½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï

Ongoing—Through November 5

From the Salsa Soul Sisters Special Collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives

Exhibit: Salsa Soul Sisters

Curatorial Committee:
Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz, Graduate Center, Lesbian Herstory Archives
Cassandra Grant, Salsa Soul Sisters Collection Donor
Elvis Bakaitis, Graduate Center, Lesbian Herstory Archives
Ruby Lowery, Smith College, Lesbian Herstory Archives Intern
Stahimili Mapp, Salsa Soul Sisters Collection processor
Matthew Harrick, ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Library

Salsa Soul Sisters is the first formal organization dedicated to lesbians of color in the United States. On loan from the Lesbian Herstory Archives, the display of Salsa Soul Sisters archival material is evidence of the organizing and activism that gave rise to a community whose work and movement continues to this day.

• Exhibit Area, first floor, ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Library
• Read the full description about Salsa Soul Sisters

Thursday, October 3, 2019

A Conversation With Salsa Soul Sisters

12:50–1:50 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium, ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Library

Monday, November 4, 2019

Exhibit Closing Reception

4–6 p.m.
Exhibit Area, first floor, ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Library

Stonewall 50 Committee

Stonewall 50 at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï is a joint collaboration by the LGBTQ Resource Center, the Women’s Center, Women’s and Gender Studies, and the Wolfe Institute.

Additional Information

All are welcome. Present ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï ID upon entry. Please RSVP if you would like to bring a class to an event, or if you are not affiliated with the college.

Spring 2019 Events

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Poster for Transmission: A Groundbreaking Story ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï the Private Parts of Transgender Womanhood

Latina Life Stories Presents

Transmission: A Groundbreaking Story ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï the Private Parts of Transgender Womanhood, With Barbra Herr

5–7 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium, ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Library

From a little, bullied Boricua boy in the Bronx to blond bombshell drag queen to outspoken trans activist: Barbra Herr has lived a whole lotta life. But at 61 years old, she’s still a late bloomer. After 25 long years of gender transition, the New York City nightlife legend is ready to be complete. Follow Barbra on her sometimes painful, often funny—but always honest—journey to sexual awakening in this compelling new one-woman show.

(Actress/writer) TV: HABLA: Men (HBO; 2015). Stage: I’m Still Herr (Duplex; BAAD: Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance, FUERZAfest: New York City’s first-ever Latino LGBTQ Festival at JdBPAC’s “Presenta” series); Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo (BAAD). Screening Host: Suddenly Last Summer (IFC Center), Fabulous Fakes (Apollo Theater). Cabarets: Sabor Latino at Monster, Escuelita, Sally’s Hideaway, Bachelor’s Disco, Club Evolution and many more. Film: Mirror, Mirror (1996); Portrait of a Lady (2008); Whatever Happened to Bobby Herr? (2016). Titles: Miss Fire Island (1999), Miss Continental Elite (2005), Miss New York Continental (2012).

Wednesday, March 12, 2019

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the LGBTQ Studies minor at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï:

Poster for Transgender Lives in Nineteenth-Century New York

Transgender Lives in Nineteenth-Century New York

Jesse Bayker ’10 is a proud ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï alumnus. He graduated in 2010 with a B.A. in history and a minor in LGBTQ studies. This spring, he will complete his Ph.D. in history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His dissertation is titled “Before Transsexuality: Transgender Lives and Practices in Nineteenth-Century America.” He completed the Andrew W. Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship at the Museum of the City of New York in 2018. He currently serves as the digital archive developer for the Scarlet and Black Project—a public history project exploring Rutgers University’s entanglements with slavery. His research has been supported by the Mellon Foundation, the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University, and the American Historical Association.

Talk: 2:15–3:30 p.m., Gold Room, Student Center
Reception: 3:30–4:30 p.m., Gold Room, Student Center

Co-sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the LGBTQ Resource Center.