Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This button is burnt orange, with white and blue text that reads, Stop Discrimination, End the Military Ban.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This blue button was distributed by the Barack Obama campaign when Obama ran for presidental re-election in 2012.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This square button was distributed by the Bill Clinton campaign during his inauguration as president January 20, 1993.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This white button has red text that reads, Bill Nelson for City Council, 1987.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This small pin, is still encased in the plastic it came in. It has Clinton Gore printed on it for their campaign.

Photograph of a pin-back button from the Bruce Monroe collection. This light blue botton, has a black graphic printed on it from the Dallas Gay Alliance.

Photograph of a faux dog-tag necklace from the Bruce Monroe collection. The dog tags were distributed by the 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry and and John Edwards. The dog tag is decorated with an American Flag with the Kerry and Edwards "A Stronger America" slogan on it.

Photograph of a sticker from the Bruce Monroe collection. The blue square sticker, has a pink triangle in the center, distributed by Gay Ubran Truth Squad (GUTS).

Photograph of a stand up sign with a large poster attached that is turquoise colored and features dark green text in capital letters, an orange header with white text in capital letters, and a dark green footer with white and orange text in capital letters and the University of Texas at Dallas logo. The large poster shows a faceless cartoon person with dark hair and a white face mask. The large poster reads, "For your health, we encourage everyone to wear a mask indoors." Behind the large poster, the image reveals a white building interior with a staircase and large windows in the distance. To the right of the sign in the image, there is a smaller A4 size paper sign posted to the wall with the image of a cartoon hand and a hand sanitizer disposal underneath the sign. The small paper sign reads "Please use hand sanitizer before entry."

Photograph of Miriam (Mimi) Beard, her husband, and her brother at Bishop Cidercade in Dallas, Texas in July 2021 where they went out for the first time to have fun.

Photograph of Kelly Murphy and Travis Hayne aboard a flight.

Photograph of some grocery shelves that are nearly empty of all produce with the exception of a few yogurt cups. This was immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic that closed everything.

Photograph of the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, Dallas of April 2020, taken after the pandemic shut down businesses.

Photograph of Robert Emery, one of the founders of The Dallas Way, opening up the Queer History South conference on September 30, 2022. The conference was held at the Dallas College El Centro Campus and the opening ceremony was held in a large auditorium.

Photograph of the auditorium stage at Dallas College El Centro Campus that hosted the Queer History South 2022 Archives for ALL, ya'll conference. The opening ceremony of the conference was Friday, September 30, 2022.

Photograph of Josh Burford, a founder of Invisible Histories Project, standing behind a podium and introducing the Archives for ALL, ya'll conference to attendees.

Photograph of Josh Burford, a founder of Invisible Histories Project, standing behind a podium and introducing the Archives for ALL, ya'll conference to attendees. Burford's slide is welcoming the attendees in multiple languages.

Photograph of Robert Emery giving the morning briefing at the Queer History South, Archives for ALL, ya'll conference to the attendees. The conference was held at the Dallas College El Centro Campus and the opening ceremony was held in a large auditorium.

Photograph of Robert Emery giving the morning briefing at the Queer History South, Archives for ALL, ya'll conference to the attendees. The conference was held at the Dallas College El Centro Campus and the opening ceremony was held in a large auditorium.

Photograph of Josh Burford, a founder of Invisible Histories Project, standing behind a podium and introducing the Archives for ALL, ya'll conference to attendees.

Photograph of Dr. Agatha Beins, Ph.D., giving a Land Acknowledgement statement at the Archives for ALL, ya'll conference to the attendees. Dr. Beins is an associate professor of Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies at Texas Women's University in Denton, Texas.

Photograph of Robert Emery, President at The Dallas Way: a GLBTQ History Project, standing on-stage at the Queer History South conference Archives for ALL, Y'all in Dallas, Texas. Emery is giving the morning briefing to the conference goers.

Photograph of Alexis Rodriguez, Vice President, LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida, presenting Cruising for Queer Histories Outside of the Gay Bar at the Queer History South Conference, Archives for All, Y'all.

Photograph of Alexis Rodriguez, Vice President, LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida, presenting Cruising for Queer Histories Outside of the Gay Bar at the Queer History South Conference, Archives for All, Y'all.