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Badge of Pride - A Pop-Up Exhibit - June 2024

April 2, 2024

On View Through June 30!

Badge of Pride LGBTQ+ History Exhibit

Through the end of June 2024, visitors to IAM get a sneak peek of an exhibition featuring artifacts from over a century of  LGBTQ+ history.


The pop-up exhibit includes posters and some of the earliest protest buttons of the nascent Gay LIberation movement, some issued immediately after the Stonewall Uprising, including an artifact with a direct connection to Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. Visitors can also view and listen to some of the earliest music records issued for and by the community, including those released by the Daughters Of Bilitis and the first recorded Gay Liberation anthem, "Stonewall Nation." Another highlight of the exhibit, items rarely ever seen outside of San Francisco, LA or New York, are artifacts from the life, assassination and legacy of Harvey Milk.


The limited-viewing, pop-up exhibit is just a sample of a larger project still in development. Of the project, Badge of Pride Executive Director Adrian Cardwell said, “We are developing a full-scale exhibition titled Badge Of Pride: From Silence…To Celebration! that will launch next summer, opening Pride Month 2025 and running thru October, LGBTQ History Month. “We will feature a panel of the National AIDS Memorial Quilt with a North Texas connection, and we will be including artifacts from local organizations like YesterQueer in Fort Worth, The Dallas Way, Uptown Players, and more.”


Badge Of Pride is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which aims to collect and activate artifacts from LGBTQIA+ history to inform, enrich and engage the power of the contemporary Queer experience. With a strong commitment to preserving and celebrating the rich legacy of the Queer community, Badge Of Pride seeks to create an inclusive and engaging environment which fosters understanding, inspiration, and social change.


Support Badge of Pride at: https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/Badgeofpride.


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