Outed: LBJ’s Confidant and the Arrest That Transformed a Presidency

[ID: The cover of Outed: LBJ’s Confidant and the Arrest That Transformed a Presidency by Timothy Stewart-Winter. The cover shows a photograph of Walter Jenkins whispering in the ear of Lyndon B. Johnson. Both are middle aged white men. Jenkins has…

Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation

[ID: The cover of Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life Before Gay Liberation by Tom Hulme. The cover shows a black and white photograph of two smiling white men in suits . The left man has a light suit and dark hair and looks off to the right; the…

Revolution in the Sheets: The Sexual Politics of Tolerance in Mexico

[ID: The cover of Revolution in the Sheets: The Sexual Politics of Tolerance in Mexico by Robert Franco. In the center of the cover is an illustration of several tightly packed people interacting inside of an arch. In the bottom left of the…

Stone Walls of Idaho: Queer Inmates of the Idaho State Penitentiary, 1872–1973, by Micah Hetherington

An exhibit on the criminalization and medicalization of same-sex attraction and gender diversity through nine inmate stories from the Idaho State Penitentiary in Boise, Idaho. Published originally on OutHistory in May 2026.

Stone Walls of Idaho research project complete text PDF

18 Idaho State Capitol lit with rainbow lights to celebrate Pride, 2017. Photo by Micah Hetherington

17 Laundry Crew Sign, 2025.001.0139, Courtesy of the Idaho State Museum

16 Alvin Walters intake photo, AR42 Inmate 8539, Idaho State Archives

15 Letter from niece Jessie Moore to Ross Draper, March 27, 1935, AR42 Inmate 4960, Idaho State Archives

14 Ross Draper intake photo, AR42 Inmate 4960, Idaho State Archives

13 Gaylord Deavila intake photo, AR42 Inmate 8319, Idaho State Archives

12 William Buffalo intake photo, AR42 Inmate 8317, Idaho State Archives

11 Utility Building at State Hospital South, built 1951 and housed patient dining rooms, an auditorium, and kitchens. Photo by Micah Hetherington, 2025

10 Jerry Edward Carlson intake photo, AR42 Inmate 12194, Idaho State Archives

9 Virginia Lorene Pugmire intake photo, AR42 Inmate 9216, Idaho State Archives

8 Wall City Bulletin, Volume 1, Issue 4, page 28, April 15, 1939, Idaho State Archives

7 Cellhouse One, P1979-5-159a, Idaho State Archives

6 Gordon Robert Larsen intake photo, AR42 Inmate 10452, Idaho State Archives

5 Eleanor “Archie” Archuleta intake photo, AR42 Inmate 10300, Idaho State Archives

4 Antimacassar, 2022.014.0000, Courtesy of the Idaho State Museum