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“We’ll be Free": Molly Houses, Community, & Homosexuality in the 18th c. English Colonial World

Saturday, June 21, 2025 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Join us for a talk by Dr. Megan Rhodes Victor of Queens College on colonial molly houses. Under the guise of inns and taverns, they were a place where gay men and cross-dressing individuals found community and a safe space to socialize. The talk is free and open to the public.
Registration: Not required

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