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Here’s a new exhibition for everyone who, like us and wasn’t around in the 70s. A lot of young millennials behave like they know it all and they ignore the fact that the older generation dealt with major struggles. Thankfully we have it easier, but never forget… The organizers explain what this exhibition is all about: “The 1970s: The Blossoming of a Queer Enlightenment explores the vibrant and liberating decade between the Stonewall Riots from 1969 until 1980, just before we heard the first rumblings of the AIDS crisis emerging, changing the nature of sexual relationships to the present day.” It’s curated by the staff at Leslie-Lohman Museum and features over 115 works from their collection. There’s photographs, drawings and paintings made during this important period in LGBTQ history. Some of the artists involved in this show are Paul Cadmus, Joan E. Biren (JEB), Jimmy DeSana, Marion Pinto, Amos Badertscher, Harvey Milk, Saul Bolasni, Francesco Scavullo, Diana Davies, Rink Foto, Tee Corinne, Neel Bate, Peter Hujar and many others. “The 1970s explores themes of political activism, body/self, fashion/style, and sexual freedom/expression.” Do not miss it!  —Abi