Photograph from Andrew Whitver, part of the "Higher Ground" exhibition (1984).
Co-founded by Josie Cohen-Rodríguez and Lotus Norton-Wisla in Fall 2022, the WSU Queer Archives is a collaborative initiative between Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) and the LGBTQ+ Center at Washington State University. Its mission is to preserve and share untold stories of queer life in rural communities and their connections to urban spaces—centering joy, community, and intersectional resistance.