What would you show to illustrate the importance of gay culture and history?
Current ideas:
Static table set up for June. They see it when they enter the lobby/on way to lunch. Can stop and read, cannot miss it.
Start at antiquity, show Sappho, Egyptian tombs, historical erasure.
Go to middle ages/ Renaissance, Christian persecution. Advent of modern institutionalized hate.
Modern, 20s acceptance to return of conservatism, stonewall 70s lib movement, law and protection creation. End with a photo of Jonathon Joss to really turn the knife that it hasn't fucking gone away.
Want to also highlight specific people in the eras. Maybe 1 to 5 with space we have. Harvey milk, Wendy Carlos, Alan Turing.
Looking for any suggestions to really make this a specisl learning experience/ way for the elder gays there to feel appreciated. Know we have a few and they're surrounded by a sea of conservative pricks.
Thank you!!!!
Tldr: suggestions for an educational gay history table. Elderly demographic.
The entanglement of queerness and military theory, from the sacred band of thebes to TE lawrence is a favorite.
Gotta check on more modern theorists, but i expect they're disproportionately queer. Less information and more stigma exists.