Lesbian Lives Opening Program

Join us on October 23rd for a special edition of the American LGBTQ+ Museum’s Lavender Literary Society, as part of the 2025 Lesbian Lives Conference, featuring editors of “The Dream of a Common Movement” Jyotsna Vaid and Amy Hoffman. M Gessen will moderate an inspiring conversation exploring the works of Urvashi Vaid, whose pioneering writing and organizing over the course of four decades fundamentally shaped the LGBTQ+ movement. (The introduction to “The Dream of a Common Movement” is available to download at https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-dream-of-a-common-movement).

Presenters: Jyotsna Vaid, Amy Hoffman, and M Gessen (Moderator)

Start: 23 Oct 6:30-8:30

Venue:

The New School, The Auditorium,

Room A10 Alvin Johnson/A. M. Kaplan Hall

66 West 12 Street, New York City