Event: Gays and Hollywood (Thursday, 12/11)

One of the formative gay books I read when I was younger was Vito Russo's searing, insightfully political The Celluloid Closet. The late Russo was a pioneer in analyzing how gays and lesbians were presented -- and not presented, and misrepresented -- on the silver screen. Knowing that history makes me very excited for an event being thrown at the Charles Sumner School (1201 17th Street) this Thursday, 12/11, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Dr. Brett Abrams will deliver a presentation called Hollywood Babylon: Gays & Lesbians in the Cinema. This event is sponsored by Washington D.C.'s Rainbow History Project. Check out their website and be certain to come out to the Sumner School this Thursday for what I'm sure will be an insightful evening.