Celebrate October LGBTQ History Month!

RU12?  proudly presents “The Dialogue Project: Bridging Generations of LGBTQ Vermonters”, a project of the Vermont Queer Archives.  This exhibition will be hosted at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington, Vermont from October 1st through October 31st, 2008.  An opening reception from 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 will include  participating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders and youth as well as the artists who have interpreted these life stories.  All are welcome to the opening reception.

In addition to The Dialogue Project, RU12? is sponsoring a variety of events at the Fletcher Free Library throughout October in celebration of LGBTQ History Month. These include;  Second and Third Wave Feminist Dialogue, Intergenerational Poetry Jam,  a talk about queer histories in Vermont, a WordStage Vermont performance, a screening/discussion of "Gay Pioneers"  and Rainbow Library storytime for families.

Event listing

Wed. October 1,  6pm-8pm

Opening reception for “The Dialogue Project: Bridging Generations of LGBTQ Vermonters”, an interpretive art, oral history and queer archive exhibition.  This exhibit will continue through Oct. 31.

Wed. October 8,  6pm-8pm

Second and Third Wave Feminist Dialogue

Saturday October 11, 2pm-4pm

LGBT/Queer  Intergenerational Poetry Jam

Come out and share your voice. Everyone is welcome.  Open mike format.  Bring poems or other short writings or just come and listen!

Wed. October 15,  6pm-8pm

"Searching for Queer Histories in Vermont": Vermont's LGBTQA past (and present) is an important part of the state's history.  How can we make sure that it is preserved, and how does it fit into larger queer histories?  Presentation and discussion with Meg Tamulonis, curator of the Vermont Queer Archives.

Wed. October 22,  6pm-8pm

WordStage Vermont performance of  "My Dear Boy" - a selection of letters, prose poetry and music written by, to, and from gay men throughout history.

Saturday October 25,  2pm-4pm

Tomboy's, Sissy's and William's Doll

Neth Urkiel-Taylor brings the Rainbow Library back out of the closet for parents and kids.  Come look through queer positive children's picture books, sing, and enjoy stories we wish we heard when we were kids.  This collection of books promotes inclusiveness, diversity and acceptance through children's literature by and about the LGBTQIA community.

Wed. October 29,  6pm-8pm

Queer Film and Discussion (co-sponsored by Outright VT and VT Freedom to Marry)

Screening of "Gay Pioneers" a film directed by PBS award-winning documentary filmmaker Glenn Holsten about the first organized annual "homosexual" civil rights demonstrations held in Philadelphia, New York and Washington, DC from 1965-1969.