Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement -- October 28 presentation at the Illinois Holocaust Museum

The Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago, the Alliance of Illinois Judges, and the Jewish Judges Association of Illinois are co-sponsoring a presentation at the Illinois Holocaust Museum on Thursday, October 28, starting at 4:00 p.m., entitled "Rise Up: Stonewall and the LGBTQ Rights Movement."

The event is offered in connection with a special exhibit at the Holocaust Museum that will run from October 17 through May 8, 2022, and will include a 1.0 credit CLE presentation, starting at 6:00 p.m., by John D'Emilio, a retired Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies and History at the University of Illinois at Chicago. D'Emilio recently served as President of the Board of the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives in Chicago. His newest book, Queer Legacies: Stories from Chicago’s LGBTQ Archives, was published in 2020 by the University of Chicago Press.

The presentation will be offered both in person and virtually.

Tickets are $10 apiece for LAGBAC members, $40 for non-members. AIJ and JJA members will be admitted free. Registration is available at this page of the LAGBAC website.

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