The Lesbian Herstory Archives (484 14th Street), in Brooklyn’s original “lesbian” neighbourhood of Park Slope has thousands of archival items, memorabilia and artefacts from the city’s lesbian history and culture that will help visitors gain insight into the evolution of the community. The ephemera are particularly touching, such as a Gay Liberation Front newsletter from 1970, asking readers to send suggestions about commemorating the Stonewall uprising to Craig Rodwell, one of the organisers of the first Gay Pride march. Photographs by lesbian activists Kay Lahusen and Diana Davies are the unifying theme but there are also other photos such as Fred W McDarrah’s iconic shot of Stonewall’s strikingly diverse patrons. The New York Public Library’s Love and Resistance: Stonewall 50(until 13 July) exhibition features archival material from the period around the Stonewall uprising. Keith Haring artwork, on display at the Art After Stonewall exhibition at the Leslie-Lohman Museum.
