Sci-fi, Magick, Queer LA: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation

Sci-fi, Magick, Queer LA: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation considers the importance of science fiction fandom and occult interests to LGBTQ history. Science fiction and occult communities helped pave the way for the LGBTQ movement by providing a place for individuals to meet and imagine spaces less restricted by societal norms. The exhibition focuses on Los Angeles from the late 1930s through 1960s and looks both forward and backward to follow the lives of writers, publishers, and early sci-fi enthusiasts, including progressive communities such as the LA Science Fantasy Society, the Ordo Templi Orientis at the Agape Lodge, and ONE Inc. Spanning fandom, aerospace research, queer history, and the occult, Sci-fi, Magick, Queer LA: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation reveals how artists, scientists, and visionary thinkers like Kenneth Anger, Lisa Ben, Margaret Brundage, Marjorie Cameron, Morris Scott Dollens, Renate Druks, Curtis Harrington, and Jim Kepner worked together to envision and create a world of their own making through films, photographs, music, illustrations, costumes, and writing. Programming includes film screenings, panel discussions, and a Halloween cosplay event.

Sci-fi, Magick, Queer LA: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation Higher Ed Curricular Resource