The series "Before Stonewall: The LGBTQ Experience in the '50s and '60s" series—which the Lincoln Park Village, Gerber/Hart Library, Howard Brown Health and Lake View Presbyterian Church are presenting—will take place Oct. 11 and 18.
This two-part lecture and discussion will focus on the history of the LGBTQ community before the Stonewall Rebellion on June 28, 1969, which led to the gay liberation movement and modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States.
—Part 1: Lecture by Tracy Baim, publisher and executive editor of Windy City Times on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 3-5 p.m., at Gerber/Hart Library, 6500 N. Clark St.
—Part 2: Panel discussion by four members of the LGBTQ community on what it was like living in the '50s and '60s.
The four panelists: Bill Gordon, a Lincoln Park Village member, retired executive director of the American Library Association ( representing gay men ); Martha Smith, a former allied medical professional ( representing lesbians ); David Matteson, professor emeritus from Governors State University ( representing bisexual individuals ); and Gloria Allen, currently working with trans youth at the Center on Halsted ( and representing trans individuals ). The discussion panel will be held Tuesday, Oct. 18, 3-5 p.m., at Lake View Presbyterian Church, 716 W. Addison St.
This series is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information and registration, visit LincolnParkVillage.org or call 773-248-8700.
Lincoln Park Village is an innovative, member-driven community of older adults living throughout Chicago's North Side neighborhoods, who together are inventing a different, better future for life after 50. Village members enjoy community, connection, engagement, and fun—plus mostly volunteer-provided supportive services if needed. Using our talents, wisdom and skills we have become an important asset to our communities and to each other and are creating a much-needed change in both the perception and the reality of life after 50.
