Telling Queer History into the future

Support Telling Queer History as we build a sustainable system to continue programming!

TQH is an ongoing series of gatherings that use storytelling to connect LGBTQ+ people across generations and identities in the Twin Cities since June 2013. Our gatherings share absent and erased stories from our community in an open, informal and participatory way. TQH works to unite people through conversation so we can all better understand each other, ourselves, and our collective queer histories.

Please consider being a monthly donor and sharing this page with your friends. 

Our goals are:

1.  Grow and support a volunteer team that plans consistent events and organizational structure.

2. Begin an elders and youth advisory council to build intergenerational relationships, curate gathering themes and storytellers, foster youth and elder connections, and build youth leadership skills.

3. Archive audio from events on TQH’s website so anyone can access and feel connected to these rare, revolutionary stories.

4. Pay those who dedicate their time to TQH!  Provide a salary for our founder so she can dedicate her time to TQH in a more sustainable way. Increase honoraria for storytellers and audio technicians, pay for the food that is currently donated by volunteers, and pay child care providers at our events.

5. Deepen relationships with community partners while planning events, therefore making future TQH gatherings possible. Create surveys and have conversations with more community members about what they want to see from us.  

Donations will be made through our fiscal sponsor, 20% Theatre Company, and transferred to Telling Queer History. 

Find our current events on our facebook page or www.tellingqueerhistory.com 

Our 2019 gatherings: Feb 10 - For the Love of Art, April 14 , June 9 - Fast Friends for Telling Queer History (fundraiser and 6 year celebration),  Oct 13 - Zines at the Tretter Collection, and Dec 8 - Immigration and Migration.