About the Exhibit
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history, in all its diversity, matters. Passionate Struggle traces elements of our communities’ affinities and differences. It takes you from the bedrooms and back rooms to the bookstores and bars, from Harvey Milk’s victories to transgender sex workers’ riots, from social movements to secret fantasies.
This exhibit explores the dynamic tensions between passion and struggle that have forged San
Francisco’s very queer past century. Through four lenses—Places, Politics, Pleasures, and People—the show invites you to take a peek into the world-renowned archives of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society. For nearly a quarter century, our institution has been zealously collecting and lovingly preserving queer historical materials from the memorable to the (seemingly) mundane.
Every case in Passionate Struggle mixes the iconic and the unexpected. Some aspects will delight you, touch you, and even provoke you. Take it in however you want. We all make our own stories from the scattered artifacts, documents, and memories of our lives. And we all are making history together.
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