Presented by the Lincoln Park Village, Gerber/Hart Library, Howard Brown Health, and Lake View Presbyterian Church, this two-part lecture and discussion will focus on the history of the LGBTQ community before the Stonewall Rebellion on June 28, 1969, which led to the gay liberation movement and modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the U.S.
Part 1: Lecture by Tracy Baim, Publisher and Executive Editor of Windy City Times on Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 3-5 p.m. at Gerber/Hart Library, 6500 N. Clark.
Part 2: Panel discussion by four members of the LGBTQ community on what it was like living in the 50s and 60s. The four panelists: Bill Gordon representing gay men and Lincoln Park Village member, retired executive director of the American Library Association; Martha Smith representing lesbians and former allied medical professional; David Matteson representing bisexual individuals, professor emeritus from Governors State University; Gloria Allen representing trans individuals, currently working with trans youth at the Center on Halsted. The discussion panel will be held on Tuesday, October 18 from 3-5 p.m. at Lake View Presbyterian Church, 716 W. Addison.
This series is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information and registration, visit www.lincolnparkvillage.org or call 773-248-8700.
Lincoln Park Village is an innovative, member-driven community of older adults living throughout Chicago's North Side neighborhoods, who together are inventing a different, better future for life after 50. Village members enjoy community, connection, engagement, and funplus mostly volunteer-provided supportive services if needed. Using our talents, wisdom and skills we have become an important asset to our communities and to each other and are creating a much-needed change in both the perception and the reality of life after 50.