![]() The two admit they’re “not experts” but have gotten consistently better at researching and tracking down source material. Realising there was a need for resources that introduce LGBT history in an accessible format, Leighton and Matthew turned to social media platform, Instagram. While the two found they felt a strong connection to the pictures and stories they were sharing, they also discovered they weren’t the only ones. #lgbthistory #lgbtherstory #lgbttheirstory #lgbtpride #QueerHistoryMatters #HavePrideInHistory #MoodĪ photo posted by lgbt_history on at 1:31pm PDT The two believed Instagram would be a great tool to share the stories of the incredible people, places, and events that mainstream history seems to have ignored or forgotten. Matthew admits the two didn’t have much of a plan other than knowing the images were helping the two to discover a great deal about their community’s history, as well as the extent to which LGBT history had been erased from greater society. ![]() In January of 2016, Leighton started to upload the pictures that he had been collecting. Both Leighton and Matthew were already avid readers and collectors of LGBT historical paraphernalia, and from here their obsession grew. The two explained the idea to create came about when the two attended the unveiling of the headstone of American LGBT pioneer Frank Kameny in November 2015. caught up with the pair of unexpected online LGBT History curators to find out a bit more about their increasingly popular Instagram account. private attorneys Leighton Brown and Matthew Reimer (pictured above). ![]() The Instagram account came about as an idea by Washington, D.C.
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