Help preserve Rochester's LGBT History before it disappears.

Shoulders to Stand On, a program of the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, through a grant from the New York State Documentary Heritage Program is seeking records from organizations and individuals that help preserve the documents of the LGBT community in Rochester.

Many records that document Rochester's LGBT community are in risk of disappearing due to individuals dying; organizations, agencies, and groups relocating; and the lack of a central repository to preserve these records.

If you have any knowledge of the following records, please contact the LGBT Documentation Project Archival Consultant, Alice Carver-Kubik at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 585.244.8640 ext 32.

Organizational Records: Financial, meeting minutes, formal and informal records - written and electronic, public relations materials, posters, informational brochures, event advertising flyers, correspondence, photographs, ephemera

Individual Collections: Gay civil rights, HIV AIDS, religious response to GLBT community, political development at local, state, and federal level

Publications: We have The Empty Closet but any other publications chronicling the Rochester LGBT community are welcome