“Queer Moderns: Max Ewing’s Jazz Age New York”

Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Café

Conversation. Community. Connection.

The Queer Language of Flowers

Step inside the eerie elegance of Edward Gorey’s world — after hours, after dark, and with a distinctly queer twist.

Join QHB for a performance by the Ballroom Scene, followed by a film screening of Black: Narratives in Boston Black Queer and Trans History, directed by Boston-based filmmaker, Amir Dixon.

Check out the exhibit, chat, and craft.

Join the editors of The Dream of a Common Movement: Selected Writings of Urvashi Vaid in conversation with Queer History Boston.

Step into Cambridge’s queer past with a haunted twist! Queer History Boston’s special spooky-season walking tour, presented by Peter Muise, uncovers chilling and fabulous tales of drag performers, radical fags, witches, ghosts, and the many spirits (living and otherwise) who shaped LGBTQ+ life in Cambridge. From hidden gathering places to public celebrations, you’ll see Harvard Square and its streets through the lens of queer resilience, revelry, and resistance.

Join Queer History Boston for a conversation with C. Raymond, Associate Director & Archivist at the Edward Gorey House, as we step into the enigmatic world of Gorey’s “mysterious little books.” From L’Heure Bleue to The Osbick Bird, this talk uncovers the hidden symbolism, coded gestures, and queer resonances woven throughout Gorey’s prodigious body of work.

Coming out isn’t just a moment — it’s a story. For National Coming Out Day, join us for Brewing Connections, an intergenerational LGBTQ+ café where our community gathers to share experiences, listen deeply, and reflect on what “coming out” has meant across time.

Ilana Masad, author of Beings, in conversation with Matisse Dupont

QHB invites you to the 2025 HistoryMaker Awards, an annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ individuals and organizations who shape our region’s past, present, and future. This year, we are presenting the 2025 HistoryMaker Award to QHB's Founders and giving the Lavender Rhino Award to Kimm Topping.