Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Award Reception and Presentation

The LGBTQ Religious Archives Network is hosting a reception to honor Heather Rachelle White, PhD, this year’s recipient of its annual Virginia Ramey Mollenkott Award. White is being honored for her paper exploring the importance of the church parish hall—a space where the sacred and secular overlap—in facilitating the early LGBTQ rights movement. The Mollenkott Award is the only one of its kind that honors outstanding research and scholarship in LGBTQ religious history, and this event coincides with the 25th anniversary of the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network. Enjoy food, drinks and mingling at our reception followed by an interview and Q&A with White. This event is co-sponsored by Gerber Hart Library & Archives. Learn more about the Mollenkott Award, our awardee and guest speakers at this event at https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/vrm2026.