One of the themes that ran throughout many of the stories that evening was the feeling that everyone had the moment they stepped into a Black gay club for the first time. This was a chance for this group to claim their place in Boston’s history. On September 8, the LGBT Elders of Color, a program of the Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC), hosted an evening of live storytelling called “Stories of our Inheritance: An Evening of Memory Sharing with LGBT Elders of Color.” This event was held at Soleil Restaurant in Nubian Square and was cosponsored by The History Project, whose mission is dedicated to documenting and archiving New England’s LGBTQ history.Įvery one of the guests gathered for this event was filled with such joy, not only at the chance to be together again in person, but also to relive wonderful memories of a time when Boston’s Black Gay Scene was in its prime.