Megan,

Carol McDavid once spoke about a site, maybe it was a bar, in Dallas  
(I think?) where a LGBTQ community had traditionally deposited  
cremations in a garden or planters or something along those lines. She  
raised it as an issue that should be thought of as heritage, but was  
challenging to preservation frameworks for obvious reasons.

She'll probably chirp up on the list, but this came to my mind  
immediately.

Also, there are so many straight-up massacre sites... I learned about  
the historic and deadly arson of the Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans  
recently, it was in the papers on the anniversary of the attack, and I  
can't think of a better example of a site that needs memorialization  
but I don't know how many sites like these are actually on state  
inventories.

Wherever you go with this I'll be very interested to hear about your  
findings.

Peace,

Matt


On Nov 7, 2013, at 6:59 PM, Megan Springate wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I am working on a project focusing on LGBTQ history and heritage in  
> the
> United States. As an archaeologist, I want to make sure that
> archaeological sites and discussion of the potential of LGBTQ sites to
> expand our historical understanding are included.
>
> To this end, does anyone know of archaeological excavations of sites
> associated with LGBTQ history? I would be interested in learning about
> them.
>
> Regards,
> Megan Springate
> PhD Student
> University of Maryland, College Park