What: Interact with our exhibit, We Live On: Stories of Radical Connection, at its final location in Minneapolis. Celebrate the stories shared, community connections made, and the people that helped make Telling Queer History possible for 12 years. We will premiere the documentary film about TQH, there will be two storytellers, a ritual of gratitude & release led by the Ladies of the Lake, post-event snacks, and other activities.
We Live On: Stories of Radical Connection invites you into how queer people around the state have fostered community and connection over time. Learn about queer communities across Minnesota history with stories of Two Spirit and Indigequeer, intersex, and incarcerated queer and trans folks, HIV/AIDS history, sex work, and more. Interact with historically-contextualized archival video, audio, story transcripts, letters, art, poems, an ancestral altar, and queer ephemera as you learn about Telling Queer History’s community-based work.
Why: Telling Queer History has been hosting gatherings that connect 2SLGBTQIA+ people across generations and identities to foster healing, compassion, and empathy for 12 years. Our organization is coming to a close at the end of June 2025. Before we go, we want to gather with our amazing community, share what we have learned and built together, and dream up the possibilities of our collective future.
Where/When/Who: Queermunity, 3036 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408 on Sunday, June 8th, 2025 from 2-5 pm. This is a substance-free event, and all ages & identities are welcome. Please RSVP here! This event is free, donations are optional but encouraged. Can’t make the event? The exhibit will stay up at Queermunity for viewing from 8 am-8 pm daily, June 8th through June 23rd.
Costume/Optional Dress “Code”: Sunset - bust out the vibrant colors, sparkles, or dusky muted tones. Embody the time of day when the sun sinks to the horizon.
Accessibility: Queermunity is on the second floor, accessed by an elevator or a full flight of stairs. There is an ADA door paddle and ramp at entry. Please let us know if you need childcare or transportation support!
KN95/N95+ masks will be required and provided.
Multiple air purifiers and far UVC lights will be operating throughout.
There will be two ASL interpreters for the program.
There will be chairs of many sizes and styles.
Sound absorption, blocking, and masking system in use.
Parenting, prayer, and sensory rooms available, as well as ADA accessible gender-neutral restrooms.
Street Parking: Park on or south of 31st St., on Holmes, Humboldt, or Irving Ave. There’s usually ample free or metered street parking within a block of Queermunity, but plan to arrive early/on time in case it fills up during the event. Meters are $2/hour.
Ramp Parking: Queermunity offers discounted parking validation for 7 Points ramp at Hennepin and 31st, behind the mall across from Queermunity (about 2 blocks/450 ft away). Enter from Lake Street or 31st. Validation stickers are 2 hours for $3, and anything over 2 hours is $6. Park in the lot and purchase your sticker at the cafe.
ADA Parking: Vehicles with disability plates or certificates can park for free in the surface lot next to 7 Points Ramp (entrance off 31st St.) as well as most meters on 31st St. These spots are about 100 ft. from the Queermunity front door.
Public Transportation: Queermunity is just a few blocks south of the Uptown Transit Station, which is serviced by these routes: 6, 12, 17, 21, 23, 53, 114, 115, & 612. In particular, the 6 and 23 stop just feet from the door, on the corner of 31st.
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1LXZxPDzLF/
RSVP Here: https://tellingqueerhistory-bloom.kindful.com/e/tqh-sunset-celebration
We’re excited to share this final send-off with you!
