Expanding Collective History with the LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance
A Q&A with Ken Lustbader on the new initative and its LGBTQ+ place-based grant program.

When it comes to telling the stories of American history, some have been told more than others. The new, nationally focused, LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance aims to change that. The initiative is a wide-ranging effort to amplify LGBTQ+ place-based history and culture by assisting those working to identify and document these rich, yet often untold, stories. In addition to creating a national network and inventorying past efforts, it has announced the first-ever grant program specifically designed for projects related to LGBTQ+ site-based history, said Ken Lustbader, the key organizer of the LGBTQ+ Heritage Alliance and co-director of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project.