Happy Pride 2023! As the largest LGBTQ+ library and archives in the Midwest, June is always an exciting month at Gerber/Hart – and we are thrilled to share some of that exciting news now:
Our acclaimed podcast Unboxing Queer History is coming back for Season 2!
You can help produce Season 2 of the acclaimed Unboxing Queer History podcast, and upgrade the technology and infrastructure at Gerber/Hart, by giving a gift today!
Any donation of $10 or more given from June 1 – June 28, 2023 will help us compete for cash prizes on Give OUT Day!
PLUS, two of our amazing supporters have agreed to match donations up to $5,000 — so the impact of your gift will effectively be doubled.
Last year, we premiered Season 1 of UQH with the objective to bring the stories from our archives to an even wider audience, drawing greater attention to our collections and services and making queer history more accessible to everyone near and far.
While we’re beyond proud of the final result, the production of Season 1 was done on a very limited budget, with research capabilities limited by outdated technology. With every new visitor, the limitations of our aging infrastructure become even more apparent. We would love to create a large digital archive of oral histories and digitized images, but that endeavor requires greater storage capacity, software to protect the files, and modern computers.
So, we’re asking for your help to make the second season even better than the first! Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to Gerber/Hart to properly fund the next season of the podcast, and to improve the technology and infrastructure to ensure our staff and volunteers can meet the information needs of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ communities.
Please give what you can to help us share more of their – more of YOUR – stories.