Pussies Bite Back: Making and Keeping Queer Space, Fri April 11th
Friday April 11th, 7pm, Wilson Room at the Downtown Public Library (130 Johnson St)
In September 2000, Toronto police raided the women and trans positive bathhouse, the Pussy Palace, and laid charges against two of the volunteers. The organizers fought back, won, and sparked a whole lot of controversy. 2008 marks the 10th anniversary of the Pussy Palace, an outlaw space for sex, queers, and a touch of education.
Janet Rowe is the founder of the Pussy Palace, a long-time advocate and educator around women’s sexual health, and currently the Program Manager at the 519, Toronto’s queer community centre.
JP Hornick is one of the two people charged in the Pussy Palace raid, a queer activist, writer and teacher.
This talk is co-sponsored by the Positive Space Program and the Queen’s Department of Women’s Studies. This is part of a Positive Space Speaker Series which was made possible by the Queen’s University Cold Beverage Exclusivity Fund.
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