I Dream of Queenie: Exploring LGBTQ+ Representation from TV’s Past

Saturday, April 25 from 11am-2pm

Bellows Falls Pride will be presenting a short collection of episodes of sitcoms from the 70s and 80s following with an open discussion on LGBTQ+ representation from the past to present day at the Rockingham Public Library on April 25 from 11am – 2pm. While the LGBTQ+ community has always existed, it wasn’t until the 70s there was much representation of the community in wide spread public media.  Following the Stonewall Riots we began to see a trickle of episodes of television shows that attempted to varying degrees of success to offer glimpses into the lives of the LGBTQ+ community. Sitcoms have long been a way to normalize and offer the public heavier topics in a light and digestible way and the 70s and 80s were a golden area for creative and topical comedies. Join Bellows Falls Pride in viewing a selection of sitcom episodes and join in on the open discussion on the historical significant of the episodes and they helped lead to representation today.