Tayari's Blog: Congratulations to Sarah Schulman!

Posted by TayariJones on November 9, 2009 07:38 PM
Filed under Current Events

On Thursday Sarah Schulman-- friend of the blog!-- will be giving the 2009 Kessler Lecture. The title of the lecture, Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences-- is also the tile of her new book which will drop tomorrow.

The Kessler Award is given every year to a scholar/thinker/artist who has made a significant contribution to LGBTQ studies. Past winners have incuded Barbara Smith, Adrienne Rich, Samuel Delaney and other trailblazing minds.

If you are in NYC, I urge you to come out and hear the lecture. Homophobia within families may be the most destructive and personal manifestation of inequality. While I applaud activists for all their hard work influencing public policy, we must also keep in mind that change starts at home.

Thursday, November 12

City University of New York

365 Fifth Avenue

Graduate Center, Proshansky Auditorium 6:30 - 8:30 PM

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Comment #1, by carla [TypeKey Profile Page]

Congratulations to you, too, Tayari--in the December issue Vendela Vida names Leaving Atlanta as one of 15 books every Marie Claire reader should have on her shelf (she discloses you were once roommates)!

November 10, 2009 05:05 PM

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