History Lecture + Exhibit Launch Party

Program Type:

Local History/Genealogy, General

Age Group:

Family
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Event Details

Lecture: "The Gay World of La Crosse, WI, 1960s-2000s" 

Join us in kicking off La Crosse's PRIDE week by learning about our local queer spaces and impact since the 1960s. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.

Exhibit Launch: "We Will Always Be Here: Wisconsin's LGBTQ+ Historymakers

Explore the stories of Wisconsin's LGBTQ+ historymakers with a rich collection of examples of eight individuals across a wide spectrum of identities who have helped to empower others to make a positive change in the world. Meet some of our LGBTQ+ visionaries, changemakers, and storytellers as envisioned by nipinet landsem. Get inspired and share your story!

Artwork for the exhibit is the creation of nipinet landsem, an Indigequeer Anishinaabe and Michif artist currently based in Teejop (Madison, WI.) They are a descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.

The exhibit will be on view on the 2nd floor of the La Crosse Public Library from September 7 - 30.

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