
June is Pride Month and in recognition of the occasion - even though the interview will actually be Tuesday July 12 - the next Q&A Cafe features Jamie Kirchick, author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington, acclaimed by the New York Times as “sprawling and enthralling.” The New Yorker notes that Kirchick “focusses on a specific slice of U.S. history, from the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt to that of William Jefferson Clinton.”
There is no other American city like Washington, with its intersection of power and influence, and a population of gay men and women who have vital roles in every sector, whether the White House, the Congress, the Pentagon, the Judiciary, the media, and the arts and culture. But not without complexities. Kirchick calls the nation's capital “simultaneously the gayest and most antigay city in America." It’s a fascinating topic.
Please be sure to join us for what will surely be an interesting and important conversation.
Again, Tuesday, July 12. Lunchtime, the George Town Club, $35 all inclusive of lunch and dessert from our great sponsor, and to taped to air on DC Cable, Fridays at 8pm. Book a seat at 202-333-9330 or reservationist@georgetownclub.org. Seating begins at 11:45. We’ll have books!