Giving Tuesday
November 29, 2022 is Giving Tuesday! The Archives of Gerber/Hart are so much more than stacks of boxes in climate-controlled rooms. Every box—and there over a thousand—contains the stories, ideas, quirks, research, and ephemera that encapsulate the lives and works of hundreds of LGBTQ people from Chicago and the Midwest.Continue Reading
AIDS Activism Show and Tell with QZAP at CPL Merlo
Observe AIDS Awareness month by joining guest speakers from the Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) and the Gerber/Hart Library and Archives for a panel discussion about AIDS activism and organizing! This talk will feature archival material such as zines and comics that were created by and used by activists. Gerber/HartContinue Reading
Holiday Closures – Week of 11/21
Gerber/Hart will have slightly different hours the week of 11/21 on Thursday and Saturday. Wednesday 11/23 – open 6:00 – 9:00 PM Thursday 11/24 – CLOSED Friday 11/25 – open 12:00 – 4:00 PM Saturday 11/26 – open 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMContinue Reading
POSTPONED – Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood – Book Talk with Historian John D’Emilio
POSTPONED Unfortunately, we have to cancel this Saturday’s event with John D’Emilio. We will update our website as soon as we have a new date. John D’Emilio is one of the leading historians of his generation and a pioneering figure in the field of LGBTQ history. At times his lifeContinue Reading
Read & Run Chicago – The Girls in 3B by Valerie Taylor
Learn about queer women in the 1950s Chicago and all about one of the 20th century’s most important lesbian pulp fiction authors Valerie Taylor on this 3-mile running tour in the Loop! Guide Quinn Sluzenski will stop at real-life queer hangouts from Chicago history and discuss characters from The GirlsContinue Reading
Undead and Queer – Double Feature Film Screening and Special Queer Horror Exhibit at FACETS!
Sink your teeth into the throbbing vein of queer vampire films! Friday, October 28, 2022, FACETS explores the queerest of all horror subgenres, the vampire film, with DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (1971) and THE HUNGER (1983), while also spotlighting two luminous French actors, Delphine Seyrig and Catherine Deneuve. 7pm: DAUGHTERS OFContinue Reading