Hard to Imagine: Illicit Homoerotic Photography and Film 1880–1969
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Film historian and writer Thomas Waugh’s lecture Hard to Imagine: Illicit Homoerotic Photography and Film 1880–1969 explored the history of image-making in underground gay communities. Waugh’s talk was accompanied by a screening of four rare erotic films and eighty archival photographs, representing a legacy to be reclaimed.
Proceeds from the evening were donated to the Little Sisters Defense Fund.
Presented as part of UBC President’s Lecture Series in Lesbian and Gay Studies, in collaboration with UBC Fine Arts Gallery and Queer City.
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