MAXIMUM CAPACITY // DarkMatter at UChicago: #ItGetsBitter

#TBT back to when we were told as queer youth that it was supposed to "get better." What they forgot to tell us is that gay rights are often only for gay whites! With an increase in racist and queerphobic violence and a state that uses our bodies to advance its imperialist agenda at home and abroad, what’s become apparent is that LGBT rights have become co-opted. Join DarkMatter for a night of poetry, polemic, and healing as we not only critique — but also imagine new queer futures. Show followed by Q&A. DarkMatter is the trans south asian performance art duo Alok Vaid-Menon and Janani Balasubramanian. Connect with them on Twitter @darkmatterrage and at facebook.com/darkmatterpoetry darkmatterrage.com returnthegayze.com queerdarkenergy.com Doors open at 5:30pm. Free and open to the public. Reserve your seats online: bit.ly/1Bz8ux8 Presented by Arts + Public Life and Students for Justice in Palestine. Additional support provided by University of Chicago Student Government, University of Chicago Arts Council, Deans Fund for Student Life, Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Chicago Justice Initiative, and Students for Health Equity. Thanks to Queers United in Power, Graduate Students United, and Socioeconomic Diversity Alliance at UChicago for their endorsement.