1.0Baltimore Beathttps://baltimorebeat.comSanya Kamidihttps://baltimorebeat.com/author/sanya/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AXc8PJt45m"><a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/from-drag-outfits-to-the-hippo-disco-ball-baltimores-queer-history-shines-in-we-areproud/">Photostory: From drag outfits to The Hippo disco ball, Baltimore’s queer history shines in ‘We Are…Proud’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://baltimorebeat.com/from-drag-outfits-to-the-hippo-disco-ball-baltimores-queer-history-shines-in-we-areproud/embed/#?secret=AXc8PJt45m" width="600" height="338" title="“Photostory: From drag outfits to The Hippo disco ball, Baltimore’s queer history shines in ‘We Are…Proud’” — Baltimore Beat" data-secret="AXc8PJt45m" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://baltimorebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Abby_Doran_Pride_Exhibit_2025_18-scaled.jpg25601707In the “We Are… Proud” section of Collecting Maryland, one of our core exhibits that shares the “greatest hits” of the Maryland Center for History and Culture, we hope to offer visitors an overview of Queer History in Baltimore and the wider state of Maryland. While the narratives in our LGTBQ+ collections are not yet […]