Calendar
Image Courtesy of the Floating Dance Floor Collection, WHM, Anonymous Donor
COMMUNITY LECTURES
May 30, 2019 at 6pm
Our Queer Closets: Understanding Global LGBTQ History through T-Shirts
Eric Gonzaba, Professor of History, California State University, Fullerton
WHM @ 30 Elm Street, Worcester
June 20, 2019 at 6pm
The Riots that Sparked the LGBTQ+ Revolution
Jennifer Brier, Professor of History, University of Illinois Chicago
WHM @ 30 Elm Street, Worcester
September 4, 2019 at 6pm
Raising Our Voices: Oral History and LGBTQ+ Memory
Eric Marcus, Host of Making Gay History Podcast
WHM @ 30 Elm Street, Worcester
June 21, 2019 at 7pm
Left, Gay and Green
Allen Young of Butterworth reads from his Memoir
Bedlam Book Café, Crompton Collective, 138 Green Street
Community Conversions
The Power of Sharing: Digital Archives and Community Generated Scholarship for LGBTQ+ History
Mary 30, 2019 at 1pm
Eric Gonzaba will join Joseph Cullon of WPI and Digital Worcester to discuss the challenges and opportunities of LGBTQ+ digital history.
A Night on the Town: Building LGBTQ+ Institutions in Worcester
TBA
Gay nightlife has historically served as vital space for community building and escaping societal persecution. This forum, moderated by Robert Tobin, will invite participants to share their stories.
Changing Acceptance and Identity: An Introduction to Worcester PRIDE
TBA
This forum, moderated by Stephanie Yuhl, will offer a conversation about the changes/celebrated strides in Worcester’s acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community over 40 years.
Take Public Health Seriously: Worcester and the AIDS Crisis
The role of Worcester non-profits during the AIDS epidemic will be explored in this panel presentation with Jim Voltz, former AIDS Project Worcester Executive Director, and LaMar Brown, Community Relations Manager at AIDS Project Worcester. John Trobaugh, Diversity and Inclustion Manager at UMass Medical School will moderate.
Living their Authentic Selves: LGBTQ+ Youth in the Age of Trump
TBA
This forum will provide insight into the current day experiences of LGBTQ+ youth. Judi Kirk, of Boys and Girls Club of Worcester and Safe Homes, will moderate a conversation with young people from Safe Homes and Supporters of Worcester Area Gay and Lesbian Youth.
Campus Exhibits
Queering Clark
Abrams Gallery, Higgins University Center, Clark University
Through September 2019
“I’m Not the Only One”: LGBTQ+ Histories at Holy Cross
Weigand Student Gallery Space, Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross
March 11 – April 11, 2019
Power of Alliance: Making LGBTQ+ Community at WPI
Gordon Library, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Opening in October 2019
