September Beyond the Clock with Rae Garringer

Tuesday, September 10 | 4-5PM CDT

Online via Zoom!

September's Beyond the Clock will take place on Tuesday, September 10th from 4-5pm CDT with special guest Rae Garringer, Founder of Country Queers, a multimedia oral history project documenting rural and small town LGBTQIA2S+ experiences.

Please join us in conversation with Rae, who is fostering a sense of belonging and connection across geography through the collection and sharing of lived experiences from queer folks in rural places. We will hear excerpts from Rae's forthcoming book, titled "Country Queers: A Love Letter,” and we will explore the tensions and risks we take on when we have increased visibility, and the courage it takes to remain connected in divisive times.

About Rae: Rae Garringer (they/them) is a writer, oral historian, and audio producer who grew up on a sheep farm in southeastern West Virginia, and now lives a few counties away on S’atsoyaha (Yuchi) and Šaawanwaki (Shawnee) lands. They are the founder of Country Queers, a multimedia oral history project documenting rural and small town LGBTQIA2S+ experiences since 2013. Rae is the author of Country Queers: A Love Letter (Haymarket Books, Fall 2024) and the editor ofTo Belong Here: A New Generation of Queer, Trans, and Two-Spirit Appalachian Writers (University Press of Kentucky, Spring 2025). When not working with stories, Rae spends a lot of time failing at keeping goats in fences, swimming in the river, and two-stepping around their trailer.

Register today to grab a seat with Rae at our virtual table on Tuesday, September 10th from 4-5pm CST for what is sure to be an inspiring presentation and discussion! 

Portrait of Rae was created by Nhatt Nichols, this year's Beyond the Clock illustrator and storyteller-in-residence.