Sandwiched In with Roger Rosen – Gender Reveal: Exploring Connections Between Gender and Fashion
Friday, June 21 at 12:00 p.m.
Lapham Meeting Room and on Zoom
Join Roger Rosen as he explores how fashion reflects and challenges gender norms. This program delves into the influence of hyper-feminine and hyper-masculine ideals and the rise of non-binary expressions. From historical and cultural perspectives, we will examine the impact of various factors on fashion and its connection to gender. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Virtual Sandwiched In with Andrew Rimby – Being Prideful and Openly Queer in LGBTQ+ Literature
Friday, June 28 at 12:00 p.m. • Online on Zoom
Join LGBTQ+ literary scholar Dr. Andrew Rimby in exploring contemporary LGBTQ+ authors and their themes of coming out and liberation in their work. He will also
discuss works such as Fellow Travelers by Thomas Mallon and Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer, as well as authors Amelia Possanza and Rasheed Newson. We will also be livestreaming the event in Lapham Meeting Room. For more details, visit pwpl.org/events. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
— In the Community Gallery —
Queer in Port: An Oral History Exhibit
On Display in the Community Gallery through June 30
The History Center at the Port Washington Public Library has partnered with Be The Rainbow to conduct oral history interviews documenting the experience of LGBTQIA+ elders and families who grew up in or currently live in Port Washington, as told to younger members of the local LGBTQIA+ community. Stop by the Community Gallery in June to see an exhibit highlighting this project and the Be The Rainbow organization as well as pictures, artwork, and memorabilia celebrating Pride Month.
Click here to access the oral histories online through our New York Heritage digital collection.
Recommended Reads:
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition by Lucy Sante
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
The Whale: A Love Story by Mark Beauregard
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