Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI)

10/31/2024

October’s spotlight might be fading, but every month is LGBTQ+ history month for the Gay Ohio History Initiative! Head to our blog at https://ow.ly/iN2o50TTB2o to learn about three new collections open to researchers in the Ohio History Connection Archives & Library.

Image: Ohio Gay Rights Coalition meeting in Yellow Springs, 1978. Photograph by Bob Roehm, preserved in the George Painter Collection, MSS 8944 AV.

10/25/2024

Have you celebrated LGBTQ+ History Month yet? Check out the Summit Station event, Every Night is Ladies Night (Again!), on Wednesday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m. at WOSU. GOHI will be there to talk about how we're working to preserve and share Ohio's Q***r stories!

Get your tickets today at the link below.

Every Night is Ladies Night (AGAIN): A Sneak Peek and More!   In 1980 there were over two hundred le***an bars in the United St...

10/11/2024

It's National Coming Out Day! Check out our GOHI Blog post about the Ohio Origins of the holiday.

Did you know one of the founders of National Coming Out Day (October 11th) is an Ohioan? Read her story and about the origins of NCOD!

10/04/2024

Day 4 of LGBTQ History Month! During LGBTQ+ History Month, visit the Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI)'s website to learn more about the history and culture of LGBTQ+ Ohioans! Their work includes unique archival and museum collections, educational programs, and oral histories.

09/10/2024

Check out our new GOHI Blog to see what we got up to in summer 2024!

Check out the Gay Ohio History Initiative's community engagement from summer 2024!

06/10/2024

Pride made the cover of the Sunday Dispatch! GOHI helped provide some historical context for this amazing story about how three individuals from three different generations celebrate Pride.

If you have a CML library card, you can access the story free from their local history resource page.

https://www.columbuslibrary.org/resources-by-subject/topics/local-history/

06/03/2024

Want to learn about the GOHI archival collection and what kind of historical documents we have available to view? Check out the latest GOHI Blog, by GOHI Manuscripts Archivist Wendy Korwin.

https://www.ohiohistory.org/from-the-archives-new-lgbtq-history-collections/

04/13/2024

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We're kicking off the weekend with a new episode of Speaking Q***rly! Learn about the Ohio History Connection's Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI) collection, GOHI’s initiative to designate more state historic sites honoring Ohio’s LGBTQIA+ history, how we can each contribute to the q***r and trans history of our state and more.

Listen now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5yeRAAvJo40q2hhWEB25QS?si=c25797b2b4924c08
and Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-q***rly/id1497017163

03/28/2024

For Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) 2024, check out GOHI's newest blog post, "Ohio's Transgender and Gender Nonconforming History".

https://www.ohiohistory.org/ohios-transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-history/

10/16/2023

GOHI is recruiting members for our upcoming Community of Practice (CoP)! The CoP is part of Marking Diverse Ohio (MDO), a special project of GOHI in partnership with Equality Ohio and Dr. Susan Ferentinos, author of "Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites."

The group is open to all Ohio residents interested in the historic preservation of Ohio's LGBTQ+ past and will include workshops on best practices in the field.

Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with others and build connections from other LGBTQ+ history enthusiasts from around Ohio. We encourage folks from all personal and professional backgrounds to apply! If you are an LGBTQ+ history enthusiast and interested in participating in the GOHI Community of Practice, please reach out to [email protected].

Follow link to learn more:
https://www.ohiohistory.org/gohi-cfp-cop/

The Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI) at the Ohio History Connection is recruiting members for our upcoming Community of Practice (CoP)! The CoP is p

10/13/2023

GOHI is doing big things in 2023! Check out some of our recent blogs to catch up on what we've been up to and to learn about our big plans for preserving and sharing Ohio's LGBTQ+ history for the next few years.

Then, head over to www.gohi.org to check out our revamped website and our collection of new oral histories.

Watch this space for future updates from GOHI!

https://www.ohiohistory.org/category/lgbtq-history/

The Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI) at the Ohio History Connection is recruiting members for our upcoming Community of Practice (CoP)!