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Event Series: Winter Lecture Series: LGBTQ+ History in Maryland
Winter Lecture Series: LGBTQ+ History in Maryland
February 1, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
1. Event Name: Winter Lecture Series: LGBTQ+ History in Maryland
2. Location of Event: Historic London Town & Gardens – 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD 21037
3. Starting Date of Event: Saturdays in February, 2020 beginning Saturday, February 1
4. Starting Time of Event: 10:00am
5. Brief Description of Event: Each Saturday in February, learn from a noted scholar about the LGBTQ+ experience in the Chesapeake region. Speakers include:
- On Saturday, February 1, Kikeokan of the Wild Turkey Clan, Cedarville Band of the Piscataway-Conoy will present “Decolonizing Gender and Sexuality in 2020”. Explore the sacred knowledge of two-spirit societies, 7 genders, and the honor of being a women in indigenous cultures of Turtle Island. Discussion topics will include sex, gender, marriage, matriarchal societies, community based responsibility, and dismantling oppressive systems.
- On Saturday, February 8, Dr. Christopher Mielke will present “More than Friends: The Queer Chesapeake in the 18th, 19th, & 20th Centuries.” This will be a stationary version of his Three Centuries of Queer Annapolis walking tour, including stories of Revolutionary War generals, African-American schoolteachers, a quack doctor called the “monopolize of her own sex,” and many more.
- On Saturday, February 15, Caitlin Heartweave will speak on “Fops, Fribbles, and Female Husbands: Gender Diversity in Early Anglo-America,” focusing on individuals who could and did ‘break the rules,’ defining and expressing themselves in gender-non-conforming ways.
- On Saturday, February 22, Dr. Thomas Foster will talk on “LGBTQ History in Early America,” with a focus on colonial British America. Dr. Foster is a professor of history at Howard University and the author or editor of seven books, including (as editor) “Long Before Stonewall: History of Same-Sex Sexuality in Early America,” and (as author) “Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men.”
- On Saturday, February 29, Ben Egerman will discuss Preservation Maryland’s project documenting the LGBTQ+ spaces in Maryland. Throughout 2019, Ben Egerman worked with Preservation Maryland on a project to conduct a brief survey of sites associated with LGBTQ+ history, culture, and communities statewide. This talk will discuss this project and what it uncovered, how this helps us understand the story of LGBTQ+ people in our state’s history, and the resources that are available for future work in preserving LGBTQ+ history and heritage.
