Join the Cherry Hill Public Library as we celebrate LGBT Pride Month throughout the month of June!
Paris Is Burning
Wednesday, June 3 7 —8:30 p.m. Half Conference Center, Lower Level
The library is open! We're screening Jennie Livingston's 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, which showcases the legendary drag ball scene of New York City in the late 1980s. Find out where Madonna learned to vogue, why mopping isn't always a good thing, and how to properly throw shade. (R, 71 min)
Pariah
Wednesday, June 17 7—8:45 p.m. Half Conference Center, Lower Level
Dee Rees’s 2011 film tells the story of Alike, a 17-year-old African American teenager embracing her lesbian identity in this touching coming-out/coming-of-age drama. (R, 87 min)
PFLAG Collingswood
Tuesday, June 23 7—8:30 p.m. Half Conference Center, Lower Level
A panel of PFLAG Collingswood parents, led by chapter member Robin Stockton, will discuss PFLAG as a resource for families and the LGBTQ community.
The Trans Oral History Project
Tuesday, June 30 7—8:30 p.m. Half Conference Center, Lower Level
PFLAG Collingswood member Dominica Deal will present the Trans Oral History Project, a community-driven effort to collect and share a diverse range of stories from within the transgender and gender variant communities. They accomplish this by promoting grassroots media projects, documenting trans people’s experiences, Cherry Hill Public Library maintaining a publicly accessible digital archive, and 1100 Kings Highway North teaching media production skills. Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 For more information, visit www.chplnj.org or call 856-903-1223.