Evansdale Library | West Virginia University Libraries
This exhibit celebrates the vibrant, resilient, and diverse LGBTQ+ individuals and organizations who have shaped communities across West Virginia. From rural counties to college towns, West Virginians have built chosen families, led advocacy efforts, created art, and forged spaces of belonging — often against the odds.Through stories, objects, and images contributed by community members statewide, Voices, Visibility, and Community honors those who came before, amplifies voices of the present, and looks with hope toward the future.
WVU Libraries invites students, faculty, staff, and visitors to engage with these histories — to listen, learn, and recognize that LGBTQ+ West Virginia has always been here.
If you or your organization has stories or objects to show, please get in touch with WVU Art in the Libraries Curator, Sally Brown, at sally.brown1@mail.wvu.edu.