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Icons & Ingenues honors Stonewall anniversary
2009-09-23
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In honor of the Stonewall Riots' 40th Anniversary, Out Magazine and Stolichnaya Vodka presented an event entitled "Icons & Ingénues," headlined by a question-and-answer session featuring noted gay authors Andrew Holleran and Nick Burd and moderated by Out Magazine's editor-in-chief, Aaron Hicklin.
The night of gay literary discussion, new and old, was held at the Center on Halsted, on Sept. 18.
Titled "Icons & Ingénues," the event was headlined by a question-and-answer session featuring noted gay authors Andrew Holleran and Nick Burd. The discussion was also moderated by Out Magazine's editor-in-chief, Aaron Hicklin.
"The idea for this event emerged out of a conversation we had in the beginning of the year at Out Magazine about the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, which was how do we define ourselves 40 years after our so-called Rosa Parks moment," stated Hicklin. "We wanted to see how different generations defined what it means to be gay in 2009, which is why we have a writer over 40 [ Holleran ] and a writer under 40 [ Burd ] for this discussion."
During the event both writers outlined how they believe that the overall mindset of gay Americans has vastly changed over the last few years, due primarily to a strong push by the LGBT community in the political sphere. The panelists explained that the current generation seems to be much more comfortable with expressing their sexuality than the older generations have been, which, they theorized, could be a result of the evolution of gay rights since Stonewall.
Patrons to the event also enjoyed an open bar, music by Circuit Mom and a live performance by Moskova Affair that began immediately following the discussion. Photos and text by Chasse Rehwinkel |
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