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Items

Explore individual items gathered for collections and exhibits centered around particular themes, people, places, or events.

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  Tower Grove Pride History Harvest Interview with Andy by Carrie Harper

  Oral History Interview
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  Tower Grove Pride History Harvest Interview with Aqua Burton by Jonah Lynd-Porter

  Oral History Interview
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  Tower Grove Pride History Harvest Interview with Jerry by Aaron Kiser

  Oral History Interview
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  Tower Grove Pride History Harvest Interview with Jennifer Kovar by Jonah Lynd-Porter

  Oral History Interview
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  Tower Grove Pride History Harvest Interview with James Rauschendorfer by Joe Bratkowski

  Oral History Interview
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  Tower Grove Pride History Harvest Interview with Jake by Christina Saxton

  Oral History Interview
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  Button from 1999 St. Louis PrideFest

  Button
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  2015 Pride Fest Poster
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  Planned Parenthood Sexual Health Kit Handout at St. Louis Downtown PrideFest
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  FACES

  FACES is Metro Trans Umbrella Group’s new magazine. FACES stands for Facilitation, Advocacy, Consulting, Education, and Storytelling. FACES is focused on transgender communities across the Greater St. Louis area and features interviews, artwork, creative writing, and more. Visibility can be difficult for trans people. FACES magazine is building a community space where trans people and their allies can support greater visibility for the trans community.
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  Tower Grove Pride History Harvest Interview with Evan Hunt by Emily White

  Oral History Interview
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  Tower Grove Pride History Harvest Interview with Gavin by Emily White

  Oral History Interview
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  Magnolia Committee Banner

  Formed in 1980, the Magnolia Committee united representatives from St. Louis area LGBTQ+ organizations. These representatives collaborated and founded the city’s first publicly sanctioned Lesbian and Gay Pride celebration. Advocating for visibility and equality, they led efforts like the Walk for Charity. This banner, carried in the 2014 St. Louis Pride, honors their historic activism and collaboration, symbolizing the determination of St. Louis’ LGBTQ+ community to claim space and fight for their rights with courage.
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  Walking for Change

  On April 20, 1980, St. Louis held its first Walk for Charity and rally, a pivotal event in LGBTQ+ history conceived and organized largely by the Magnolia Committee. This walk was part of a week-long Celebration of Lesbian and Gay Pride, marking the city’s first large-scale, publicly sanctioned Pride event
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  Marchers in the first St. Louis Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade

  In 1980, marchers in St. Louis’ first Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade boldly took to the streets, celebrating their identities and demanding equality. This historic event was a courageous act of visibility in a time when acceptance was far from guaranteed. Their efforts laid the foundation for the vibrant and resilient LGBTQ+ community in St. Louis, inspiring future generations to continue the fight for acceptance and equal rights.
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  Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)

  Since 1973, Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) have united in various cities to support their LGBTQ+ loved ones. This image captures the love and advocacy of families like those in the St. Louis chapter, founded in 1977, the St. Louis chapter of PFLAG is one of the oldest in the country.
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  Tower Grove newspaper clipping

  Dated for September 23rd, 2021, this clipping announced the date of when the festival will take place for the year 2021. It detailed the many booths, music, and other available amenities for people to experience.
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  Metro Trans Umbrella Group "My Preferred Pronouns" Button

  A button with a trans-flag colored umbrella for the Metro Trans Umbrella Group that says "My Preferred Pronouns"
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  MoKaBe's Coffeehouse Baseball Cap with Logo

  Baseball Cap with MoKaBe's Coffeehouse logo
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  "In the Park With Pride" Flier, 1996

  Flier for a Pride Picnic in Tower Grove Park
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  Tower Grove neighborhood house

  This home demonstrates that this neighborhood is friendly to LGBTQ+ folks and the trans community, given the flags on display at the front of the house. Next to it is a skeleton taken on Instagram for Tower Grove. It was posted on October 25th, 2024.
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  Saint Louis Zoo Pride Button, 2023

  Button from Saint Louis Pride 2023 https://mohistory.org/collections/item/2024-021-0001
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  werQfest

  WerQfest is an arts and culture festival highlighting the black queer, trans and non-binary community. Their mission is to use the power of arts & entertainment to create safe spaces & amplify artists, organizations, and voices within the Black queer community.
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  St. Louis Queer Support & Healing

  SQSH website
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  Pink Triangle

  Pink Triangle Button: This former symbol of gay pride worn by St. Louis activist Gregory Gerhart, features the insignia used during the Holocaust to identify homosexual prisoners within the concentration camp system.