Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Homotopia 2026homotopia.netHomotopia Festival 2026 is live: We Come Together! - homotopiaHomotopia Festival 2026 is live: We Come Together Homotopia Festival 2026 is officially live, and the full programme is here. This year, We Come Together is an invitation. Are you ready? To gather aro... 010
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Very excited to be In Conversation with Natalie Adler about her Dyke Noir novel set during the AIDS Crisis in NYC. Friday, October 9th Blackwell's Manchester 6:30. Tickets here:eventbrite.co.ukWAITING ON A FRIEND: Natalie Adler in conversation with Monica PearlJoin us for a conversation on Natalie's debut novel, set during the AIDs crisis of 1980s New York 030
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Amazing to see this again after 30 years. Arcadia by Tom Stoppard. Intellectual and emotional, my favorite combination.arcadiawestend.co.ukArcadia | Duke of York’s Theatre | Limited Season, June 2026Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia comes to the West End for a strictly limited season from 20 June at the Duke of York’s Theatre. Tickets on sale, soon. 000
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Reading The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social 030
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Barbara Forever. Barbara Hammer documentary, Brydie O'Connor, dir., 2026 Know your lesbian film history! www.frameline.org/films/framel...frameline.orgBarbara ForeverPioneering lesbian filmmaker, former San Franciscan, and Frameline Award winner Barbara Hammer takes center stage in Brydie OâConnorâs Teddy Award-winning film. Bolstered by exquisitely edited arc... 010
Reposted by Monica B. PearlRabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026goodnight, all. Sweet dreams. 1837
Reposted by Monica B. PearlJ. Michelle Coghlan @jmcoghlan.bsky.social · 13/06/2026So many thanks to @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social for hosting the launch of New York: A Literary Anthology last night & to my brilliant colleague @mbpearl.bsky.social for a delightful conversation about this book & the city that inspired it. 6209
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 12/06/2026One night left at the Lowry in Salford. Dyke Systems Ltd. Go! www.thelowry.com/whats-on/dyk...thelowry.comDYKE Systems LTDDYKE Systems Ltd is a sharp, subversive takedown of pyramid schemes, ruthless heteronormativity and corporate feminism. 000
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026That's my mother @sylviadpearl.bsky.social (in the Immigrantes Bienvenidos Aqui t-shirt): she turned 90 last Wednesday. Go mom! 031
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Mundane Queer History commences! (and continues...) 030
Reposted by Monica B. PearlLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026Immigration make Britain brilliant 510139204210
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 18/04/2026An ACT UP hero. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...nytimes.comIris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 071
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Bella Abzug If you know who she is - or don't know who she is: watch it and learn. Eye opening. www.pbs.org/wnet/america...pbs.orgBella! This Woman's Place is in the House - Watch the documentary now! | American Masters | PBSFollow the meteoric rise of politician Bella Abzug. See how her commitment to progressive causes upended the status quo in Washington. 051
Reposted by Monica B. PearlJ. Michelle Coghlan @jmcoghlan.bsky.social · 30/03/2026🎉 New York: A Literary Anthology will be out May 7th. I love that it let me highlight NYC’s radical past in the selections included & the short bios I wrote for it. To celebrate its launch, I’ll be in conversation with @mbpearl.bsky.social on Fri, 12 June 6:30-8 pm @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social.eventbrite.co.ukNEW YORK: A LITERARY ANTHOLOGY - J. Michelle Coghlan in conversationJoin us to hear J. Michelle Coghlan in conversation with Monica B. Pearl, with readings from the anthology. 152
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 26/03/2026First time in Coimbra (Portugal): the university (founded 1290) has a prison - for students! 030
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Love when @annkpowers.bsky.social shows up as a talking head. Watching www.pbs.org/video/dory-p...pbs.orgDory Previn: On My Way to WhereThe story of Dory Previn, an influential MGM lyricist and 1970s cult singer-songwriter. 011
Reposted by Monica B. PearlAll In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 06/03/2026@chrislhayes.bsky.social honors “legend of liberal politics” Ronnie Eldridge, who died at 95. 39021
Reposted by Monica B. PearlUoM English, American Studies & Creative Writing Department @uomenglish.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Tomorrow! 📢 bonus post-show 'In Conversation' event with @mbpearl.bsky.social and EACW alumnus Gabriel Clark, star of David Drake’s The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me - an urgent conversation on activism and art:hopemilltheatre.co.ukThe Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me – Hope Mill TheatreHive North presents 022
