Stonewall Museum exhibit "Standing on the Shoulders of Heroes" comes to CCNY; LGBTQ+ activist Laverne Cox features on May 7

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NEW YORK , April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "Standing on the Shoulders of Heroes," an exhibition of LGBTQ+ stories from the Stonewall National Museum & Archives Photography Exhibit, comes to The City College of New York from Apr. 29-May 7 . On May 7 , a screening of " There are Things to Do " will take place from 5-7:30 p.m. in CCNY's Great Hall, located in Shepard Hall, followed by a discussion with the filmmaker and special guest LGBTQ+ activist and actress Laverne Cox .

Cox will be the newest addition to the "Standing on the Shoulders of Heroes" exhibit, and her panel will be unveiled at the May 7 event where documentary filmmaker Mike Syers' short film "There are Things to Do," about Indian-born American LGBTQ+ activist, writer and author Urvashi Vaid , will be shown.

Cox rose to prominence on the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black," becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as executive producer for "Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word," making her the first trans woman to win the award.

Following the film, Syers will take the stage with CCNY's inaugural Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership Urvashi Vaid Award for LGBTQ+ Advocacy winners Shantal Rodriguez , a CCNY student, and Blaze Levario, a CCNY alum. There will be special remarks by Robert Kesten , executive director of the Stonewall National Museum & Archives, and Andrew Rich , the Richard J. Henley and Susan L. Davis Dean of CCNY's Colin Powell School.

The exhibition will be on display during college accessible hours in Shepard Hall's Lincoln Corridor at 259 Convent Avenue. For more information on how to view the exhibit, please email: events@ccny.cuny.edu . Tickets to the May 7 event and screening, can be reserved at eventbrite here .

The exhibit and event are co-sponsored by CCNY, CCNY's LGBTQ+ Student Center , the Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library , The Foundation for City College , the Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications & External Relations , and the Colin Powell School.

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