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The Body as a Site of Resistance (YBCA)

Saturday, January 24, 2026 - 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco

Event Details

Join us for a panel discussion with P. Staff, Mel Y. Chen, and Mara Hassan, moderated by Jeanne Gerrity. 

This panel looks at how governments and institutions control and suppress life, assigning value to bodies and viewing transness as a threat to social order.

 

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: *Top Pick*, Art & Museums, Downtown San Francisco, In Person, Lectures & Workshops, Rainy Day Fun
Address: 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

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