Welcome to Telling Queer History!
We are resilient together.
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Join us in-person or virtually at one of our gatherings during the 2023-24 program year!
Below is a list of our upcoming gatherings. They don’t all have links yet- as they are digitally created and added, we will add links.
Click on the name to see more details and purchase your tickets!
October 14: The Substance of Queer Joy
Four storytellers will explore the past, present and future of substance use in the LGBTQ+ community.
November 15: Heartbreaker Open Mic
Telling Queer History is sponsoring this evening of live storytelling.
December 6: LGBTQ+ Trivia Night
January 27: Building Bridges: Barriers, Access & Colaboration
Guest curation by the Minnesota Deaf Queers. Four storytellers will explore challenges and opportunities for collaboration within the LGBTQ+ & Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard-of-Hearing Communities
February 18: The Art of Resilient Relationships
March 7 & 8: Mathew Janczeski's Arena Dance & Taja Will: MERGE
April (Date TBD): Queer Roles in the Twin Cities Uprising
June 1: LGBTQ+ History Icons Drag Show & Fundraising Celebration
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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We send out emails with quality content about our upcoming gatherings and events, and curated resources and news by, for, and about the LGBTQ+ community.
Fill out the Newsletter form at the bottom of this page to sign up for our newsletter.
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Email hello@tellingqueerhistory.com to become a volunteer.
Become a volunteer! We have both in-person and online volunteer opportunities. Help with projects, mailings, gatherings and events, fundraising, community contact, and more.
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Email us at hello@tellingqueerhistory.com
We welcome new LGBTQ+ community partners! We work with our community partners to co-promote each other’s events, projects and resources.
Sponsor TQH’s storytelling and community-building gatherings. Provide funding for us to come to your community or organization to facilitate and build with your LGBTQ+ community members.
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Become a donor by contributing any amount, one time, multiple times, or as a sustainer! We appreciate and need your financial investment. Thank you!
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Board Members serve as ambassadors for the organization, supporting the organization's work and value to the community. We value integrity; honesty; creating accessible gatherings and centering historically underserved people.
We strive to dismantle classism, racism, sexism, ableism, and all other methods that keep people from feeling whole and connected, while honoring that we are all swimming in it and doing our best.
Contact our board chair to express interest in joining our board
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Read and listen to our LGBTQ+ community history in these online archives.
Check back often as many more archival segments will be added throughout 2023 and 2024!
Click here to visit the archives on our website.