Lecture, Sept 15, 5 p.m., Library Neude Utrecht

In the Historical Café of the Oud Utrecht association, QUS team members Marijke Huisman and Maurice van Lieshout introduce the canon of Utrecht’s rich LGBTI+ history. They highlight the role of activists in documenting and making histories visible that have long been underexposed. On the basis of a number of canon windows, they also explain how views on male-male and female-female relationships, sex and gender have changed since the 18th century and what significance those changes had for Utrechternaars and residents of Utrecht.

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Marijke Huisman is assistant professor of public history at the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University. Maurice van Lieshout is a historical researcher and publicist. From 2001 to 2019 he was editor-in-chief of the magazine Oud Utrecht.

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