Badge Of Pride

We will be passing thru El Paso in the next few weeks and are looking forward to checking out this exhibit at El Paso Museum of History!

¿Quieres bailar esta noche? Photos of iconic ‘Noa Noa’ Juárez nightclub on display at El Paso Museum of History Long before it became a beloved song, El Noa Noa was a legendary nightclub where generations of border residents came to dance. A new Pride Month exhibit explores its enduring cultural and LGBTQ+ legacy.

We are honored to share that our exhibition, “Badge Of Pride: From Silence…To Celebration!” has received the National Council on Public History - NCPH’s Outstanding Public History Project Award for a Small Institution, recognizing the partnership between Badge Of Pride and Irving Archives and Museum as a model of professional public history practice.

NCPH cited how Badge Of Pride activated a 10,000+ object archive into a major exhibition and sustained public programming series, in partnership with Irving Archives and Museum. None of that happens without an institutional partner willing to take the leap. And Jennifer Landry and her entire team took that leap with us.

This is not about trophies. It is about validation.

Validation that LGBTQ+ history belongs in public institutions, before broad audiences, on the same terms as any other history.

Validation that organizations built from scratch by and for their communities can do rigorous work that stands alongside well-funded institutions that have existed for generations.

You made all of it possible. Every donation. Every volunteer hour. Every artifact you trusted us to steward. Every time you visited and engaged with us.

We founded this organization because this history was under threat. That hasn’t changed. We’ll keep going. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you for believing in and supporting this work.