(SAN FRANCISCO, USA) - The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society will host two events delving into our queer past as it relates to our present and future. On Wednesday, December 6th, a roundtable discussion entitled “Do We Need the GLBT Press?” will be held. The following night, December 7, historian Marcia Gallo will discuss her long-awaited book, Different Daughters: A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Rights Movement.
“Do We Need the GLBT Press?” is the second roundtable on GLBT journalism being held in conjunction with the Historical Society’s current exhibit, “Capturing the Moment: The Photojournalism of Rick Gerharter.” Cosponsored by the Northern California Chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the event will explore the role that queer journalism has and can play in an ever-changing media landscape. Longtime freelance journalist and reporter Randy Alfred will moderate a panel featuring discussants including journalist and author Rick Hauptmann, photographer Rick Gerharter, and others.
Gallo’s Different Daughters chronicles the history of the pioneering lesbian liberators who, during the 1950s and 1960s, dared to challenge the homophobic silence and contempt that surrounded and endangered women-loving-women for so many generations. The Daughters of Bilitis was launched in San Francisco in response to the oppressive anti-homosexual climate of the McCarthy era, when lesbian and gay people were arrested, fired from jobs, and had their children taken away on the basis of their sexual orientation. Dr. Gallo is a lesbian social justice activist who teaches the history of sexuality, U.S. History, and American Studies at Lehman College in New York City .
Event details:
“Do We Need the GLBT Press?”
Roundtable with GLBT media veterans about queer journalism’s past and future.
Wednesday, December 6, 6-7:30PM
"Different Daughters Reception"
Reading and conversation about the Daughters of Bilitis with Dr. Marcia M. Gallo
Thursday, December 7, 6:00-7:30PM
Both events are free, open to the public, and include refreshments and exhibit access.
“Capturing the Moment” is made possible by the generous support of the Bob Ross Foundation and by GLBT Historical Society members. Also exhibited at the Historical Society is “Sporting Life: GLBT Athletics and Cultural Change from the 1960s to Today,” closing next month. The galleries are open 1-5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Location: GLBT Historical Society, 657 Mission Street, Suite 300, San Francisco.
The website of the GLBT Historical Society is located at www.glbthistory.org
