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Houghton welcomes Linda Simpson, editor and publisher of the underground gay magazine My Comrade, who will give the fall 2022 Philip and Frances Hofer Lecture on the Art of the Book. During the dark days of the AIDS crisis, My Comrade served as a symbol of hope and frivolity in New York City’s East Village. In 2021, Houghton Library acquired My Comrade's publication records, which are now available to researchers.
In her lecture, Linda Simpson will recall the zine’s history, New York’s avant-garde drag scene in the 1980s and 90s, and the queer activism and nightlife culture that paved the way for drag to become the pop culture phenomenon it is today.
LOCATION:Edison and Newman Room, 1st Floor Houghton Library, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20221110T230000Z DTEND:20221111T003000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR