OLLI101547 - Philadelphia's LGBTQ History (IN PERSON AT TUCC)

Course Description

PHILADELPHIA’S LGBTQ HISTORY                                

Instructor: Norman Simmons

Day of Week: Monday

Dates: Jan 29 – Apr 8 (10 sessions)

No Class: Mar 4

Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: In person at TUCC

We will explore events, key figures, and organizations in Philadelphia’s LGBTQ history.

Participants will read and discuss the book by Marc Stein, City of Sisterly and Brotherly Loves. Lesbian and Gay Philadelphia, 1945-

1972. University of Chicago Press, 2000; Temple University Press, 2004.

Pre-Requisite: Participants will read and discuss the book by Marc Stein, mentioned above.

Maximum In-Person: 50

Instructor Bio:

Norman Simmons, EdD Teachers College; MA, Columbia University; MEd, Temple University; MRE and MDiv, Mt. St. Alphonsus. Teaching OLLI courses for several years, he is currentlyresearching Philadelphia’s LGBTQ history with a focus on the 50 years since Dignity Philadelphia was founded.

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