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ONE Archives

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries is the largest LGBTQ+ archive. ONE Archives has been a part of the University of Southern California Libraries since 2010.

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries is the largest repository of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) materials in the world. Founded in 1952, ONE Archives currently houses over two million archival items including periodicals, books, film, video and audio recordings, photographs, artworks, organizational records, and personal papers. Find information on the ONE Archives Foundation, th

e independent, community-partner of ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, at http://www.onearchives.org.

06/17/2026

We can’t believe it’s been a month since we hosted the first Los Angeles Q***r Zine Fest with TRANS•FORM ! The day was filled with so much joy, juicy dogs, so many talented makers, engaging workshops, and outstanding entertainment. An extra special thank you to the LAQZF workers and volunteers who made it all possible. We can’t wait to do it all over again next year!

Tag yourself in the comments below!

Cheers,
Au, Lexi, and Q

06/16/2026

NEED ME closes Saturday, JUNE 27 with a final curator-led tour at 4 pm and reception at 5 pm.

This will be the LAST CHANCE to see this groundbreaking exhibition on body piercing’s roots in the q***r underground.

Music and image from Sheree Rose’s “Needles + Pins” video, on view now at ONE.

RSVP with the link in bio!!!!

***rhistory

05/27/2026

⛓️ONE Archives is excited to welcome multidisciplinary artist Panteha Abareshi for a presentation on her practice and research materials. Abareshi will guide the audience through a lecture around the sick/Crip body’s representation as a s*x object. Her lecture will be followed up by a conversation with NEED ME curator Quetzal Arévalo before audience Q & A.

DATE: June 11, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
WHERE: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries 909 W Adams Blvd.

🩸Panteha Abareshi’s (b. 1999) artistic practice is rooted in their existence as a chronically ill/disabled body contending with multiple medical illnesses, at the foundation of which is sickle cell zero beta thalassemia- a genetic blood disorder that causes debilitating pain and bodily deterioration, both of which increase with age.Their work explores the complexities of living within a body that is highly monitored, constantly examined, and made to feel like a specimen, critically interrogating the sick/disabled body’s place within medical institutions.

Currently, Abareshi is focusing on the disabled body as fe**sh object, and conducting research into disabled s*xuality, and its representations within po*******hy and fe**sh materials.

💉This program is offered in association with the exhibition NEED ME, open through June 27.

05/13/2026

Join us THIS THURSDAY, May 14 at 7 pm for a special Bob Flanagan themed tour of NEED ME.

Don’t miss The Bob Flanagan Memorial and Marathon Reading organized by Mae Howard and Sheree Rose taking place this Saturday May 16 from 12-7 pm.

Tell Q’s boss they need a raise

05/08/2026

Announcing our 2026 ***rZineFest vendors & performers! We're very excited to have an all-q***r/trans lineup of artists, creatives, zinemakers, and collectives at LAQZF for our inaugural event.

The LA Q***r Zine Fest, presented by and , is a one-day event celebrating q***r and trans zinemakers, small publishers, writers, and artists. The event features 50+ vendors, live performances by q***r musicians and drag artists, a workshop hosted by ONE Institute, and a s*xy q***r grill!

RSVP at the link in bio!

🗓 Sunday, May 17 ⏰ 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
909 West Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Our 2026 LAQZF Vendors:

studio

/ lil.animals

creates

byashprint

orphic.artists

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***rZines

05/04/2026

Join us for L.A. Q***r Zine Fest, presented by and .

***rZineFest celebrates q***r and trans zinemakers, artists, performers, writers, and community through vendor tabling, live performances, hands-on activities, food, and opportunities to engage with q***r history and creative practice.

What to expect:
✨ 50+ q***r and trans vendors
✨ zines, prints, small-press publications, art, and handmade goods
✨ drag by , , and Pestilence
✨ live music by and
✨ poetry open mic
✨ zine-making workshop led by
✨ food, drinks, and community

🗓 Sunday, May 17
⏰ 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
909 West Adams Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007

🎟 RSVP via Eventbrite at the link in bio.

***rZines

05/01/2026

Did you know modern body piercing actually started in Los Angeles? ⛓️

NEED ME, or, (de)mystifying the myth of the modern primitive is the first ever public exhibition to present the Western history of body piercing and its roots in q***r history. A culmination of years of archival research, NEED ME traces the networks of q***r individuals throughout the s*xual underground who were essential to modern piercing history through magazines, correspondence, ephemera, and artwork. Open through June 27 at ONE Archives, open 10 am - 5 pm Tues - Sat.

PLUS: this Saturday (05/02), Efrain John Gonzalez joins for an artist about his work documenting piercing and the s*xual underground since the 1970s! More info at the link in bio.

Come for the history, stay for the hole story! 🩸

***rhistory

04/29/2026

T*TS OUT FOT EFRAIN JOHN GONZALEZ!!!
Pics so hot 🥵 you’ll have to see the real deal this Saturday

Saturday, May 2 at 4 pm: don’t miss the chance to meet photographer Efrain John Gonzalez at the archive! He will be sharing his decades-long practice of documenting the body piercing community and other escapades from the SM scene in New York City and Beyond. A lecture by Gonzalez will be followed by a generous Q & A.

RSVP

Efrain John Gonzalez (b. 1952) is a photographic artist who has documented the unusual, the erotic, the unique, the wild and slightly crazy. Based in Park-Slope, Brooklyn, he is an internationally published photographer who has been traveling down dark and mysterious paths for the past 40 years. Through his mostly film-based practice of black and white and Kodachrome photography, he has created a rare historical archive of original work, candid photographs of underground clubs, transness, tattoo and body modification events, q***r history, nightlife, political gatherings, and leather and fe**sh cultures.

Photographs featured:

My First Piercing on 16th and 8th Ave, 1980
Folsom St E 13th St, c. 1990
Folsom St E 13th St. (man in sunglasses), c. 1990
Gay Pride March, 1995
Living in Leather, 1989
Fakir Musafar at Living in Leather, 1989
Veronica Vera at a Marc Steven Party, 1982

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