Community Historian) Leila Stallone (Bard College) #QTHC2026

We’ve made it to Day 3 of #QTHC2026! Panels, walking tours, the Hatcher Library National Transggender Library Open House, and a drag show! We hope you have a great day!

Opening Plenary with three of the elders who started many of the fields and topics individuals attending #QTHC2026 Thank you to Dr. John D’Emilio, Dr. Estelle Freedman, and Dr. Gayle Rubin! To the memory of: Kevin Mumford (1964-2026) and Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy (1939-2026).

Dr. @marcstein59 sharing about @out_history and the importance of collaboration while keeping things legal. #QTHC2026

Gale coming in to teach about online archives and providing attendees to their workshop some complimentary time with their online archive access! #QTHC2026

When you have a fun panel and a cute group photo! These lovely humans include: Chair: Gayle Rubin (University of Michigan) Panelists: Curran Nault (University of Nevada, Reno) Randell Reece Hoffman (University of Utah) @rr.hoffman K. Ermelinda Garcia (Indiana University) #QTHC2026

Dr. Samuel Yoon shared this image during his paper “Feeling “Queer of Color” in The Body Politic” on his panel with Dr. Steven Wang, chaired by Nick Ota-Wang titled “Tensions in Late-20th c. Queer Print Culture #QTHC2026

Want a chance to take home some Queer/Trans history? If so drop off your ticket (it’s the purple one) in the Ballroom at Michigan Union! #QTHC2026

The panels are underway and this witchy example caught our eye on the panel “Printing Pride: The Role of Periodicals in Building Queer Communities in mid-20th Century Great Britain and the United States”. Image from the presentation by Juliana Garcia as part of her paper #QTHC2026

We’ve made it to day 1 of panels, workshops, and many conversations! Check your email for panel update, we did have a panel get canceled. Good luck to all our presenters today at #QTHC2026!

Opening reception at #qthc2026 was a smash hit! Shoutout to @uplift_a2 bartenders Jeremiah and Shalin for serving good drinks and to our conference co-leaders Alex, Nakita & Averill for planning such a great event! Best earrings tonight goes to @drcox.bsky.social ) for her Lego pride earrings!

#QTHC2026 registration pick up is waiting for you! Stop by Lane Hall 2239 till 5pm!

Lovely day for our arrival to see everyone for #qthc2026 starting tomorrow!

Happy Pride Month!

We are only one week from the Queer/Trans History Conference! We have emailed to our list the updated conference book so please check it out! Reminder: all conference attendees must be members of the LGBTQ+ History Association! Share your conference experience using #QTHC2026!

We’ve extended the conference registration deadline! Get registered by 5/8!

Blueskys: the American Society for Legal History has a Digital Legal History Prize! Deadline June 1. I am a little embarrassed to have such a prize named for me since my current work isn't digital. 🙄 But years ago, when blogs were new, I created the Legal History Blog. aslh.net/award/mary-l...

Register by today to avoid an additional $50 registration fee!

Want to lead our work? Learn more about being our next co-chairs by visiting: tinyurl.com/lgbtqhachairs

REMINDER - registration for the Queer/Trans History Conference 2026 registration by this Friday, May 1, 2026!

Thank you to our grant award selection committee members for your work toward granting our grants! Thanks to Yaari, Keira, Joaquin, and Vic!

Congratulations to our 2026 Research Support Grant Awardees: Hannah Fuller Bob Lederer Jasper Martens Scott De Orio Aino Pihlak Ipek Sahinler Kristen Thomas-McGill There projects can be found in our shared image on this post. Congrats!

Congrats to our 2026 Public History Support Grant awardees: Dotan Brom Avery Dame-Griff Iz Klemmer Séan Richardson Travis Lee Russ There projects are listed in the image! Congrats!

Learn more at: www.historians.org/news/aha-fil...

More info at: shorturl.at/xcUP3 and submissions due 3-16-26!

🚨🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨🚨 The 2026 Queer/Trans Histoy Conference is now ready for your registration! See email sent on 3/3/26 for more details!

See our Instagram post for more details about James! www.instagram.com/p/DUJZmEdCEG...

Happy New Year! We are looking for your expertise! Please contact us if you can help with our on going Disruptive Narrative Lecture Series. To learn more please visit: tinyurl.com/DisruptiveSe...

Join us this Thursday, December 18 (tomorrow) at 8:00pm EST for our next in our Disruptive Narratives public lecture for a conversation about public history, teaching, and Queer and Trans History with the Kapaemahu Project. RSVP to join us at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you tomorrow!

We are proud to be a signatory on an amicus brief filed in support of trans rights in the Supreme Court case, The State of West Virginia, et al., Petitioners, v. B.P.J., by Next of Friend and Mother Heather Jackson, Respondent.

A few more days! tinyurl.com/bdcst8zz DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1. #GayHistory #HistoryIsGay #QueerHistory #TransHistory #lgbtqhistory #HavePrideInHistory #queerstorian #HistoryOnIG #lgbtq #gay #lesbian #bi #trans #queer #history #queerstories 📸: wjnewsome Instagram

For Immediate Release: Please read our Public Statement on the recent instances of attempted censorship and transphobia docs.google.com/document/d/1... Questions please contact us at [email protected] for questions

Have a history paper or research turning into a paper by June 2026 ? If so consider submitting a panel or individual paper to the Queer/Trans History 2026 conference! #QTHC26 Submission deadline is November 1st! To learn more please visit: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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