Conference

Lesbian Lives Conference 2025

October 24 and 25th, 2025

The Lesbian Lives conference will take place the Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10016. The conference is sold out.

For the first time since its inception in 1993, the Lesbian Lives Conference is crossing the Atlantic to New York City! The conference is hosted by the Journal of Lesbian Studies, Sinister Wisdom, and CLAGS: the Center for LGBT Studies at the City University of New York. Lesbian Lives brings together academics, artists, writers, and activists to showcase, enjoy, and critically analyze lesbian culture.

Rooted in an ethos of inclusivity, dialogue, diversity, and accessibility, the conference welcomes people of all sexualities and genders.

Lesbian Lives 2025 will be held on October 24 and 25 at the Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10016.

UPDATE: Lesbian Lives 2025 is completely sold out. The waiting list is now closed. We do not anticipate that any more registrations will be available.

In keeping with its arrival in the global city of New York, this year’s theme is:

“The Lesbian International: Creating Networks of Knowledge Across Space and Time”

The aim is to foster international and interdisciplinary conversations on critical issues in lesbian studies today. By engaging with global scholars, activists, and artists, we seek to deepen understanding of the lesbian erotic and generate new knowledge, artistic imaginations, and activist strategies to sustain lesbian lives and resistance.

Click here to learn more about Sister Wisdom and the 2025 Lesbian Lives Conference and its history.

Organized and hosted by the Journal of Lesbian Studies Sister Wisdom and CLAGS: Center for LGBTQ Studies, and co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities at the CUNY Graduate Center.