Browse Items (2499 total)

He required celibacy and held communion feasts instead of regular sermons.

Jim Bailey talks about his favorite experience while working on Second Stone.

Ferris LeBlanc, buried in Potter’s Field as no one claimed his remains.

Gorman responded quickly to criticism by calling a special meeting of the Friends Home Service Committee executive committee that released a statement (minute) that was received by the Meeting for Sufferings.

Treasurer Wedmore produced this financial report as of 31 August 1960 that gave an accounting of travel pool and reimbursement for members' participation in meetings and the June conference. This bank statement showed transactions from April-June…

During its reporting on the Upstairs Lounge Fire, the national gay newsmagazine, The Advocate, publishes an editorial noting potential fire dangers in many gay bars, clubs and bathhouses.

The first in a series of newspaper stories notes the emergence of the Gay People’s Coalition and heightened visibility and activism in the New Orleans gay community following the fire.

The February 1974 issue of the journal of the Society for Individual Rights, leading LGBT activist group in San Francisco at the time, publishes an article warning of fire safety dangers in gay establishments.

Location of First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain, Boston

The front (east) facade of the First Baptist Church, with the steeple in view and cars parked out front, on a sunny, partly cloudy day.

Mesa First is an Open and Affirming congregation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This means we are intentional about building a safe space for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and others in…

Location of First Church in Boston

The steeple of First Church in Boston, next to a newly renovated section of the building, on a clear day.

Old photograph from 1920 of First Church in Boston, before its fire and renovation, showing the steeple and front and side facades of the building.