Please join us on November 1 for a Public Seminar event celebrating John D’Emilio’s brand-new book, Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood: Coming of Age in the Sixties (Duke University Press, October 2022).

John D’Emilio, a pioneering figure in the field of LGBTQIA+ history, will join Public Seminar Co-Executive Editor Claire Potter in a discussion of Memories of a Gay Catholic Boyhood. The evening will include a book signing.

This event is free and open to the public: please register here to join us in person or via Zoom on November 1 at 6 pm (EST).


The event will be held at Starr Foundation Hall, University Center, The New School, 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003.

Guests and visitors must provide proof of up-to-date vaccination, including a booster when eligible, and download the CLEAR app to utilize Health Pass, an online tool that safely and simply verifies proof of COVID-19 vaccination. To get started, download the CLEAR app and enroll for free. The university’s guest policy is outlined here.


This event is presented by Public Seminar and the Program in Creative Publishing and Critical Journalism at The New School for Social Research and co-sponsored by the Creative Writing Program at the Schools of Public Engagement and the History Program at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.