Join members of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Research Committee to explore some of the exciting research they have uncovered. While the LGBTQIA+ abbreviation is modern, the individuals represented by the letters are not. People of gender and sexual minorities have always existed and sought companionship, community, understanding, and love. People who we would now classify as gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, non-binary, and intersex.
On June 28, discover the tale of Isaac Bickerstaff, a musical theater playwright who lost his career due to public exposure of his homosexuality.
This program may discuss sensitive topics and use mature language. Audience discretion is advised.
Other Experiences
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Music: Fife & Drum
Watch and listen to the Fifes and Drums as they demonstrate the music and drill of various military ceremonies from an 18th-century soldier's working day.
Open to the Public
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Music: The Art of Fifing & Drumming
Join the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums as they demonstrate the many musical tasks and ceremonies that occurred throughout a revolutionary soldier's day.
Open to the Public
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Presentation: Students of Brafferton Indian School
Join Fallon Burner, historian, on an Indigenous tour of 18th-century Williamsburg while introducing the legacy of four centuries of Indian School projects in North America.
Art Museums Admission