About

PROJECT BACKGROUND

About Georgia Rainbow History

Learn the mission behind the Georgia Rainbow History Project and how we preserve LGBTQ+ stories, records, and community memory across the state.

Our Approach

How We Preserve Georgia’s LGBTQ+ History

Collect.

We gather oral histories, documents, photos, and ephemera to build a living record of LGBTQ+ life in Georgia—centered on community voices and everyday experience.

Protect.

We handle materials with care, respect, and informed consent, prioritizing privacy and context so stories are preserved without being stripped of meaning.

Connect.

We share resources with educators, researchers, and the public to spark learning, strengthen community memory, and make discovery easier across generations.

Sustain.

We build partnerships and practices that keep the archive growing—so histories aren’t lost to time and future storytellers have a place to be heard.

Our Team

The People Preserving Georgia’s LGBTQ+ History

Researchers, archivists, and community partners working to collect stories, safeguard materials, and share them widely.

Project Team

Research, Archives, and Community Partnerships


We’re a collaborative group of historians, archivists, and community organizers dedicated to documenting LGBTQ+ life across Georgia. We collect oral histories, preserve personal papers and ephemera, and build accessible pathways for educators, students, and the public to engage with the record—always with care, consent, and respect for lived experience.

Oral History Lead

Interviews, Training, and Story Stewardship


Coordinates oral history interviews and supports community members who want to share their stories. Develops interview guides, trains volunteers in ethical practices, and helps ensure recordings and transcripts are preserved responsibly. Focused on building trust, centering narrators’ agency, and creating context that makes each story usable for future research.

Archive & Collections

Intake, Description, and Preservation


Manages materials offered to the project—from flyers and photographs to letters and organizational records. Oversees collection intake, basic conservation, and clear descriptive metadata so items can be found and understood. Works to balance access with privacy, and to preserve fragile materials for long-term community memory.

Education & Outreach

Public Programs, Exhibits, and Classroom Use


Connects the archive to classrooms and communities through talks, workshops, and public programming. Creates teaching-ready resources and collaborates with partners on exhibits and events that honor local histories. Committed to making the project useful—helping people discover sources, ask better questions, and see themselves in Georgia’s past.

By the Numbers

Our impact, in context

500+

Items Preserved

100+

Stories Collected

25+

Community Partners

30+

Counties Reached