Vermont Folklife has partnered with the Center for Research on Vermont, the Vermont Queer Archives, UVM faculty, and local artists to create Proud Little State, a new series of short comics on LGBTQ+ topics in the state’s past and present. Started with the goal of sharing joy, pride, and homegrown histories of the queer community with Vermonters across the state, Proud Little State is releasing its first issue (about the 1983 Burlington Pride Parade, drawn by Teppi Zuppo) with a launch party at Royall Tyler Theater on the UVM campus on Tuesday, April 7. 

Come for community, food, art-making, objects related to the parade from the VT Queer Archives, and free copies of the first comic! 

The launch party is supported by funds from UVM’s School of the Arts as part of the Hidden Figures theme programming.