Queer Newark: Panel Discussion at Maplewood Library in Maplewood NJ
Events. At Maplewood Library , 1688 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood, NJ. United states.
Thursday February 22 2024, 7:00pm
Queer Newark: Panel Discussion at Maplewood Library in Maplewood NJ
Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 7:00PM to 8:00PM EST
The community-based Queer Newark Oral History Project interviews LGBTQ+ and gender-nonconforming people in Newark. The goal is to preserve the history of Newark’s LGBTQ people and communities. Join us for a lively conversation about the project and the accompanying Rutgers-published book.
Featured speakers are:
Beatrice Simpkins, Executive Director, Newark LGBTQ Community Center
Gary Paul Wright, Executive Director, African American Office of Gay Concerns
Kristyn Scorsone, Rutgers University PhD candidate
Whitney Strub (Moderator),Rutgers Associate Professor of History
Free and open to the public.
Website:
maplewoodlibrary.org/events-library-events-calendar/2024/2/22/queer-newark-panel-discussion