by Charles Francis You heard it right. “Filth” is what the Oklahoma state senator called us in response to a question about the Oklahoma state legislature’s near obsessive focus on […]

No better example of how our archive activism works than The Atlantic contributing writer Jonathan Rauch’s piece:  “The U.S. Should Apologize to Gay People” (The Atlantic, January 26, 2024). Rauch powerfully makes the case for an […]

Hungary’s strongman Viktor Orban, visiting Mar-a-Lago tomorrow, ” is a great leader and a strong man”, says candidate Trump. By Charles Francis and Jeff Trammell (updated March 7, 2024) There […]

A compelling memoir of ‘Archive Activism’ By Richard J. Rosendall We live in a time of attempted erasure, of books banned and minorities demonized in one party’s pursuit of undemocratic […]

Memoir by Charles Francis highlights ‘secrets’ held at LBJ Presidential Library By Lou Chibbaro Jr. for the Washington Blade A newly released book called “Archive Activism: Memoir Of A ‘Uniquely Nasty’ […]

Our activism was born in these forgotten papers—and lies—generated decades ago, retooled and weaponized for our time. By Charles Francis The following is an excerpt from the book, “Archive Activism: […]

“LGBTQ rights activist, psychotherapist, and documentary filmmaker Lilli Vincenz, who played an important role in helping to organize groundbreaking gay rights protests outside the White House and Philadelphia’s Independence Hall […]

I am thrilled to announce my book Archive Activism, Memoir of a “Uniquely Nasty” Journey will be published this August by the UNT (University of North Texas) Press.  The book is about […]