An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of India’s Inspiring Movements for LGBT and Sex Workers’ Rights

a talk with Siddharth Dube Join us for a book talk with Siddharth Dube, the author of An Indefinite Sentence: A Personal History of Outlawed Love and Sex, a memoir that takes on issues of love, sexuality, and oppression through Dube’s personal and political journey as a gay man. “[A] heart-stopping memoir of being gay in India …

March 12: ¡CUÉNTAMELO! ORAL HISTORIES BY LGBT LATINO IMMIGRANTS

¡CUÉNTAMELO! ORAL HISTORIES BY LGBT LATINO IMMIGRANTS a book performance with Reina de Aztlán, Alexandra Cruz Delight, & Juliana Delgado Lopera March 12, Tuesday, 6 to 8 pm CSGS, 285 Mercer Street, 4th Floor Join us for a night of celebration featuring performances, visual art, and readings from ¡Cuéntamelo! by Juliana Delgado Lopera. ¡Cuéntamelo! is …

March 3: The Present & Future of LGBT Political Identity

The Present & Future of LGBT Political Identity a lecture by Patrick Egan with discussant Leonie Huddy March 3, Thursday 6:30 to 8 pm Patrick J. Egan, Politics, New York University Leonie Huddy, Political Science, SUNY Stony Brook The U.S. Supreme Court’s extension of the right to marry to all 50 states caps a remarkable …

January 28: Troubling the Teaching & Learning of Sexuality Diversity in South African Education

Troubling the Teaching & Learning of Sexuality Diversity in South African Education a lecture by Dennis Francis January 28, Thursday 7 to 8:30 pm Dennis Francis, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, and CSGS Visiting Fulbright Scholar The lecture is about lesbian, gay and bisexual youth in South African schools. The research globally and in …

April 24: Religious Freedom “versus” Equal Rights? Emerging Dilemmas in Law and Policy Across the Americas: Gender, Sexuality, Religion

Religious Freedom “versus” Equal Rights? Emerging Dilemmas in Law and Policy Across the Americas: Gender, Sexuality, Religion a forum with Lori G. Beaman, Benjamin Berger, Katherine M. Franke, Marco Huaco, Louise Melling, Julieta Lemaitre Ripoll, Pam Spees, Nelson Tebbe, Juan Marco Vaggione, Rev. Winnie Varghese–and more Thursday, April 24 2 to 6 pm For a preview …

March 11 & 12: Brother to Brother, Sister to Sister

Brother to Brother, Sister to Sister a series celebrating the works of LGBT artists Tuesday & Wednesday, March 11 & 12 IAAA (Institute of African American Affairs) at New York University continues the year-long series on lectures, poetry readings, and film screenings with key figures, as well as emerging stars, of the LGBT intelligentsia. At …

April 10: Perverse Ambitions, Deviant Careers: A Queer History of the Modern American Workplace

Perverse Ambitions, Deviant Careers: A Queer History of the Modern American Workplace a lecture by Margot Canaday Thursday, April 10 6:30 to 8 pm Margot Canaday, History, Princeton University While historians of sexuality have explored working class cultures, an assumption that workplaces were “straight spaces” in which queer people passed has limited inquiry into the …

Dec 9: Sister to Sister

Sister to Sister a panel discussion with Sharon Bridgforth, Jewelle Gomez, & Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano moderated by Eve Sandler, multimedia artist Monday, December 9 6 pm The Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA) at NYU presents a semester-long series of lectures, poetry readings, and film screenings with key figures, as well as emerging stars, …

Nov 18: Brother to Brother

Brother to Brother a panel discussion with Thomas Allen Harris, Lenelle Moïse, & Bill Wright Monday, November 18 6 pm The Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA) at NYU presents a semester-long series (see also Sister to Sister on December 9th) of lectures, poetry readings, and film screenings with key figures, as well as emerging stars, …

Oct 30: “You Can Tell Just By Looking” and 20 Other Myths About LGBT Life and People

“You Can Tell Just By Looking” and 20 Other Myths About LGBT Life and People a book salon with Ann Pellegrini & Michael Amico Wednesday, October 30 6 to 7:30 pm Ann Pellegrini, Performance Studies and Religious Studies, New York University Michael Amico, Doctoral Candidate ABD, American Studies, Yale University “You Can Tell Just By …