In the Fall semester of 2023, our team of editors reached out to LGBTQ+ members of the Fort Worth community to hear some of their stories. These stories were collected into a chapbook were calling “y’ALL: Voices from LGBTQ+ Fort Worth.” We hope this is just the first issue in a series of issues archiving LGBTQ+ voices in Fort Worth.… Read more →
Category: Community Perspectives
Chapbook Preview Video
Our chapbook is almost on its way to the printers! Look for updates on how to get a copy in January. In the meantime, check out our preview video with excerpts from the interviews that will be published in the chapbook! Read more →
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Born into Hatred
By Alyssa Gutierrez “You’re raised into your beliefs” oh, but that’s a lie. If I was raised into my beliefs; a Catholic, Hispanic-focused culture rooted in hatred for those who are “different” then, shouldn’t I have hatred for these people as well? shouldn’t I look at them with a face full of disgust? like how my neighbors in Mexico… Read more →
The Door
By Lexie Woodall Pictured above are a series of quotes from a door created in 2019 to celebrate Pride Month. The door now resides in the TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library’s Special Collections. Read more →
A Look at The Skiff
By Anonymous This edition of the Skiff, published on November 21, 1989, features an article about students in a human sexuality class. Although it does not say the word “homophobia” explicitly, it discusses the “stereotyping and bigotry” people in the LGBTQ+ community face, which I found surprising in an article from 1989. Additionally, the article discusses physical violence against queer… Read more →
y’ALL Cover Preview
Here’s a sneak peek of the cover for the first edition of y’ALL, an archive of queer history in Fort Worth. Join us on November 29th at 5 pm in Palko Hall 130 for the release party. Cover design by Christina Philips. Read more →
A Letter to the Man I Almost Knew
By Lucas Judd Dear Jerry, I hope I can call you that, but since you were almost my Godfather I think it might be okay. Almost is a word that stings me and I know stings my mother even more. When she does talk about you, which is quite often it’s only of the good times, of the memories she… Read more →
Fighting Against Discrimination
By Elena Butterfield There is a lot to be learned about TCU, archiving in general, and LGBTQ+ history by just looking at what the archives have. It is clear that queer people have always existed and created a space for themselves. Furthermore, we can see the history right here at a local level in Fort Worth and TCU. On the… Read more →
On LGBTQ+ Spaces: Hidden Malice
By Anonymous I once took a class for gender studies and was pleased to find like-minded people. Everyone made it clear they were LGBTQ+ allies. Or at least if they weren’t, they kept any negative opinions to themselves. In one of my classes, over Zoom, we were discussing gender terminology, the difference between gender and sex, and how these can… Read more →