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Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Ohio Union, Center for Belonging and Social Change
Cost: Free
Join the Center for Belonging and Social Change for our brand new program – The Podcast Club! The Podcast Club meets once a month to discuss a podcast episode chosen by the CBSC team, which will be connected to the history and heritage months we celebrate. Like a book club, we ask that you listen to the episode ahead of time and then join us for a discussion. Whether you’re a podcast aficionado or just looking for something interesting to listen to, we hope you stop by!
In celebration of LGBTQ History Month in October, our podcast episode this month is The Lavender Scare from NPR's Throughline. The episode aired August 10, 2023.
Starting in the 1950s, thousands became victims of a purge on gay and lesbian federal employees, ordered at the highest levels of the U.S. government, through a program spurred by a panic that destroyed careers and lives and lasted more than forty years. Today, it's known as the "Lavender Scare." In a moment when LGBTQ+ rights are again in the public crosshairs, we tell the story of the Lavender Scare: its victims, its proponents, and a man who fought for decades to end it.
Meetings are in the front lounge of the Center for Belonging and Social Change, which is located on the 1st floor of the Ohio Union.
If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Ari Grubaugh at grubaugh.20@osu.edu or 614-688-8449. Requests made one week in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
Ari Grubaugh grubaugh.20@osu.edu 614-688-8449