The Huffington Post | By James Nichols
Before passing
away, Jeffrey Gent's
grandfather handed him a cabinet card of a young man from the 1890s, telling
his grandson, “I just realized the other day that you look so much like my
Great Uncle Clarence. It’s funny, he was a confirmed bachelor his whole life,
just like you.”
From that moment
forward, Gent developed an immense passion and curiosity for not only vintage
photography, but stories of an untold history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) individuals that could be hidden behind the lens. "That
photo made me wonder if this bachelor uncle not only looked like me, but was
also gay," Gent told The Huffington Post. "If so, how sad that Uncle
Clarence’s family knew nothing about his life, and that he wasn’t able to speak
openly about it."
"These
photos represent just a small fragment of our Gay and Lesbian History.
Unfortunately, so many of these photos were purposely destroyed by horrified
family members," said Gent. "Since most of the men and women in these
photos are unknown, it's hard to know for sure if they were a gay couple or
just 'good friends.' For every photo that I may have mistakenly identified as
gay, thousands more were burned or torn into pieces to keep a family secret...
I hope that by sharing these photos of vintage gay and lesbian couples, we can
correct the social injustice that they endured by seeing them in a brand new
light."
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