Fettuccine Forum: Out in Idaho: Queer Spaces Beyond Boise Feat. Lisa McClain and Rachel Taylor
Date: 2/2/2023 6:00 PM - 2/2/2023 7:00 PM
Location: In-person and Virtual
Cost: Free
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Out in Idaho: Queer Spaces Beyond Boise
Join us for an uplifting exploration through storytelling and images of the places and spaces throughout Idaho where LGBTQ+ people have built and shaped their lives.? While the assumption exists that if one wants to be out in Idaho, one must come to Boise, speakers Dr. Lisa McClain and Rachel Taylor describe this community’s journey from the 1970s onward, examining where they stayed, came home to, traveled through, created, or used temporarily to find one another, building community in many places within the Gem State.
About Lisa McClain
Dr. Lisa McClain is a Professor of History and Gender Studies at Boise State University. Her fields of specialty include the history of religion and the intersections of gender, religion, and popular culture. She is the author of Divided Loyalties? Pushing the Boundaries of Gender and Lay Roles in the Catholic Church 1534-1829 (Palgrave MacMillan, 2018); Lest We Be Damned: Practical Innovation and Lived Experience among Catholics in Protestant England 1559-1642 (Routledge 2004); and numerous articles and book chapters. Along with publishing prodigiously on these topics, Dr. McClain is an activist for equity issues—particularly gender and sexual orientation—in academia, in Boise, and throughout the state. She was named an Idaho Woman of the Year by the Idaho Business Review in 2008, an Idaho Woman Making History in 2009, and was a Les Bois Awards finalist in 2009.
About Rachel Taylor
Rachel Taylor is a graduate student and teaching assistant at Boise State University's history department. They study Idaho's queer history, comparing social and political life in queer communities around the state.
How to Participate
These free, hour-long events take place at 6 p.m. (MT) in-person in the Maryanne Jordan Council Chambers at Boise City Hall and virtually over ZOOM with automated live subtitles. Pre-registration is required to join virtually. Cash bar available for in-person guests. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Attend at City Hall
Boise City Hall | 150 N. Capitol Blvd. | Boise, ID 83702
Participate Virtually (Zoom)
https://cityofboise.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wKCOzpcqTKu5VXMI7GhejA
The Boise City Department of Arts & History encourages persons with disabilities and those who require language assistance to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing accommodation, please email artsandhistory@cityofboise.org or call 208-608-7050 as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event. To request assistance, you may also dial TTY 1-800-377-3529.