OUR PROUD HERITAGE
Shoulders We Stand On
HRA’s Shoulders We Stand On project gathers the photographs, stories, and history of LGBTQ+ life in Santa Fe — preserving a heritage that too often goes untold, so today’s community can see exactly whose shoulders it stands on.
The archive
Preserving a history too often left untold
Longtime Santa Fe LGBTQ+ history rarely made it into official archives. Shoulders We Stand On collects photographs, oral histories, and documents from the community itself — building a public record of the people and moments that shaped LGBTQ+ life here, before that history is lost. Browse the full historical timeline →
Beyond the archive
Art shows, events, and public memory
From time to time, the program sponsors art shows and small community events that bring this history into public view — turning an archive into something people can gather around, not just something they read about.