91探花

The 91探花 community is invited to an Oct. 27 talk by author and curator Hugh Ryan that is being held as part of the LGBTQ History Month events.

Ryan will give a talk and reading from his most recent book while speaking live from New York City on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m., and will answer questions from the 91探花 community. Participants can join the TEAMS event from their personal computers or attend the in-person viewing that the student organization Lavender Menace is hosting in Baker University Center Room 235. Those interested in participating should register for the event in order to receive the TEAMS link .

The event is being hosted by the 91探花 LGBT Center, the 91探花 Women鈥檚 Center and Lavender Menace.

鈥淟GBT History Month gives us an opportunity to reflect on the ways that LGBTQ+ people have lived, worked, built community, found joy, and resisted oppression through history, and the way that history affects how we live today,鈥� said Sarah Doherty, assistant director of the 91探花 LGBT Center. 鈥淗ugh Ryan鈥檚 recent book, 鈥楾he Women鈥檚 House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison,鈥� sheds new light on the history and ongoing reality of LGBTQ+ people in prisons, of the history of social work and police in punishing and controlling people thought to be 鈥榠mproperly feminine,鈥� and on the links between Black revolutionary feminism, gay and trans rights organizing, and the contributions of Black and Brown, poor and working class women and transmasculine people in building community and connections between and across social movements.鈥�  

The event is open to all students, faculty, staff and community members. ASL and autocaptions will be provided for the real-time event. In addition, an edited transcript will be uploaded with the event video to the 91探花 LGBT Center YouTube page after the event for asynchronous viewers.

For those individuals attending the in-person gathering, Baker University Center has all-gender single-user ADA restrooms on the first and third floors, and multistall gendered ADA restrooms on all floors. In addition, changing tables are available in single-user restrooms and a lactation station is available on the fourth floor with a key entry (for more information, stop at the fourth-floor service desk).

Individuals traveling by bus to the event should know that Baker University Center is located on the bus routes in the city of Athens. For those driving to the event, paid parking is available in the parking garage and lot adjacent to Baker University Center. Power door entrances are available on the ground floor and fourth floor entrances to the Baker University Center. Any questions about the event or accessibility needs can be directed to Doherty at doherty@ohio.edu or 740-593-2818.

About Hugh Ryan

Hugh Ryan is a writer and curator, and most recently, the author of which New York Magazine called one of the best books of 2022. His first book, 鈥淲hen Brooklyn Was Queer,鈥� won a 2020 New York City Book Award, was a New York Times Editors' Choice in 2019, and was a finalist for the Randy Shilts and Lambda Literary Awards. Ryan was honored with the 2020 Allan Berube Prize from the American Historical Association. Since 2019, he has worked with the NYC Dept. of Education to develop LGBTQ+ inclusive educational materials and trainings.

About LGBTQ History Month

October is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) History Month. Missouri high school history teacher Rodney Wilson created the event in 1994 to commemorate National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11, as well as the first and second March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1979 and 1987. LGBTQ+ History Month allows the opportunity to learn about sexuality and gender diverse people in history, LGBTQ+ liberation movements, and what LGBTQ+ history can teach about working for respect and freedom. Learn more about OHIO鈥檚 LGBT History Month celebration at this OHIO website.