LGBTQ+ Alliance
About the LGBTQ+ Alliance
The LGBTQ+ Alliance of the American Alliance of Museums provides a forum for communication and dialogue and is committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and inquiry with particular respect to sexual orientation and gender identity within museums.
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How Two Artists’ Transformation of a Portland Museum May Provide a Blueprint for Larger Institutions
Washington County Museum in Portland, Oregon brought itself back from the brink of failure through decolonizing its practices and reinventing itself as the Five …
Lessons on Resilience From LGBTQ Elders
Researchers studying LGBTQ elders find that the unfortunate experience of resisting homophobia and/or transphobia provides the emotional and psychological tools needed to resist a…
Telling Trans Stories Through Collections and Exhibitions
View a recording of “Telling Trans Stories Through Collections and Exhibitions,” a webinar organized by the co-chairs of the AAM LGBTQ+ Alliance’s Task Force for Transgender Inclusion. …
An Intergenerational “School of Drag” Connects LGBTQIA+ Youth and Elders
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Last year, 20 organizations enrolled in a special museum cohort of Aroha Philanthropies’ Seeding Vitality Arts program. With funding from Aroha, and training provided by Lifetime …
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Trans Allyship 101
View a recording of “Trans Allyship 101,” a webinar organized by the AAM LGBTQ+ Alliance. LGBTQ+ Alliance Chairperson Anna Woten, and Task Force for Transgender Inclusion …
Think of a Time When You Didn’t Feel Welcome
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This article originally appeared in the July/August 2017 issue of Museum magazine. Aligning and applying the LGBTQ welcoming guidelines in your internal and external museum operations. …