We associate the early internet with the s creech of a dial-up modem\, the soft glow of a boxy monitor\, or piles of free AOL CDs. But a lesser-known story is how\, for LGBTQ+ folks\, the exp erience of connecting online held revolutionary possibilities for not just building community but political organizing. \;
\nThis Humaniti es Washington talk will explore how members of early digital LGBTQ communi ties&mdash\;particularly ones based in Washington State&mdash\;used comput ers for everything from exploring their identity and finding love\, to get ting needed resources to people living with AIDS. By the end\, we&rsquo\;l l consider the ways these histories could inspire us to rethink how and wh y we connect online.
\nAvery Dame-Griff \;(he/him) is a lecturer in women&rsquo\;s and gender studies at Gonzaga University specializing i n LGBTQ studies\, political organizing\, and the history of technology. He founded and serves as primary curator of the Queer Digital History Projec t\, an independent community history project cataloging and archiving pre- 2010 LGBTQ spaces online. His book\, \;The Two Revolutions: A History of the Transgender Internet\, tracks how the Internet transformed transgen der political organizing from the 1980s to the contemporary moment.
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