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The New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe hosts a panel discussion with members of Santa Fe’s LGBTQ+ community in partnership with the Human Rights Alliance on Sun., Oct. 25, 1:30 - 3 p.m. This is a free event, but RSVP is required at https://events.hrasantafe.org/events/humanrightsalliancesantafe/2459323.Members of the Santa Fe LGBTQ+ community will talk about the formative and tumultuous years of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The panelists have personal experiences of resilience: living through social stigma and legal discrimination, surviving the HIV/AIDS crisis, observing and navigating Santa Fe's unique local scene, being creative and creating opportunities, and witnessing, organizing, or participating in early activism, leading up to the first Santa Fe Pride in 1988 and formation of the Human Rights Alliance in 1993.
Moderated by author and historian Garrett Peck. Featured panelists include Oona Bender, musician, DJ/activist; Porfirio ‘Pilo' Bueno, gardener, recovery advocate, community elder; Walter Cooper, author of the memoir Unbuttoned: Gay Life in the Santa Fe Arts Scene; Maurice Dixon, author, designer, historian; Roman Garcia, Santa Fe NM native and activist; Hal Myers (He/him/his) organizer with the AIDS Wellness Program; Diane Reyna, artist and facilitator; Linda Siegle, lobbyist and first president of the Human Rights Alliance.
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113 Lincoln Ave , Santa Fe, NM, United States, New Mexico 87501
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