Tue, Jun 25
|Salt Lake City
LGBTQ History Lecture
Join us for a lecture on Salt Lake City's rich LGBTQ+ history and culture. This lecture will provide an in-depth exploration of the city's past through its built and unbuilt environments, offering a unique perspective on the contributions and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community.
Time & Location
Jun 25, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Salt Lake City, 375 N Canyon Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, USA
About the event
Explore significant sites within Salt Lake City that have been central to the LGBTQ+ community, including City Creek Canyon, Capitol Hill, the historic West Side, and early downtown SLC. Learn about activism and community gathering efforts that continue to create visibility and foster a safer, kinder, and more loving environment for LGBTQ+ Utahans today. Also, learn about the key figures who have made significant contributions to the LGBTQ+ community in Utah.
Our speaker, Connell O'Donovan, is a historian, biographer, and professional genealogist who has uncovered much of what we know about LGBTQIA+ Utah. Connell is dedicated to inclusive research and ongoing community work, ensuring all Utahans are represented. He is currently documenting the history of Drag Queens in Utah from 1871-2021 and producing a film on the tragic double suicide of two young LDS lesbians in Salt Lake City in 1926. Originally from Syracuse, Utah, Connell has lived in Texas,…