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Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project members marching in the Roanoke Pride Parade, 2016
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Blue Ridge Lambda Alliance (BRLA) members marching in the Washington, D.C. Gay Pride Parade, 1981.
Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project
we are a community-based history initiative committed to researching and telling the stories of LGBTQ+ individuals and organizations in our region
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Newsworthy
- Who Needs Gay Books? August 3, 2017
- Roanoke’s Gay Bar Scene Will Never Be the Same July 1, 2017
- Transmural: A Queer Space in Rural Virginia July 1, 2017
- Equal Time with Andrea Hilton May 10, 2017
- Gentrification and Queer Erasure in Roanoke, Virginia May 10, 2017
- Volunteers Working to Make LGBTQ Library More Accessible to Public May 10, 2017
- Responses to “Make Roanoke Queer Again” May 10, 2017
- Virginia May Be Getting First LGBT Historical Marker in Roanoke March 24, 2017
- Make Roanoke Queer Again February 3, 2017
- Reclaiming Queer Historical Space February 2, 2017
- LGBTQ History Walking Tour Guides People through Roanoke’s Gay Scene January 23, 2017
- Developing our Queer Historical Consciousness November 16, 2016
- Exploring Roanoke’s Queer Past November 10, 2016
- Queer Coffeeshop Talk November 10, 2016
- Sex and Storytelling in the Star City August 15, 2016
- Gay Community Coalesces July 13, 2016
- History Project Strives to Empower Southwest Virginia LGBT Community May 3, 2016
- Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project Well Underway February 18, 2016
- Southwest Virginia LGBT History Comes Alives January 6, 2016
- Panel Reflects on Change to Roanoke 15 Years After Backstreet Shooting September 22, 2015
Upcoming Events / Meetings
Our next General Meeting is Thursday, August 17, 5:30pm-7:30pm @ Parrott Room, 2nd floor, Roanoke Public Library, 706 S. Jefferson Street
Downtown Roanoke LGBTQ History Walking Tour, Sunday, August 27, 2pm-4pm. Meet @ inside City Market building
Launch of the Old Southwest Gayborhood Walking Tour, Sunday, September 17, 2pm-4pm. Meet @ NE corner of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue, by “Elmwood Park” sign
Second Anniversary Party / Year-Three Visioning Workshop, Wednesday, September 20, 6pm-8pm @ CoLab, 1327 Grandin Road, Roanoke
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