Conference
New York City

June 20, 2019
19 o'clock
public event

The Center
208 W 13 St
New York City
NY 10011
USA

Queer Resistance
// New York City

In Europe and North America, a continuous strengthening of the gay and lesbian, and later queer, emancipation movements marked the decades after the Stonewall Riots in the summer of 1969. Queer issues became popular, gender studies established.

Until recently, the achievements of the struggle for equal rights seemed irreversible. Queer lifestyles appeared to have reached mainstream society. Militant tones only emanated from the supposed margins of the formerly marginalized group(s). But with neo-conservative forces on the rise around the world and manifesting themselves in rightwing populist movements, homophobic and transphobic views are becoming socially acceptable once again and equal rights are increasingly being challenged.

Are there any meaningful and contemporary ways to resist this development? Which experiences of gender-related resistance within and outside our German-American cultural sphere can we draw from at a global level? What can we learn from the history of the past 50 years?

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Panel Discussion

Moderator
Jeffrey Masters

Jeffrey Masters moderates the walking conference in New York, which deals with the topic "Queer Resistance". The New York Times writes about him: "His interest in his guests’ stories, as well as his encouraging manner, allows him to get beyond the surface."

Panelist Mexiko
Alex Alí Méndez Díaz

"I am inspired by the idea of creating a freer and more equal world for future generations and telling our story as part of it."

Panelist Germany
Andreas Günther

Andreas Günther was born in Dresden. Before becoming Executive Director of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York Office in 2018, he worked for DIE LINKE in Germany. Prior to that, he acted as spokesman of the queer section of this party.

Panelist Canada
Puelo Deir

Puelo Deir’s journey from high-priced party boy to activist began at the 1989 International AIDS Conference in Montreal.

Panelist USA
Tatiana Cozzarelli

Tatiana Cozzarelli is an editor for Left Voice, a member of the DSA, a teacher at Hunter College and graduate student in Urban Education at CUNY. She comes from the Latin American Trotskyist tradition, having lived and done political work in Brazil.

Queer commons – queer conflicts

Four exhibition venues, four panel discussions, four themes: parallel to the exhibition, there will be panel discussions in Toronto, New York, Mexico City, and Berlin. Between June and September 2019, various aspects of current queer discourse will be deliberated under the banner Queer Commonalities – Queer Conflicts: queer resistance, queer culture, queer diversity, and queer establishment. Discussions will take place in English with participants from the US, Canada, Mexico, and Germany. For those unable to attend in person, recordings of the four panels will be made available on this website.