Finding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other gender and sexual minority (LGBTQ+) people in the historic past is both important and challenging. By bringing suppressed histories to light, a more complete picture of the past is possible. One of the challenges is that definitions and understandings of what we now call LGBTQ+ identities vary culturally and over time–even over the past generation. By considering this challenge as an opportunity, the potential and relevance of studying LGBTQ+ pasts expands. Beyond individual identities and behaviors (who was in a relationship with who, who identified as transgender, etc.), investigations of LGBTQ+ pasts speak to some of the broad, field-defining themes in historical archaeology. Using place-based examples, in this one-hour virtual workshop we will explore those connections to community studies; social organization; identity formation, expression, and change; marginalization; and oppression and resistance.