Virtual Drag Queen Story Hour
Wednesday, June 9, 12pm
Please join Queens Public Library for a Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH). The program features a drag queen reading picture books, singing songs, and leading children in a craft activity. This program is funded by NYC Council Member Daniel Dromm. Watch live on our Instagram account, @QPLNYC or www.instagram.com/QPLNYC.
Queer Identity and Spirituality
Thursday, June 10, 5pm
Religious faith, traditions, and preconceptions about gender roles and sexuality are more often than not difficult subjects of discussion. In this interfaith virtual panel hosted by Sara Fiorenza and Susie Lee, we will examine exactly those very issues that most people avoid in a frank, open, and enlightening discussion. Attend here: https://queenslib.org/2RKfWvf Event password: qplpride2021
Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with Chanel International (In English & Spanish)
Tuesday, June 15, 6pm
Celebrate LGBTQ month with an online performance in English and Spanish by transgender entertainer Chanel International. Ms. International dazzles in the New York City club scene with her performances. She also works with the LGBTQ community and is a public speaker who talks on transgender issues. Watch live on our Instagram page, https://www.instagram.com/QPLNYC or @QPLNYC.
LGBTQ+ Voices in Libraries
Tuesday, June 22, 4pm
Learn from members of the LGBTQ+ Allies Committee about libraries as spaces for LGBTQ+ inclusiveness, and particularly our library's collections, programs, and policies. This program will be moderated by Marissa Richardson, Assistant Manager at Auburndale Library and the chair of the LGBTQ+ Allies Committee. Watch live on the Queens Memory Facebook page, www.facebook.com/queensmemory
Pride Together: Drawing Inspired by Voguing with Carlos Buelvas
Tuesday, June 22, 6pm - In English
Tuesday, June 29, 6pm - In Spanish
Join artist Carlos Buelvas to learn about the history of voguing and its importance to the African American and Hispanic LGBTQ community in the 1980s Harlem ballroom dance scene. Carlos will give us a brief history and then lead us through a drawing session inspired by voguing using various artistic materials. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voguing-inspired-drawing-with-carlos-buelvas-tickets-156927946713
Únase al artista Carlos Buelvas para aprender sobre la historia de Voguing y su importancia para la comunidad Afro-American e hispana LGBTQ en la escena de baile de salón de Harlem de la década de 1980. Carlos nos contará una breve historia y luego nos guiará a través de una sesión de dibujo inspirada en el vogue utilizando diversos materiales artísticos. Este taller se llevará a cabo en español. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/voguing-inspired-drawing-with-carlos-buelvas-tickets-156927946713
Literary Thursdays: The Engagement with Sasha Issenberg in Conversation with John R. Bohrer
Thursday, June 24, 4pm
From 1990 when three same-sex couples in Hawaii applied for marriage licenses to the Supreme Court decision in 2015, the debate and fight over marriage equality played out across the country. Join us as Sasha Issenberg, author of The Engagement: America's Quarter-century Struggle over Same-sex Marriage discusses this key victory in the battle for LGBTQ rights with John R. Bohrer, author of The Revolution of Robert Kennedy: From Power to Protest after RFK. Attend here: https://queenslib.org/3oI3qID or phone: 1-408-418-9388 Event number: 173 544 2065 Event password: 0624
Virtual Drag Queen Story Hour
Friday, June 25, 12pm
Please join Queens Public Library for a Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH). The program features a drag queen reading picture books, singing songs, and leading children in a craft activity. This program is funded by NYC Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer. Watch live on our Instagram account, @QPLNYC or www.instagram.com/QPLNYC.
LGBTQ Films from Around the World and Where to Watch Them by Lawrence Ferber
Wednesday, June 30, 2pm
LGBTQ-themed filmmaking has come a long way in recent decades, and not just in North America. Even in countries where homosexuality is or was illegal, brave and authentic directors put queer characters and stories onscreen, both positive in representation and subversively edgy and nuanced. A member of queer film critics circle GALECA, and a filmmaker himself (2010 gay romcom "BearCity"), Lawrence Ferber will take you through some of his favorite titles - and maybe one or two he loathes - from all over the world. Get your streaming and DVD queues ready! Please join at https://queenslib.org/3vlLKVH or by phone:+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code:129 400 8772 Password: 0630.