Honoring Vermont’s people, places, events, and organizations that have helped shape LGBTQ+ lives.
Presented by Pride Center of Vermont in collaboration with Vermont Queer Archives.
François Clemmons
Grammy Award winning opera singer, actor, playwright, and professor
Sylvia Drake & Charity Bryant
documented early Nineteenth-Century same-sex couple
Cherie & Yolanda LIVE!
public access television variety show from 1998-2001
Out in the Mountains
newspaper for LGBTQ+ Vermonters published from 1986 to 2007
Brown ‘n Out
podcast uplifting the voices of queer and trans people of color living in Vermont
Christine Hallquist
former CEO and the first transgender major-party nominee for Governor in the U.S.
The House of LeMay
New England’s longest-performing drag troupe
Huntington Open Women’s Land
preserved feminist lands
First Friday / Womyn’s Night
Vermont’s longest-running LGBTQ+ dance party
Andrews Inn
gay disco, bar, hotel, restaurant, co-counseling site, and community space in Bellows Falls
Faerie Camp Destiny
co-created queer space for Radical Faeries in southern Vermont
Commonwomon
an irregular periodical founded in 1978; Vermont’s first women’s newspaper
Outright Vermont
Vermont’s oldest organization devoted to supporting queer youth
Alison Bechdel
cartoonist, New York Times bestseller, and Tony Award winning graphic novelist
135 Pearl
iconic Burlington LGBTQ+ bar and queer performing arts space
Vermont Pride Theater
theater company and festival focused on LGBTQ+ themed plays, films, and art
RU12? Community Center
the state’s most comprehensive LGBTQ+ Community Center
VT Freedom to Marry Task Force
grassroots group that advocated for marriage equality, making the state a leader in the movement
Bill Lippert
activist and VT’s longest-serving LGBTQ representative
Rainbow Cattle Co.
gay bar in Dummerston
Rock River Preservation
gay nude swimming and cruising area
The Smittens
twee-pop band based in Burlington
Vermont Gay Tourism Association
making VT a destination for LGBTQ+ travelers
Out in the Open
organization supporting rural queer folx
Vermont Lesbian and Gay Pride 1983
Vermont’s first Pride celebration
Crow Cohen
activist, feminist, and co-founder of HOWL
HIV/AIDS Epidemic
and Vermont CARES
John Scagliotti
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and producer of Before Stonewall and After Stonewall
Burly Bear
and Vermont Bear Film Festival
Drag Queen Story Hour
program that focuses on individuality, activism, and expression