Library, author host discussion of local LGBTQIA history

Author David W. Jackson will host a summer discussion of his book, “Changing Times: Almanac and Digest of Kansas City’s LGBTQIA History” in Smithville Thursday, May 19.

SMITHVILLE — Mid-Continent Public Library and author David W. Jackson will host a summer discussion of Jackson’s book, “Changing Times: Almanac and Digest of Kansas City’s LGBTQIA History.”

Jackson, a historian and co-founder of the Gay and Lesbian Archives of Mid-America, will speak about his book and the role that Kansas City played in launching the gay liberation movement.

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