Most people who read our blog and get our newsletter are in Central Minnesota. This is a cool opportunity from our friends at SCSU to learn a more about some of our fellow Central Minnesota, and Midwestern residents!

Tuesday! Nov 1! 6:00pm! This event is located in in the SCSU Atwood Memorial Center building: 249 6th St S, St Cloud. Room: Voyageurs South (upstairs of AMC, second floor).

In Plain Sight: An Exploration of Experiences of LGBT Women in Minnesota and the Rural Midwest

Across media, the rural is often depicted as hate-filled and reinforces the assumption that LGBTQ people cannot live safe, happy, and fulfilling lives in rural areas. The In Plain Sight documentary asks how we have come to imagine what life is like for LGBTQ people in rural places–and provides an opportunity to imagine it otherwise. The film interviews queer women in the upper Midwest, including St. Cloud, on their lived experiences.

In Plain Sight emerged out of the research of Dr. Carly Thomsen, an Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Middlebury College. Thomsen is a SCSU alum and previously worked at the SCSU Women’s Center.

After the film screening, participants will have an opportunity to discuss and reflect in small groups. Warm drinks and dessert provided—featuring Korppi cupcakes from our local queer-women-owned coffee + bakeshop!  

Please share this event with your networks and encourage students, staff, and community members who might be interested in attending.

This event is open to the public and sponsored in partnership with many amazing departments and community organizations including the SCSU Department of Ethnic, Gender, & Women’s Studies, SCSU Anthropology Department, SCSU Department of Human Relations & Multicultural Education, St. Cloud Pride, College of St. Benedict’s Queer+ Lavender Student Union, Unite Cloud, St. Cloud Public Library, SCTCC Library, Centracare Sexual & Gender Medicine Clinic, and The Arc Minnesota.“