Earlier this year, Quinn Tailor embarked on an ambitious project: Collect the sentiments of LGBTQ+ people across multiple generations, then translate them into fabric.
The result is five quilts. Four represent the voices of baby boomers, Gen X, millennials and Gen Z, and the fifth blends responses from all four generations.
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Now, it’s time to show the project to the world. Tailor will unveil the five quilts at The Backlot, 5635 Bonna Ave., 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, as part of the inaugural Festival of Voices.
“This project fosters intergenerational conversations and strengthens the bonds between us,” Tailor said in an email.
The festival, a “celebration of queer community, creativity and care,” will feature poetry and storytelling, a makers market, gender-affirming haircuts and esthetician consultations, and free STI testing.
People can get an early look at the quilts 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20 at Recovery Cafe, 701 S. Meridian St., 2nd floor. Tickets cost $44.52, with proceeds going to trans mutual aid throughout the Indianapolis area.
The date is also significant — Nov. 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which began in 1999 as a way to honor victims of anti-trans violence.
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