LGBTQ History

Route 66 turns 100 this year. The road has carried travelers from all walks of life. That includes people in the LGBTQ+ community who are now making efforts to document their history on the Mother Road.

Many initiatives are underway to celebrate the 100th birthday of Route 66, including an event at the International District Library in Albuquerque, located right on the Mother Road. Organized by Together for Brothers, a Zine-making event will be held on Tuesday to document the history of queer culture on Route 66.

Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, Albuquerque’s lesbian scene used a secret whistle to keep one another safe. Now, filmmaker StormMiguel Florez aims to document that very special part of New Mexico’s LGBTQ history slowly being lost to time.

The board of the Albuquerque Social Club has a little over a month to save what’s widely known as the longest-running LGBTQ bar in New Mexico’s largest…