Talk by Writer, Activist and Therapist M.E. O’Brien
LGBTQ+2S Resource Center, Room 404 on the Fourth Floor of the University of Arizona's Student Union.
Writer, activist and therapist M.E. O’Brien will be giving a talk on October, 15 at 4pm at the LGBTQ+2S Resource Center.
M. E. O’Brien writes and speaks on gender freedom and capitalism. She has written two books: Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care (Pluto Press, 2023) and a co-authored speculative novel, Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072 (Common Notions, 2022). She is a member of the editorial collective of Pinko, a magazine of gay communism.
Previously, she coordinated the New York City Trans Oral History Project, and worked in HIV and AIDS activism and services. She completed a PhD at NYU, where she wrote on how capitalism shaped New York City LGBTQ social movements.
Students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome. Please share with campus and community members!