Step inside the eerie elegance of Edward Gorey’s world — after hours, after dark, and with a distinctly queer twist.
Join QHB for a performance by the Ballroom Scene, followed by a film screening of Black: Narratives in Boston Black Queer and Trans History, directed by Boston-based filmmaker, Amir Dixon.
Join the editors of The Dream of a Common Movement: Selected Writings of Urvashi Vaid in conversation with Queer History Boston.
Step into Cambridge’s queer past with a haunted twist! Queer History Boston’s special spooky-season walking tour, presented by Peter Muise, uncovers chilling and fabulous tales of drag performers, radical fags, witches, ghosts, and the many spirits (living and otherwise) who shaped LGBTQ+ life in Cambridge. From hidden gathering places to public celebrations, you’ll see Harvard Square and its streets through the lens of queer resilience, revelry, and resistance.
Join Queer History Boston for a conversation with C. Raymond, Associate Director & Archivist at the Edward Gorey House, as we step into the enigmatic world of Gorey’s “mysterious little books.” From L’Heure Bleue to The Osbick Bird, this talk uncovers the hidden symbolism, coded gestures, and queer resonances woven throughout Gorey’s prodigious body of work.
