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Telling Trans Stories Through Collections and Exhibitions

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View a recording of “Telling Trans Stories Through Collections and Exhibitions,” a webinar organized by the co-chairs of the AAM LGBTQ+ Alliance’s Task Force for Transgender Inclusion. …

Preparing Your Time Portal Session Proposal for AAM2020

By Elizabeth Merritt
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The high point of my year may well be reading the session proposals you all submit for the Time Portal track at the AAM 2020 conference! These sessions will take place in some specific …

An Intergenerational “School of Drag” Connects LGBTQIA+ Youth and Elders

By Eli Burke
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Last year, 20 organizations enrolled in a special museum cohort of Aroha Philanthropies’ Seeding Vitality Arts program. With funding from Aroha, and training provided by Lifetime …

Trans Allyship 101

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View a recording of “Trans Allyship 101,” a webinar organized by the AAM LGBTQ+ Alliance. LGBTQ+ Alliance Chairperson Anna Woten, and Task Force for Transgender Inclusion …

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Think of a Time When You Didn’t Feel Welcome

By Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
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Category: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2017 issue of Museum magazine. Aligning and applying the LGBTQ welcoming guidelines in your internal and external museum operations. …

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