The BTQ discussion group focuses on bisexual, transgender, and queer topics. Newcomers are welcome! No preregistration is required.
Readings through May 2012 are:
| February 7 | Female Masculinity by Judith Halberstam |
| March 6 | The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet: A Novel by Myrlin A. Hermes |
| April 3 | PoMoSexuals: Challenging Assumptions About Gender and Sexuality edited by Carol Queen, Lawrence Schimel |
| May 1 | Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whittall |
The lesbian group is currently on sabbatical.
The gay men's group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 7:30 until 9 pm. Newcomers and drop-ins are welcome.
Readings for the first half of 2012 are:
| January 24 | Myra Breckinridge by Gore Vidal |
| February 28 | Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman |
| March 27 | Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star by Tab Hunter and Eddie Muller |
| April 24 | Grief by Andrew Holleran |
| May 22 | The Road Home by Michael Thomas Ford |
| June 26 | Me by Ricky Martin |
| July 24 | A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood |
Gerber/Hart Library and Archives is supported in part by the Kicking Assets Fund of the Tides Foundation, by the Alphawood Foundation, and by a CityArts Program 1 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.