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Really looking forward to this. On February 10th, Opening Night, I will be in conversation with Gabriel Clark who will be performing in David Drake's The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.hopemilltheatre.co.ukThe Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me – Hope Mill Theatre 010
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Come hear my Introduction to Peter Hujar's Day on January 8th at HOME in Manchester.homemcr.orgPeter Hujar’s Day (12A) — A recreation of a 1974 conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz.A recreation of a 1974 conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz. 060
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 11/12/2025The Manchester launch of The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law (Edinburgh UP) by the wonderful @senthorun.bsky.social. 1103
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 02/12/2025World AIDS Day vigil. Sackville Gardens. Manchester. I remember. 161
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 22/11/2025If you are in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in December - or can get there! www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...ru.nlResearch Symposium: The Cultural Memory of AIDS | Radboud UniversityIn this symposium, experts reflect on cultural responses to AIDS through keynotes, a roundtable on memory, and staged readings by Underground Theatre Nijmegen. 041
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 14/11/2025It begins. Year 19 (!) of cutting edge international queer art. Outburst Queer Arts Festivaloutburstarts.comOUTBURST QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 2025Queer Art, Revolutionary imagination 030
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Presented by @georgehousetrust.bsky.socialeventbrite.co.uk40 Years of HIV Activism presents: Looking for Langston (1989)Join us for a special evening of film, memory and conversation as part of our programme exploring Manchester’s histories of HIV. 020
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 18/10/2025"Treat the community like gold." Wisdom from Sarah Schulman @sarahschulman.bsky.social 071
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 18/10/2025factoryinternational.orgBeverly Glenn-Copeland with Special Guest Elizabeth CopelandWitness the creative magic of Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland in this rare live performance 040
Reposted by Monica B. PearlJ. Michelle Coghlan @jmcoghlan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Grateful for the inspired and inspiring talks that @libankerdc.bsky.social @posypoet.bsky.social @mbpearl.bsky.social gave at today’s “Resistance in the Age of Trump 2.0” roundtable today & for the great student turnout! 172
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Remarkably unincendiary Daily Mirror article about Trans life - in 1937. Unearthed by @elierlick.bsky.social. 090
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Still on at Manchester Central Library. @georgehousetrust.bsky.sociallibrarylive.co.ukACTING UP! - Library LiveACTING UP! tells the story of 40 years of HIV activism in the region through archives, testimonies and films. The exhibition honours the memories of lives lost and continues the […] 030
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 11/09/2025NYC propaganda in Denmark. Attire worn by @dazzler25.bsky.social. Global support for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. 040
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Just finished reading this good gay novel by South African author @wisaniirvin.bsky.social. Plenty of copies at @thebooklounge.bsky.social 151
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Queer Pasts conference Copenhagen opening keynote. Archives of Dissent: Sexuality, Caste, History @anjaliarondekar.bsky.social 020
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Queer Pasts at the University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University. 120
Reposted by Monica B. PearlGary Needham (they/them) @garyneedham.bsky.social · 01/04/2025As part of the Homotopia takeover of Museum of Liverpool and the Holly Johnson exhibition (Sat 5th April), @mbpearl.bsky.social and myself will be talking "Don't Relax! Culture, Protest, and Music during the AIDS Crisis" event info here: www.homotopia.net/events/homot...homotopia.netHomotopia Takeover Day - homotopiaSaturday 5 April 2025, Lecture Theatre, Museum of Liverpool The inaugural Homotopia Takeover presents a line-up of live music, talks and provocations responding to The Holly Johnson Story. Join us... 0158
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 01/04/2025This Saturday, April 5th "Don't Relax! Culture, Protest, and Music during the AIDS Crisis" with @garyneedham.bsky.social at Museum of Liverpool organized by Homotopia. 062
Reposted by Monica B. PearlJulie/Estara @estarasanatani.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Whether you're one who marches or one who brings water to marchers or one who helps arrested marchers in court or one who helps fund the march or one who writes about the march or one who contacts leaders and/or media about why the march, you're needed, you're part of us. 28012
Monica B. Pearl @mbpearl.bsky.social · 04/03/2025In which I expound on the power of activism - and art (and queer friendship!). Along with @dombilton.bsky.social.youtube.comImportant Lessons From LGBTQ+ History - PodcastYouTube video by The University of Manchester 262
