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SUMMARY:Shani Mootoo in Conversation with John Elizabeth Stintzi
DESCRIPTION:Shani Mootoo presents her latest novel Polar Vortex\, in conversation with John Elizabeth Stintzi (Vanishing Monuments\, Arsenal Pulp Press) in this virtual event hosted by the Bureau. \nThis is a free event\, but the authors encourage attendees to make a donation of any amount to the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division. \nRegistration for this event is required. \nClick here to register\nOn the day of the event\, Tuesday\, September 15\, the Bureau will send an email to all who have registered with the link to the event on Zoom. \nPurchase Polar Vortex from the Bureau!\n \nAkashic Books\, 2020\, paperback\, $16.95 \n  \n  \nPurchase Vanishing Monuments from the Bureau!Arsenal Pulp Press\, 2020\, paperback\, $17.95 \n  \nJohn Elizabeth Stintzi is a non-binary novelist and poet. They were the recipient of the 2019 RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers\, and their work has appeared in Kenyon Review\, The Malahat Review\, and Ploughshares. They are the author of the novel Vanishing Monuments as well as the poetry collection Junebat. \nShani Mootoo is a novelist\, poet\, and visual artist. Her novels include Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab\, long-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize\, and short-listed for a Lambda Literary Award; Valmiki’s Daughter\, long-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize; He Drown She in the Sea\, long-listed for the Dublin Impac Award; and Cereus Blooms at Night\, short-listed for several prizes including the Giller Prize\, and long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. She is also a recipient of a Chalmers Arts Fellowship\, and the Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize. \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Bodies and Barriers: Editor Adrian Shanker in Conversation with Contributors
DESCRIPTION:Named by NBC News as one of “10 LGBTQ Books to watch out for in 2020” and by Book Riot as one of the “six best books addressing healthcare system inequities\,” Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health is the first book written by LGBT healthcare consumers to inform the healthcare system and make it work more equitably for all of us. The critically-acclaimed book is structured chronologically to take the reader on a journey through the major stages of life for LGBT people. At this special virtual event hosted by the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, book editor Adrian Shanker and contributing authors Dr. Imani Woody\, Atticus Ranck\, Liz Margolies\, and Laura Jacobs will speak about the importance of LGBTQ people sharing our healthcare experiences and advocating for health equity for the LGBTQ patient population. \nCheck out this article at Gay City News about Bodies and Barriers\, which includes an interview with Adrian Shanker! “A Diverse\, Collaborative Look at LGBTQ Health\,” by Sharon Papo\, posted on September 9\, 2020. \nThis event is free\, but donations to support the Bureau’s work are always welcome! \nIf you’d like to donate to the Bureau\, you can do so when you register for the event on Eventbrite. Thank you for your support! \nRegistration for this event is required. \nClick here to register\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants: \nAdrian Shanker is editor of Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health and executive director of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown\, PA. A specialist in LGBT health policy\, he developed leading-edge health promotion campaigns to advance health equity through behavioral\, clinical\, and policy changes. Adrian administered data collection for the 2015\, 2018\, and 2020 Pennsylvania LGBT Health Needs Assessments. Adrian serves as Commissioner and health committee co-chair on the Pennsylvania Commission on LGBTQ Affairs. \n  \nAtticus Ranck is the Health Program Education Coordinator with the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute. He previously worked as the Health Programs and Supportive Services Manager at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown\, Pennsylvania and as director of Transgender Services for SunServe\, an LGBT nonprofit mental health center in Fort Lauderdale\, Florida. Atticus has trained over one thousand individuals on various aspects LGBT cultural competency over dozens of trainings across the country. Atticus earned his MA in Women\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies from Florida Atlantic University and a BA in Creative Writing from Slippery Rock University. In his free time\, Atticus enjoys building and restoring furniture and is a huge Harry Potter nerd. \n  \nDr. Imani Woody is the founding director and CEO of Mary’s House for Older Adults\, Inc. She has a PhD in Human Services\, specializing in nonprofit management. Her thesis is titled Lift Every Voice: A Qualitative Exploration of Ageism and Heterosexism as Experienced by Older African American Lesbian Women and Gay Males When Addressing Social Services Needs. She holds an MA in Human Services from Lincoln University and is a graduate of Georgetown University’s paralegal program. Dr. Woody has been an advocate of women\, people of color\, and LGBT/SGL issues for more than twenty years and is a member of the National LGBT Elder Housing Initiative and the DC Mayor’s World Health Organization Age-Friendly Cities Commission. She is also the program officer for the Older Adults Advisory Council for Metropolitan Community Churches and a board member of the LGBT Technology Partnership. She lives with her wife of seventeen years in Brookland\, Washington\, DC. \n  \nLaura A. Jacobs\, LCSW-R\, is a trans- and genderqueer-identified psychotherapist\, activist\, author\, and public speaker in the New York City area working with transgender and gender-nonbinary\, LGBT\, and alternate lifestyle communities of BDSM\, non-monogamy\, and sex work. They serve as chair of the board of directors for the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City\, have