PRIDE 2020

Join the Cambridge Public Library for a virtual event celebrating Pride Month with Matthew Riemer and Leighton Brown, the creators and curators behind the popular Instagram account @lgbt_history and authors of We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation, a rich and sweeping photographic history of the queer liberation movement. The discussion will be moderated by Joan Ilacqua, Executive Director of The History Project.

Through the lenses of protest, power, and pride, We Are Everywhere is an essential and empowering introduction to the history of the fight for queer liberation. Combining exhaustively researched narrative with meticulously curated photographs, the book traces queer activism from its roots in late-nineteenth-century Europe--long before the pivotal Stonewall Riots of 1969--to the gender warriors leading the charge today. Featuring more than 300 images from more than seventy photographers and twenty archives, this inclusive and intersectional book enables us to truly see queer history unlike anything before. Registration is required.  A zoom link will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.