Queer Elder History Panel with Gerber/Hart Library & Archives

This Pride season, Gerber/Hart Library & Archives and the LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project are partnering to bring the younger and older generations together in dialogue about queerness over time.

Join us for a panel discussion with Betty Akins, Jay Myers, Jocye Fernandes, and Norma Seledon, four incredible LGBTQ+ elders, moderated by Dialogue Project co-founder Karen Morris and hosted by Gerber/Hart volunteer Kaitlyn Griffith.

The panel will be accompanied by a pop-up display of materials from Gerber/Hart's LGBTQ+ library & archives and followed by Q&A & mingling. Celebrate Pride in community with our elders at Dorothy!

Doors at 6pm and our panel kicks off at 7pm. Dorothy remains open after the event until 11pm.

Tickets are priced on a sliding scale of $15, $20 and $25 and proceeds are shared with our panelists, Gerber/Hart and our lounge. If tickets are available, they will be $25 at the door.

Dorothy is 21+ and requires physical ID for all to enter. Dorothy is also ADA accessible with elevator access on Campbell Ave. If you are a guest who requires elevator access, please wait by the black door with our logo in the window and call our staff to assist: 773-770-3799

Please note: refund requests are only honored until 24h before the event (6/10, 7pm). No other refund requests will be honored.

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ABOUT THE HOSTS AND ORGS

Kaitlyn Griffith, 34, is an archivist whose work centers people’s history. As a volunteer at Gerber/Hart, Kaitlyn is working on a living collection with Dorothy to preserve video recordings of live performances. Collections like this defend queer history and identity in the face of drag bans, censorship, and revisionist history. Storytelling and intergenerational connection hold a special place in her heart, and she is honored to be a part of this extraordinary event.

The LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project is a Chicago-based project that brings together racially, socioeconomically, and gender diverse cohorts of LGBTQ+ younger and older adults (60+) for storytelling, themed dialogues, collaborative art-making, and shared meals. The project is a hybrid community/education/research partnership between LGBTQ+ faculty members at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago, and University of Chicago, the Pride in Aging Program at Center on Halsted (the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ+ Community Center), and Gerber/Hart Library & Archives.
Learn more at generationliberation.com & stay up-to-date on upcoming events by following @lgbtdialogues on Instagram and The lgbtq+ Intergenerational Dialogue Project on Facebook.

Gerber/Hart is a LGBTQ+ library and archives located in the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. Founded in 1981, Gerber/Hart is one of the largest repositories of LGBTQ+ content in the world. Gerber/Hart is a 501(c)3 non-profit and focuses on collecting, preserving, and making accessible the LGBTQ history and culture of Chicago and the Midwest. Open to everyone, Gerber/Hart is dedicated to promoting research, learning, exploration, and discovery in an atmosphere that reflects the diversity of the communities that it serves. Learn more at gerberhart.org or by following @gerberhart on Instagram and Facebook. And for a deep dive into some of the amazing collections at Gerber/Hart, listen in to their podcast Unboxing Queer History!

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