“A Queer Century, 1869–1969,” a rare books exhibition co-curated by Dr. Kyle Frackman and Dr. Gregory Mackie (English) and originally displayed in UBC’s Rare Books & Special Collections (June–September 2019), has now travelled to Special Collections at the UBC Okanagan Library, where it will be on display through the end of December 2019. The CBC recently featured the travelling exhibition on Radio West and in a web story. Dr. Frackman and Dr. Mackie gave tours at the opening of the exhibition in Kelowna.
“A Queer Century” tells stories from the history of sexuality, progressing from the emergence of homosexuality as a named concept in 1869 to the announced decriminalization of homosexual activity in Canada in 1969, and highlighting cultural events in the changing perceptions of gender and sexuality. The exhibition features books, ephemera, and archival materials in English, German, and French from RBSC’s collections, as well as original correspondence held in UBC’s University Archives, and materials generously loaned by local private collectors.
