Join us for our exciting 4-Week Zine Event Series Celebrating LGBT History Month!

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Sunny Chung

We want to invite all students to our 4-Week Zine event series in celebration of LGBT History Month.

Week 1: “The Research Canvas: Filling in the Blanks with Art, Zines, and Queer Technique” will consist of a 90-minute workshop provided by Rena Newman, author, illustrator, publisher of the The Testosterone Survey Zine, and educator. Rena will teach how to create your own zine, review the history and significance of zines for the LGBTQ community, and discuss how zines fill vital gaps in archives. Don’t miss this inspiring session in SAC Ballroom B on Thursday, September 26th, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Refreshments will be provided.

Week 2: Join us for hands-on learning at Melville Library’s North Reading Room Learning Lab from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Tuesday, October 1st, as we create our own zines together.

Week 3: Explore the fascinating history of Pride through newspapers, t-shirts, buttons, and photos on Wednesday, October 16th, from 12:30-2:00 pm in the North Reading Room Learning Lab. We will be looking at the history of Pride Month and Long Island Pride through historical newspapers, t-shirts, buttons, photos, and flyers, which will be led by SBU Libraries’ Kristen Nyitray, Director of Special Collections and University Archivist. A history of how the SBU LGBTQ* Center was founded, will be provided by Maxine Moylan, Assistant Director for Diversity, Intercultural, and Community Engagement. We will also be creating our own buttons and discussing the graphic novel, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe. Copies of the graphic novel will be provided courtesy of LGBTQ* Services and Diversity, Intercultural and Community Engagement (DICE).

Week 4: We will once again have an opportunity to craft and present a zine in the North Reading Room Learning Lab on Thursday, October 24th, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. This event is sponsored by the 2024 Homecoming Committee.

We can’t wait to see you there and celebrate together!