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Apr 9, 2009 | Location: New York, NY | Category: Events


None on Record: LGBTQ Africans Speak Out


New York, NY, Apr 29, 2009—Join Astraea grantee partner None on Record for a panel discussion on the sound documentary project that collects the stories of queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Africans from the Continent and the Diaspora. Participants of the oral history project will discuss how their experiences have shaped them emotionally, politically, socially, and culturally.

Speakers include Founder Selly Thiam, author and activist Notisha Massaquoi, singer Pape Mbaye, playwright Nick Mwaluko, and activists Carlos Idibouo and Kemi Ilesanmi. The discussion will be moderated by Kim Ford.

Wednesday, April 29
6:00 - 9:00 PM

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard [map]
(at 135th Street)
New York, NY

This event is free and open to the public.

Sponsors:
- Astraea Foundation
- The Black Gay and Lesbian Archive of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
- International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
- Less AIDS Lesotho
- None on Record: Stories of Queer Africa

For more information about this project, please visit None on Record: Stories of Queer Africa.

 


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