LGBTQ+ Representation in Pop Culture & Politics: Q&A with David Boyles (in-person)

From music artists like Lil Nas X to TV dramas like Euphoria, the LGBTQ+ community, and their stories and experiences, are more visible now in popular culture than ever before. In many ways the rise in LGBTQ+ representation parallels the movement for LGBTQ+ representation in the 1970’s. What was happening to culture and politics during the 1970’s? What is happening today? Has the inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community in pop culture influenced our current political landscape? Join us for a Q&A discussion with David Boyles, co-founder of Drag Story Hour Arizona, as we talk about the intersection of LGBTQ+ representation in pop culture and politics, from past to present. 

David Boyles (pronouns: he/they) teaches writing and rhetoric at Arizona State University, where they also developed the Discovery Seminar course, “Speaking OUT: LGBTQ+ Youth in Pop Culture and Politics.” They are co-founder and president of Drag Story Hour Arizona and were honored for their contributions to the Phoenix LGBTQ+ community with the 2022 Phoenix Pride John Bircumshaw Community Spirit Award. They are also the author of the recently published Young Adult novel Life is a Banquet.

Note: We invite you to arrive in-person starting at 5:30pm. Please plan to arrive no later than 5:45pm before the program begins. 

This program series is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.