Event
The Real World: Queer Visibility and Cultural Change
Sat 11am–12:15pm · Palm Springs Art Museum · Downtown, Palm Springs
When The Real World premiered on MTV in 1992, it brought conversations about identity, sexuality, and relationships into millions of American homes, reshaping what visibility could look like on television.
Join creator Jonathan Murray and cast member/author Judd Winick for a conversation moderated by Karen Tongson (USC's Barbra Streisand Professor of Contemporary Gender Studies) on the series' role in queer representation — including the groundbreaking impact of Pedro Zamora, whose 1994 appearance brought unprecedented visibility to queer life and living with HIV/AIDS.
