Quatrefoil Library
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The Engagement: A conversation about the fight for marriage equality with Sasha Issenberg
February 11, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm CST
Join us at Quatrefoil Library on Saturday, February 11th, at 3pm for a conversation with author, reporter, and professor Sasha Issenberg. Just in time for the 10-year anniversary of gay marriage’s legalization in Minnesota, Issenberg will discuss his book The Engagement: America’s Quarter-Century Struggle Over Same-Sex Marriage. Moderated by Telling Queer History’s Founder and Executive Director, Rebecca Jean (RJ) Lawrence, this conversation will dive deep into the ways in which smaller, local battles set the stage for the Obergefell decision in 2015.
A reception with light refreshments will follow the conversation.
Registration is free, but required: https://bit.ly/theengagementqlibrary
Sasha’s Bio:
Sasha Issenberg is the author of three previous books, on topics ranging from the global sushi business to medical tourism and the science of political campaigns. He covered the 2008 election as a national political reporter in the Washington bureau of The Boston Globe, the 2012 election for Slate, the 2016 election for Bloomberg Politics and Businessweek, and 2020 for The Recount. He is the Washington correspondent for Monocle, and has also written for New York magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and George, where he served as a contributing editor. He teaches in the political science department at UCLA.
Sasha Issenberg is the author of three previous books, on topics ranging from the global sushi business to medical tourism and the science of political campaigns. He covered the 2008 election as a national political reporter in the Washington bureau of The Boston Globe, the 2012 election for Slate, the 2016 election for Bloomberg Politics and Businessweek, and 2020 for The Recount. He is the Washington correspondent for Monocle, and has also written for New York magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and George, where he served as a contributing editor. He teaches in the political science department at UCLA.
RJ’s Bio:
Rebecca Jean (RJ) Lawrence is the Founder and Executive Director of Telling Queer History. They are also a photographer, working primarily with nonprofits and the LGBTQ+
community to document events and make portraits for the last 10 years.
Rebecca was raised in Minneapolis and attended college at Seattle University in Washington. They have worked with many companies to connect with LGBTQ+ community and history, including Twin Cities Public Television (TPT), Minnesota Opera, Kaleo, Metro Transit, and Metro State. Rebecca also spends a lot of time cooking, reading about queer history, gardening, learning and practicing herbal medicine, dancing, and listening to podcasts.
Rebecca Jean (RJ) Lawrence is the Founder and Executive Director of Telling Queer History. They are also a photographer, working primarily with nonprofits and the LGBTQ+
community to document events and make portraits for the last 10 years.
Rebecca was raised in Minneapolis and attended college at Seattle University in Washington. They have worked with many companies to connect with LGBTQ+ community and history, including Twin Cities Public Television (TPT), Minnesota Opera, Kaleo, Metro Transit, and Metro State. Rebecca also spends a lot of time cooking, reading about queer history, gardening, learning and practicing herbal medicine, dancing, and listening to podcasts.
