Living history

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Since 1978 the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives have been collecting and preserving Australia’s very queer history.

From camp life in the 1950s, through Gay Liberation in the 1970s and eighties, to the vibrant queer communities of today – all of this is part of our heritage, and all of it is represented in the holdings of the biggest such collection in Australia.

The Archives are volunteer-run, not-for-profit and community-based.

Val Eastwood remembered

The Archives pay tribute to Val Eastwood, dancer, model, restaurateur and author, whose cafes welcomed lesbians and camp men in 1950s Melbourne. More...

Editorials on Homosexuality

A new edition of our listing of editorials in Australian newspapers relating to homosexuality, 1913-91 (pdf)

Archives Future Fund

A new future for our queer past. Help us honour the lives and histories of previous generations of gays and lesbians, and become a History Supporter...