Monica B. Pearl
@mbpearl.bsky.social
teacher reader expat/immigrant newyorker in Manchester UK
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It begins. Year 19 (!) of cutting edge international queer art. Outburst Queer Arts Festival
OUTBURST QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 2025
Queer Art, Revolutionary imagination
outburstarts.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It begins. Year 19 (!) of cutting edge international queer art. Outburst Queer Arts Festival
Presented by @georgehousetrust.bsky.social
40 Years of HIV Activism presents: Looking for Langston (1989)
Join us for a special evening of film, memory and conversation as part of our programme exploring Manchester’s histories of HIV.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Presented by @georgehousetrust.bsky.social
"Treat the community like gold." Wisdom from Sarah Schulman @sarahschulman.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"Treat the community like gold." Wisdom from Sarah Schulman @sarahschulman.bsky.social
Reposted by Monica B. Pearl
Grateful for the inspired and inspiring talks that @libankerdc.bsky.social @posypoet.bsky.social @mbpearl.bsky.social gave at today’s “Resistance in the Age of Trump 2.0” roundtable today & for the great student turnout!
October 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Grateful for the inspired and inspiring talks that @libankerdc.bsky.social @posypoet.bsky.social @mbpearl.bsky.social gave at today’s “Resistance in the Age of Trump 2.0” roundtable today & for the great student turnout!
Remarkably unincendiary Daily Mirror article about Trans life - in 1937. Unearthed by @elierlick.bsky.social.
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remarkably unincendiary Daily Mirror article about Trans life - in 1937. Unearthed by @elierlick.bsky.social.
The late great Urvashi Vaid.
September 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The late great Urvashi Vaid.
Still on at Manchester Central Library. @georgehousetrust.bsky.social
ACTING UP! - Library Live
ACTING UP! tells the story of 40 years of HIV activism in the region through archives, testimonies and films. The exhibition honours the memories of lives lost and continues the […]
librarylive.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Still on at Manchester Central Library. @georgehousetrust.bsky.social
NYC propaganda in Denmark. Attire worn by @dazzler25.bsky.social. Global support for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
September 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
NYC propaganda in Denmark. Attire worn by @dazzler25.bsky.social. Global support for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
Just finished reading this good gay novel by South African author @wisaniirvin.bsky.social. Plenty of copies at @thebooklounge.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Just finished reading this good gay novel by South African author @wisaniirvin.bsky.social. Plenty of copies at @thebooklounge.bsky.social
Queer Pasts conference Copenhagen opening keynote. Archives of Dissent: Sexuality, Caste, History @anjaliarondekar.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Queer Pasts conference Copenhagen opening keynote. Archives of Dissent: Sexuality, Caste, History @anjaliarondekar.bsky.social
Queer Pasts at the University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University.
May 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Queer Pasts at the University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University.
Reposted by Monica B. Pearl
As part of the Homotopia takeover of Museum of Liverpool and the Holly Johnson exhibition (Sat 5th April), @mbpearl.bsky.social and myself will be talking "Don't Relax! Culture, Protest, and Music during the AIDS Crisis" event info here: www.homotopia.net/events/homot...
Homotopia Takeover Day - homotopia
Saturday 5 April 2025, Lecture Theatre, Museum of Liverpool The inaugural Homotopia Takeover presents a line-up of live music, talks and provocations responding to The Holly Johnson Story. Join us...
www.homotopia.net
April 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As part of the Homotopia takeover of Museum of Liverpool and the Holly Johnson exhibition (Sat 5th April), @mbpearl.bsky.social and myself will be talking "Don't Relax! Culture, Protest, and Music during the AIDS Crisis" event info here: www.homotopia.net/events/homot...
This Saturday, April 5th "Don't Relax! Culture, Protest, and Music during the AIDS Crisis" with @garyneedham.bsky.social at Museum of Liverpool organized by Homotopia.
April 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This Saturday, April 5th "Don't Relax! Culture, Protest, and Music during the AIDS Crisis" with @garyneedham.bsky.social at Museum of Liverpool organized by Homotopia.
Tomorrow!
Looking forward to my discussion with @jvmartin92.bsky.social and Jackie Stacey about these two films by @pratibha.bsky.social. At #HOMEmcr in conjunction with Women in Revolt! exhibition at Whitworth Art Gallery. March 12th.
