Theta Zeta

Queering Food Systems for Justice and Sustainability

Date: Apr 19, 2022 at 11:10am to 12:30pm
Virtual Zoom Link: 967 7392 8574 So pervasive they are often invisible, gender and sexual norms organize food production on the “family farm” and food consumption in the household. LGBTQ+ people – especially those who are also BIPOC – experience food insecurity at disproportionately high rates, and LGBTQ+ farmers face systemic discrimination in establishing economically viable farms. At the same time, they have developed creative resiliency strategies, and a queer perspective on food insecurity and farm viability reveals how all eaters and farmers – not just LGBTQ+ people – are affected by gender and sexual norms in the food system. In this presentation, sociologist and farmer Ike Leslie shares their research on how a queer lens on food systems offers pathways toward justice and sustainability not just for LGBTQ+ people, but for everyone who produces or consumes food. ** You have 48 hours prior to this event to remove your name from the list. After that, you must contact Laney Hayward (603-343-6539) or Katelyn Young (603-508-8028) if you cannot make it, or if you cannot find a replacement. If you don't, you will be docked full hours. The first person on the signup sheet should email an attendance list to apothetazeta.service@gmail.com **