The Anthropologists continue their “Re-Setting The Table” series, uniting artists, activists, and experts in a rich dialogue about gender and public policy. The next episode will be facilitated by Linnea Valdivia (Dramaturg, No Pants in Tucson), featuring critically acclaimed author Hugh Ryan. Hailed by the New York Times as one of the best books of 2022, “The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison” tells the stories of women, transgender men, and gender-queer inmates who were imprisoned for being “improperly feminine.” In this installment of “Re-setting the Table,” Ryan and Valdivia will discuss how the shared message of Ryan’s book and The Radicals Tour is vital to understanding our current moment of increased interpersonal and legislative violence toward LGBTQ+ individuals. This conversation will take place immediately following the October 13 performance of No Pants In Tucson. Live ASL Interpretation will be provided by Inclusive Communication Services. The subversive comedy, No Pants in Tucson, undresses the lineage of gender oppression by drawing upon blatantly bigoted U.S. state laws that made it illegal for women to wear pants in public. With a creative and producing team of women, non-binary, and transgender artists, The Anthropologists excavates historical newspaper articles, legal text, and photographic archives to unmask the real lives impacted by these archaic laws.