“Brian T. Blackmore On the Quaker Push for Gay Liberation” will be held on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 12:15 p.m. at The Living Room at Quaker House, Friends Meeting of Washington.

Brian T. Blackmore, Ph.D. is a historian with more than a decade of experience researching the evolution of Quaker attitudes toward LGBTQ people and the role many Quakers played in the advancement of gay rights.

He is author of “To Hear and To Respond: The Quakers’ Groundbreaking Push for Gay Liberation.” For nine years, Blackmore taught courses on Quakerism, peace and conflict, world religions, and gender and sexuality at Westtown School in West Chester, Pa. He serves on the board of the Friends Historical Association and is director of Quaker Engagement at the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).

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