Living History: Who Was Left Out

Thu Apr 23 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-04:00

Freddie's Beach Bar & Restaurant | Arlington

Friends of Dorothy Cafe
Publisher/HostFriends of Dorothy Cafe
Living History: Who Was Left Out
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Part two of a four-part LGBTQ+ storytelling series featuring local elders, activists, artists, icons and pioneers on lessons learned.
About this Event

Living History: Who Was Left Out

Part Two of the Living History Series


Moderated by Dr. Ashley Elliott , aka Dr. Vivid, Clinical Psychologist
Join us for the second gathering in a four-part LGBTQ+ intergenerational storytelling series centering the voices of local elders, icons, and activists.

In Who Was Left Out, we will have an honest reflection about who was centered, and who was excluded, in earlier chapters of LGBTQ+ organizing. We want to talk candidly about racism within queer spaces, gender tensions, coalition building between movements (civil rights, feminism, immigrant rights etc.), and what real allyship looked like before it was language we used publicly. Most importantly, we want to ask: what do we need to do better now?

This evening is about honoring lived experience, preserving community memory, and strengthening the bridge between generations.

Come listen, learn, and be part of a conversation that connects our past to our future.



Panelists:
Leti Gomez, American LGBTQ+ Museum Board Chair
Freddie Lutz, Owner, Freddie's Beach Bar
Donnell Robinson, Drag icon Ella Fitzgerald
Taylor Chandler Walker, Trans + Intersex Activist, Author, Speaker
Heidi Ellis, D.C. LGBTQ Budget Coalition, HME Consulting & Advocacy


Tickets:

General Admission: $20

Community Access Ticket: Sliding Scale


**If you will need ASL interpretation, please email [email protected]**


All proceeds from ticket sales go directly towards the startup funds for and honorariums for the participating panelists.



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Freddie's Beach Bar & Restaurant, 555 23rd Street South, Arlington, United States

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