Lesbian and Feminist Activisms in the Americas: Contested Notions of Solidarity and Citizenship in the Neo-liberal Reagan Era

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Friday, January 7, 2011

Report by Lucinda Grinnell

This panel focused on lesbian and feminist activism and transnational organizing in the waning years of the Cold War. This was a period when the lesbian and feminist movements were engaged in complex ideological, strategic, and tactical battles about the direction and the focus of the movement in the United States, and when lesbian and gay activists were initiating political battles in Latin America in the context of authoritarian regimes as was the case in Mexico or within liberation struggles as was the case in Nicaragua.

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Reclaiming Our Stories: A Conversation With Organizers of LGBT Community-Based Oral History Projects

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Report by Wesley Chenault and Ian Lekus

The Oral History Association held its 2010 annual meeting October 27-31, in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference theme, “Times of Crisis, Times of Change: Human Stories on the Edge of Transformation,” brought focus to practices of collecting and sharing human stories and to the ways in which oral histories help communities and societies make sense of turning points and critical shifts. It was a fitting theme for queer histories and stories. Continue reading

2011 Visiting Scholar Program at the Leather Archives & Museum

Leather Archives & Museum
Chicago, IL
Deadline: March 15th, 2011

The Leather Archives & Museum [LA&M] announces the second annual Visiting Scholar Program for the Fall 2011 or Spring 2012 academic terms. A stipend of $1,000 to $1,500 will be awarded to one recipient scholar to conduct research using the collections of the LA&M. The amount of the award will be dependent on the scope of the proposed project. A $500 travel allowance and up to four weeknight accommodations will also be provided to the recipient.

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