We're Here, We're Queer: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Kansas City

Experts explain how Kansas City’s gay rights community was making strides long before the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York sparked the modern gay rights movement. Participating are Stuart Hinds, Kevin Scharlau, and Kay Madden.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
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6:30 pm
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Well before the famous 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City sparked the modern gay rights movement, Kansas City had its own active gay rights community that was a meaningful participant in the larger national movement. Post-Stonewall, the city’s emerging gay and lesbian community strove to provide venues and services to address the growing needs of its members.

Stuart Hinds, head of the LaBudde Special Collections at the UMKC Libraries; Kevin Scharlau, History PhD. candidate at UMKC; and attorney Kay Madden hold a lively discussion of the history of LGBT advocacy in the Kansas City area.

Co-sponsored by the The Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America at UMKC and the Kansas City Museum.