Jonathan Ned Katz talks about his art & history, work & life.

For his 85th birthday, historian, and visual artist Jonathan Ned Katz celebrates old queers.

This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.

Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.

Also live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel

Suggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work.

All are welcome to attend, with or without donation.

We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @bgsqd.

Jonathan Ned Katz is a historian activist, and visual artist. He has published five books on the history of sexuality and intimacy, most recently The Daring Life and Dangerous Times of Eve Adams (2021). He founded the free US LGBTQ public history website OutHistory.org (2008). In 2013 a solo exhibit of Katz’ visual art was held at the Leslie-Lohman Museum, NYC and Katz published a memoir, Coming of Age in Greenwich Village. That show was curated by Jonathan David Katz (no relation).