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The Collective will add Delaware’s first LGBTQ history museum and a gift shop supporting local queer-owned businesses, organizers said.
During Pride month this year, the Delaware Sexuality and Gender Collective announced plans for 'The Collective,' the first LGBTQ+ visitor center in Wilmington in nearly 40 years.
The last such space, The Griffin Community Center, operated briefly in the 1990s; co-founders Noah Duckett and Julissa Corianno aim to fill that void.
Curated by historian Carolanne Deal, the center will feature a queer museum and gift shop highlighting LGBTQ-owned businesses including Stressed Induced Art Attack and Voce Coffee.
Fundraising efforts have reached just under $29,000, with DSGC awaiting major donations from community partners to support breaking ground this summer.
Organizers aim to provide year-round access to Delaware's queer history, creating a dedicated hub where the community can learn, create, and be inspired.