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Philly LGBTQ History Group: LGBTQ Youth At William Way LGBT Community Center In Philadelphia PA

Events. At William Way LGBT Community Center , 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA. United states.

Sunday February 9 2020, 12:00pm

Philly LGBTQ History Group: LGBTQ Youth At William Way LGBT Community Center In Philadelphia PA

February 9, 2020 - 12:00PM to 2:00PM EST

LGBTQ Youth—As Seen on TV
Presentation by Steven Capsuto

What was it like to be a young LGBTQ person in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, or 2000s, and how have things changed today? This talk looks at the evolving lives of LGBTQ youth in the United States, using clips from TV sitcoms and dramas as a jumping-off point.

Steven Capsuto began researching sexual-minority images on television in 1987 while volunteering with a lesbian and gay crisis hotline. Since 1990, he has given video-illustrated lectures in dozens of cities about televised LGBTQ portrayals. The first edition of his book Alternate Channels was a semifinalist for what is now the Stonewall Book Award.

From the 1980s to 2000s, Steven oversaw the GLBT Library/Archives of Philadelphia (first the library and later the archives). He has served as a historical consultant or researcher on documentaries such as After Stonewall, TV Revolution, and The Question of Equality, and for the 2020 documentary series Visible: Out on Television.

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