The Community-engaged Digital Scholarship Hub (CEDISH), an initiative of the UTSA Libraries and Museums that promotes collaborative teaching and research using digital methods, will sponsor a roundtable discussion featuring library professionals and student scholars who will share their personal and professional experiences in preserving LGBTQ+ voices.

The panel will feature a diverse group of scholars and archivists who bring unique perspectives and experiences to the discussion, each contributing to preserving and celebrating LGBTQ+ stories. They will share their experiences and insights and reflect on their efforts to engage with queer communities in Kansas, Texas, and Mexico.

Melissa Gohlke, an assistant archivist with UTSA Libraries Special Collections who earned her M.A. in History from UTSA in 2012, will present archival materials from the university’s LGBTQ+ community collections.

Tami Albin, an associate librarian at the University of Kansas and director of the Under the Rainbow project, will share insights from her work documenting LGBTQ+ voices in Kansas.

Kevin Alvarez Reyes, a UTSA master’s student whose academic work focuses on Queer Studies and migration, will discuss the power of oral histories in representing marginalized voices in the context of migration and identity.

Emily Gracielle Rodriguez-Guajardo, Rodriguez-Guajardo, a master’s student in Spanish, uses literature and digital humanities to advocate for spaces where LGBTQ+ individuals can express complex cross-cultural identities.