The Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History, Inc. (GCAM) is an
LGBT history
LGBT history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love and sexuality of ancient civilizations, involving the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) peoples and cultures around the world. What survives af ...
organization located in
Houston
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Gulf Coast Archive and Museum. Retrieved on May 11, 2019. "Gulf Coast Archive and Museum ..Physical 6019 South Loop East 77033 Houston, TX" It was previously in
Neartown.
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GCAM was created to collect, preserve and provide access to historical items from the
LGBT community
The LGBT community (also known as the LGBTQ+ community, GLBT community, gay community, or queer community) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay men, gay, bisexuality, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a comm ...
of the
Gulf Coast
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area of Texas.
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The archive encourages education of and research by anyone interested in learning about any aspects of the LGBT community. The organization sponsors meetings for the dissemination of information and display of collected materials.
History
GCAM began meeting in July 1999 and officially incorporated in May 2000. The initial opening of the museum doors occurred Friday, June 16, 2000, in a small shared warehouse space on Capitol Street.
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In May 2005, GCAM officially closed its museum to focus on preserving the history of the community.
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Later, GCAM moved into an office at the Montrose Center with an ongoing exhibit space there on the public walls of the space.
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Exhibits
June through September 2004, GCAM was proud to be able to assist the Holocaust Museum Houston
The Holocaust Museum Houston is located in Houston's Museum District, in Texas. It is the fourth largest holocaust museum in the U.S. It was opened in 1996.
The Boniuk Center houses Holocaust Museum Houston's Education Department, including f ...
to present Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933–1945.
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See also
*ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives at the University of Southern California Libraries is the oldest existing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) organization in the United States and one of the largest repositories of LGBT materials ...
– LGBT Archive based in Los Angeles
*Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
QFest, formerly known as the Houston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (HGLFF), is a nonprofit organization based in Houston, Texas, dedicated to promoting the media arts as a tool for communication and cooperation among diverse communities by presentin ...
*LGBT rights in Texas
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Texas have some protections in state law but may face legal and social challenges not faced by others. Same-sex sexual activity was decriminalized in the state in 2003 by the ''Lawrence v. ...
References
External links
Gulf Coast Archive and Museum of GLBT History, Inc.
— official website
"Museum Shares History of Diversity"
''Houston Chronicle'', June 30, 2002
"To Life – World AIDS Day"
''OutSmart Magazine'', November 2003
"Museum on a mission to save local gay history / Collection shows long fight to gain rights in Houston"
''Houston Chronicle'', August 24, 2004
''OutSmart Magazine'', June 2005
"Houston Area Rainbow Collective History (Houston ARCH)
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