In this workshop led by Thomas Allen Harris, participants gather to share stories about the queer ancestors—mentors, friends, family members, and lovers—who have shaped their lives. Drawing inspiration from Harris’ work with archives and memory, the session explores how photographs and storytelling can help excavate, activate, and safeguard queer histories that are often overlooked or under threat.

Using Harris’ community photo-sharing methodology—developed through the Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling and the PBS series Family Pictures USA—participants reflect on personal photographs and the stories they hold. Through these shared images and memories, the conversation surfaces Provincetown’s deep queer presence and imagines a queer ecology that spans space, time, and difference.