Resum
This essay examines progress in the area of representing queer
sexuality in historical house museums in the United States of
America. It questions the assumption that such institutions shy
away from potentially sensitive subject matter in general by offering
counterexamples of the bodily functions and intimate care so frequently focused upon by docents during house tours. Finally, it presents a brief case study of the Glen Burnie House as a model for openly addressing a former owner’s sexuality and gender.