200 Years of LGBTQIA+ History

From Shadows to Pride — UK & Global Timeline

Source Record

Gengle's GAI wants to get other groups started

Why this source is used

OutHistory primary-source exhibit on Gay American Indians in San Francisco.

Start with the answer

Start with the answer How did asexual and Two-Spirit visibility grow? It grew through community language, Indigenous gatherings, online networks, research and public campaigns. Read the topic guide Asexual and Two-Spirit Visibility Asexual and Two-Spirit visibility grew through community-created language, gatherings, research and campaigns that challenged narrow LGBTQ+ narratives.

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OutHistory
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Source Links

Open original source https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/naga/1900s/gengle Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/naga/1900s/gengle

Used by Topics

Asexual and Two-Spirit Visibility

Used by Questions

How did asexual and Two-Spirit visibility grow?

Used by Timeline Events

July 1975 ActivismCultural

Gay American Indians Founded in San Francisco

Randy Burns (Northern Paiute) and Barbara Cameron (Hunkpapa Lakota) co-founded Gay American Indians in San Francisco — the first organisation for gay Native Americans in the United States. Created to address double discrimination from racism in LGBTQ+ spaces and homophobia in colonised Indigenous communities, GAI later co-produced Living the Spirit (1988), the first anthology of writing by Native American gays and lesbians.