The Lavender Temple of Their Most Fabulous Catalog

Envisioned by artist Carl Grauer as a tribute to the Stonewall Rebellion that occurred in New York City in 1969, this book features portraits of 15 figures who have impacted the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The portraits were part of an exhibit called The Lavender Temple of Their Most Fabulous, intended to be at once celebratory and educational; serving as an acknowledgement of the pivotal events that emboldened the gay rights movement in the United States, while also highlighting other important figures who have contributed to LGBTQ+ visibility and equality before or since the events of June 1969. I laid out the book and researched and wrote the biographies of the portrait subjects.