Women in Revolt! Reframing AIDS and Video 28 + post-screening discussion - HOME
Two short films foregrounding feminist protest in the 1980s.
homemcr.org
March 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Tomorrow!
Reposted by Monica B. Pearl
Whether you're one who marches or one who brings water to marchers or one who helps arrested marchers in court or one who helps fund the march or one who writes about the march or one who contacts leaders and/or media about why the march, you're needed, you're part of us.
March 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Whether you're one who marches or one who brings water to marchers or one who helps arrested marchers in court or one who helps fund the march or one who writes about the march or one who contacts leaders and/or media about why the march, you're needed, you're part of us.
In which I expound on the power of activism - and art (and queer friendship!). Along with @dombilton.bsky.social.
Important Lessons From LGBTQ+ History - Podcast
YouTube video by The University of Manchester
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March 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In which I expound on the power of activism - and art (and queer friendship!). Along with @dombilton.bsky.social.
Looking forward to my discussion with @jvmartin92.bsky.social and Jackie Stacey about these two films by @pratibha.bsky.social. At #HOMEmcr in conjunction with Women in Revolt! exhibition at Whitworth Art Gallery. March 12th.
Women in Revolt! Reframing AIDS and Video 28 + post-screening discussion - HOME
Two short films foregrounding feminist protest in the 1980s.
homemcr.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Looking forward to my discussion with @jvmartin92.bsky.social and Jackie Stacey about these two films by @pratibha.bsky.social. At #HOMEmcr in conjunction with Women in Revolt! exhibition at Whitworth Art Gallery. March 12th.
Reposted by Monica B. Pearl
On this day in 1988, 20,000 LGBTQ people and our allies marched through the streets of Manchester to protest Section 28, which tried to stifle all mention of our lives.
At the time it was the largest gay rights gathering ever.
Pic: The crowd seen from the top of the Town Hall.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
At the time it was the largest gay rights gathering ever.
Pic: The crowd seen from the top of the Town Hall.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
February 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
On this day in 1988, 20,000 LGBTQ people and our allies marched through the streets of Manchester to protest Section 28, which tried to stifle all mention of our lives.
At the time it was the largest gay rights gathering ever.
Pic: The crowd seen from the top of the Town Hall.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
At the time it was the largest gay rights gathering ever.
Pic: The crowd seen from the top of the Town Hall.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
ACT UP hero: Gerri Wells, ¡presente!
February 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
ACT UP hero: Gerri Wells, ¡presente!
My Norwegian debut: my comments (in English!) on The Inheritance now on at National Theater of Norway.
See the website for the whole video. www.nationaltheatret.no/forestilling...
See the website for the whole video. www.nationaltheatret.no/forestilling...
February 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
My Norwegian debut: my comments (in English!) on The Inheritance now on at National Theater of Norway.
See the website for the whole video. www.nationaltheatret.no/forestilling...
See the website for the whole video. www.nationaltheatret.no/forestilling...
God, this was so good. The Ernaux book - yes. The play - utterly yes.
The Years | Harold Pinter Theatre | 24 January 2025
The Years by Nobel prize-winner Annie Ernaux, adapted by Eline Arbo, arrives at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London in January 2025. Tickets on sale now from just £15!
theyearsplay.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
God, this was so good. The Ernaux book - yes. The play - utterly yes.
Reposted by Monica B. Pearl
so beautifully captures it
Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased
For boomers, the rapid reversal of 1960s-era gains for civil rights, women, LGBTQ, etc., has unraveled the story of our lifetimes.
www.inquirer.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
so beautifully captures it
Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Reposted by Monica B. Pearl
The roundtable on James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room with Nawal Mustafa and @mbpearl.bsky.social at ITA went wonderful. Thanks to the speakers, ASCA, NICA, and ITA.
January 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The roundtable on James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room with Nawal Mustafa and @mbpearl.bsky.social at ITA went wonderful. Thanks to the speakers, ASCA, NICA, and ITA.
James Baldwin Giovanni's Room - Today
There are a few seats left for our roundtable tomorrow (Thursday) at 17:00 hours on James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room and Identities, with Nawal Mustafa and @mbpearl.bsky.social. Organized by ASCA, ITA, and NICA.
Giovanni's Room: Spaces and Identities — Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam is one of the leading lights in Dutch theatre, with a large ensemble of world famous actors and a pioneering team of directors.
ita.nl
January 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
James Baldwin Giovanni's Room - Today