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LGBTIQ+ collections
Discover ephemera, photographs, posters, costumes and other items that celebrate the diversity of LGBTIQ communities in Queensland. Watch, listen and read stories of people coming out, struggling with prejudice and learning to embrace life.
Browse a longer curated list of LGBTIQ+ related collections at State Library on our One Search catalogue.
Robert Cosgrove Collection 1976-2006 [27579]
This collection includes photographs, hat pins, ticket stubs, a necklace, theatre programs, 2 T-shirts and a Mardi Gras outfit. It presents a picture of LGBTIQ+ history through the lens of ephemera and costumes belonging to Robert Cosgrove.
National Day of Action for Marriage Equality Rally

Discover LGBTIQ+ memorabilia
Help others find our LGBTIQ+ collections! You can request to look through boxes of our ephemera, posters and other collections. Let us know what’s in the collection that relates to LGBTIQ+ communities and we will update our catalogue records to increase discoverability.
Equal Love Brisbane collection
![LGBT objects featured in the collection 29397 Equal Love Brisbane Memorabilia 2012 – 2014 [Accession number 29397].](https://content.slq.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/slq_companion/public/Equal-Love-Brisbane-011_1.jpg?itok=UVIdsVa7)
Ephemera collection

Collection of posters on gay and lesbian themes. Set 1.
As the title indicates, this collection contains a variety of colourful posters from various events, including rallies, Pride Week celebrations, dance parties and more. This collection can be requested and viewed onsite.
Additional LGBTIQ+ themed posters can be found in other collections, such as the AIDS Archive collection.
Oral histories
LGBT Thought and Culture: a database

Rainbow Research Fellowship
