Native Son founder Emil Wilbekin will host the free two-hour symposium consisting of three sections, including a conversation about mental health, a deep dive into the origins of Black Pride exploring the duality of Blackness and queerness, shame and stigma, and unlearning the phobias and misogyny that plague the Black community.
Wednesday evening, the UT Pride Center hosted a screening of the 2020 documentary film “Disclosure” in honor of Transgender Week of Visibility, an international observance started in 2009 by the
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American LGBTQ+ Museum Moves Towards Reality July 01 2021 8:54 PM EDT
The New-York Historical Society, a museum and library dedicated to telling the stories of America s largest city, announced a major expansion, which will include an entire floor dedicated to the forthcoming American LGBTQ+ Museum.
The addition to the Historical Society s building on Manhattan s Upper West Side will add 70,000 square feet of additional classrooms, galleries, collection study areas, and a “state-of-the-art compact storage facility.” Once complete, the Historical Society s fourth floor will become the American LGBTQ+ Museum, which has been in the works for at least four years.
“We’re delighted to partner with New York’s foremost museum of history to build a new museum dedicated to an exploration and celebration of the richness and diversity of LGBTQ+ history and culture in America,” Richard Burns, chair, board of directors, The American LGBTQ+ Museum, said in a statement.
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