Power and hierarchy infuse the worlds we move through, implanting rules, triggers, and violence in marginalized bodies. In this participatory talk, Andy Izenson examines a fundamental reorientation towards these hierarchies, bringing in psychoanalysis, queer theory, and the occult to discuss…
When abuse happens in BDSM communities, systemic support is harder to access in part because many definitions of intimate partner violence rely on evaluating patterns of power and control. However, because the “bargained-for” exchange in BDSM culture is based in…
In activism and organizing spaces (as well as our larger culture), many of our bodies carry the impacts of personal and collective trauma. Often, these leave us feeling afraid or unworthy of our own pleasure or unsure how to navigate…
Join us for a conversation and reading with writer and curator Hugh Ryan. He'll be looking at the history of modern queer America, told through the city of Brooklyn.
Join moderator Ari Shaw with economist M. V. Lee Badgett to discuss her new book, The Economic Case for LGBT Equality: Why Fair and Equal Treatment Benefit Us All. We know that homophobia and transphobia harm LGBT individuals in many…
Join us to discuss The Stonewall Generation with author Jane Fleishman and Mandy Carter and Hardy Haberman, both featured in the book. Read the book and tune in to hear about sexual liberation from those who led the fight.
Only 60 days remain until election day. Join Carlie Steen as she chats with Sarah Audelo and Dakota Hall about different strategies to engage, educate, and mobilize voters to the polls—especially when reaching out to young people.
Join us for a conversation between Carmen Vázquez and activist, organizer, and performance artist Cecilia Gentili. They'll be discussing Cecilia's work for Transgender equity and unique challenges during COVID-19.
What can we expect as we head into the final 90 days of the 2020 election season? What goes on a low light on a back burner in favor of things we can work to change right now? Join political…
Stand-up comic, sex worker rights advocate, and whorstorian Kaytlin Bailey took us through an irreverent powerpoint of U.S. History from a sex worker's perspective from 1845 to now. Kaytlin is the host of The Oldest Profession podcast.