Queer & Curious
A little workplace inclusion. A little history. A little personal.
A whole lot queer.
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Valued & Visible: Case Studies for Operationalizing LGBTQIA+ Inclusion at Museums
I spent 2024 working on three case studies about three unique museums – Washington State History Museum, The Buffalo History Museum, and Historic New England – who have made strides for interpreting and collecting LGBTQIA+ history, uncovering the details of how the resulting initiatives came to be.
Museum Monday: Orlando Art Museum
From December 2023 – June 2024, OMA partnered with and LGBTQIA+ youth serving organization, Zebra Youth, for “Art with Purpose.” During each art workshop, youth were able to explore a gallery and participate in art journaling activities led by a queer teaching artists.
Celebrating Black Queer Icons for Black History Month 2025
These Black LGBTQIA+ icons were important trailblazers in their time, breaking the barriers of race, gender, and sexuality. Their legacies continue to inspire us all to live authentic lives and commit ourselves to creating a world where everyone can thrive.
Announcing Museum Monday
Museum Monday will spotlight museums who are championing LGBTQIA+ inclusion in interesting ways. By elevating this work, I hope to bring attention to the important work museums are doing and inspire others to take on initiatives in their own lives in an effort to make LGBTQIA+ inclusion a celebrated norm.
Ode to the MB
FOR THE FIRST DECADE of my life, Orson the Polar Bear was the sign that we’d arrived in Worcester....
Queer Resources for Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Many LGBTQIA+ people embrace a confluence of identities, including neurodivergence, an umbrella term to describe mental functioning that diverges from dominant societal norms or expectations.
I, Ali Kane, live and work on the traditional lands and waters of the Agawam and Nipmuc peoples (Tataessit), whose enduring relationship with this place existed long before the city of Worcester was named.
I also acknowledge that my direct ancestors were an active part of colonizing the land now known as the state of Massachusetts. I carry that history with humility and grief.
I am committed to remembering and respecting the Nipmuc and Agawam people, and the land itself, by ensuring access to nature remains a universal right, not a privilege.