by Jane Fleishman

Northampton—“Lesbianville, USA”—Faces Protest, Fear, and Flying Eggs at Its First Pride

 I’m Jane Fleishman. I’m from Long Beach, New York and social justice is baked into my genes.  I wanna tell you a story about how I got involved in the first Pride The day of the march was kind of a cloudy day, and it was a little scary. And I remember walking down Main Street and feeling like, Holy crap, we are really doing this. And when t...

by Cathy Renna

Whoopi, The Prom Musical, & A Day With a Trans Trailblazer: How One Lifelong Activist Rediscovered the Meaning of Pride.

My name is Cathy Renna and I am from Queens, New York. I had the incredible privilege and exhausting responsibility of working with New York City Pride when we were the host city ...

by Lauren Gulbrandsen

I’m From Brooklyn, NY – Video Story.

I’m Lauren Gulbrandsen and I’m from Brooklyn, New York, originally. I never really felt like being gay was so political until I went to the Archives — the Lesbian HerStory ...