Sexual Minorities Archives

Sexual Minorities Archives Never Again the Silence The SMA is a repository of national and international importance to LGBTQI people and our allies.

A grassroots, multimedia collection housed in archivist Ben Power Alwin's residence in Holyoke, Massachusetts, the SMA includes more than 12,000 books, 800 periodical titles with 17,000 individual issues, thousands of subject files, personal collections, organizational collections, oral histories, independent research and academic papers, audio and video cassettes, CDs, DVDs, slideshows, vinyl rec

ord collection, print and e-newsletters, posters, art, comic books, t-shirts, buttons, photographs, correspondence, and ephemera. In 2016, the SMA added The Leslie Feinberg Library, 1,000+ books, pamphlets, and other materials that were the personal research library of the late transgender author and activist. Leslie donated hir books to the SMA where they will be accessible to diverse LGBTQI people at no charge in a grassroots community queer archive.

Come out for our rescheduled show this Friday, now hosted by Lorelei!
09/10/2024

Come out for our rescheduled show this Friday, now hosted by Lorelei!

This event is TONIGHT! Join us and our friends at The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston on Zoom at 8 PM for the ...
09/05/2024

This event is TONIGHT! Join us and our friends at The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston on Zoom at 8 PM for the spicier side of LGBTQ+ history🔥🔥 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smut-share-with-the-sexual-minorities-archives-tickets-968619285357?aff=oddtdtcreator

✨ Get ready to explore the naughtier side of q***r history!

Join us for “Smut Share” on Thursday, September 5th, where we’re teaming up with to reveal the risqué and rebellious artifacts from our collections. 📚🍑

This 18+ Zoom event is a must for anyone of any gender curious about the steamy, scandalous, and beautifully bold stories that shaped LGBTQ+ culture.

Link in bio to register!

* Image from Spring 1977 FagRag

Join us on 9/5 for this collaboration with The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston, sharing the more scandalous pa...
08/22/2024

Join us on 9/5 for this collaboration with The History Project: Documenting LGBTQ Boston, sharing the more scandalous parts of our collection 👀🔥

✨ Get ready to explore the naughtier side of q***r history!

Join us for “Smut Share” on Thursday, September 5th, where we’re teaming up with to reveal the risqué and rebellious artifacts from our collections. 📚🍑

This 18+ Zoom event is a must for anyone of any gender curious about the steamy, scandalous, and beautifully bold stories that shaped LGBTQ+ culture.

Link in bio to register!

* Image from Spring 1977 FagRag

08/16/2024
Hello all, out of an abundance of caution to surging COVID cases, we need to reschedule this Friday's event. Stay tuned ...
07/18/2024

Hello all, out of an abundance of caution to surging COVID cases, we need to reschedule this Friday's event. Stay tuned for updates! Be safe

UPDATE 7/18/24: Out of an abundance of caution to surging COVID cases, we need to reschedule this Friday's event. Stay t...
07/16/2024

UPDATE 7/18/24: Out of an abundance of caution to surging COVID cases, we need to reschedule this Friday's event. Stay tuned for updates! Be safe

Charlie, our beloved archive cat, has been missing since yesterday afternoon. He was last seen on Lincoln Street in Holy...
07/05/2024

Charlie, our beloved archive cat, has been missing since yesterday afternoon. He was last seen on Lincoln Street in Holyoke. He’s a very sweet, long-haired grey and white tabby. If you’ve seen him, please help bring him home and send a DM to our Instagram.

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