been featured in television\, radio\, and print media\, and have presented at countless community and healthcare conferences\, professional associations\, medical schools\, and other organizations. Laura is the recipient of a 2018 Gay City News Impact Award\, as well as the 2017 Dorothy Kartashovich Award from the Community Health Center Association of New York State. They are coauthor\, with Laura Erickson-Schroth\, of “You’re in the Wrong Bathroom!” and 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions about Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People. As Lawrence Jacobs\, they worked as a musician\, composer\, photographer\, and in less glamorous corporate middle management. \n  \nLiz Margolies\, LCSW\, founder and former executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network\, has served the LGBT community for over 40 years as a psychotherapist and political activist. Liz is a psychotherapist in private practice\, specializing in trauma\, loss\, health disparities and sexuality. Margolies is a co-author on multiple peer-reviewed articles and chapters\, several based on the Network’s original research on LGBT cancer survivors. As a result of her work for this underserved community\, Margolies was chosen as one of the OUT100 in 2014. \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:TELL 65: Money
DESCRIPTION:TELL is an evening of story telling from the mouths and minds of queers in NYC hosted by Drae Campbell at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division since February 2014. \nMoney is the theme of the 65th TELL\, on Saturday\, September 19\, 2020\, 6 to 7:15 PM (EST). Featuring Nina Ki\, E. Leifer\, and TL Thompson. \nThe event will take place on Zoom. \nThis is a free event\, but you must register on the Eventbrite page in advance of the event in order to receive the Zoom meeting link. \nDonations for the performers and the Bureau are much appreciated!\nMake a donation when you register on the Eventbrite page. \nhttps://tinyurl.com/y35upour \n  \nPhotograph by Grace Chu\nDrae Campbell is a writer\, actor\, director\, story teller\, dancer\, and nightlife emcee. Drae has been featured on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and on stages all over NYC. Drae’s directing work has appeared in Iceland\, NYC\, Budapest and in the San Francisco Fringe Festival. The short film Drae wrote and starred in with Rebecca Drysdale\, YOU MOVE ME won the Audience Award for Outstanding Narrative Short at OUTFEST 2010 and has been shown in festivals globally. Drae won the grand prize at the first annual San Miguel De Allende Storytelling Festival in Mexico. She once reigned as Miss LEZ and also got dubbed “the next lezzie comedian on the block” by AfterEllen.com for her comedic stylings on the interwebs. Campbell hosts and curates a monthly queer storytelling show called TELL at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division. Check her out online!  www.draecampbell.com. \n  \n\nNina Ki is a Queerean (Queer + Korean) American playwright who uses fantasy and magical realism to give voice to the communities that she belongs to. Originally from California\, she now lives with her partner and three dogs in Brooklyn. She likes her dogs better than most people. \n  \n \nComing from a background in the arts\, E. Leifer started their career as a painter and scenic artist\, transitioning into film production and creative direction. They expanded their skill sets by learning about marketing and business\, and held positions as Product Styling Manager for Net-A-Porter\, Mr. Porter and Director of Creative Production at Intermix. As a non-binary member of the trans community and veteran in the fashion industry\, E. utilizes the culmination of all her experiences to learn and grow with the industry\, as a brand consultant\, photographer and the CDO/ Co- Owner of Play Out Apparel\, a gender equal\, social good enterprise that promotes diversity\, inclusion and body positive marketing. \n \nTL Thompson credits include: Broadway: Straight White Men(Person In Charge u/s)\,Second Stage Theater. Theater: Is This A Room?(Agent Taylor)\, Vineyard Theater. Waafrika 123(Aweeno)\, Criminal Queerness Festival. NERVOUS/SYSTEM(Pollster)\, BAM Next Wave. AFTER (Company)Public Theater Podcasts: Meet Cute Podcast. Adventures in New America. Welcome to Nightvale. Webseries: THESE/THEMS (TI)\, Dir. Jett Garrison. THE HUNTED(Nic)\, Dir. Crystal Arnette. Films: Flu$h (Wrex)\, Dir. Heather Acs. Friday Afternoon Dir. Paige Campbell. TL is also NY Neo Futurist\, who performs frequently in The Infinite Wrench\, an ongoing attempt to perform 30 plays in one hour. TLThompsonactor.com.
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SUMMARY:Voices of LGBTQ+: Let’s Start a Positive Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Why do so many people reject those who are different? \nThough the mainstream acceptance of the Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual\, Transgender\, Questioning\, and Queer community has made great improvements over the past few years\, many groups within our society still respond to the LGBTQ+ community with an overwhelming reaction of “us” vs. “them.” Despite the progress that has been made\, hatred\, misunderstanding\, aggression\, animosity\, and violence still affect this community on a deep level. A strong ally\, Lynda Wolters knows firsthand: she has come to have a deep respect for the community through her son\, who is gay. \nIncluding highly personal anecdotes\, Voices of LGBTQ+: A Conversation Starter for Understanding\, Supporting\, and Protecting Gay\, Bi\, Trans\, and Queer People outlines some of the most critical challenges the community faces today\, with insights into: \n• Homelessness \n• Hate crimes \n• Suicide \n• Economic challenges \n• Discrimination and lack of equality \n• Religious and biblical conflicts \nThough judgment and divisiveness still run deep\, Wolters highlights the first key distinction that will help eradicate bigotry: those who are different are not choosing to be\, they simply are\, and it’s our differences that make us stronger. Voices of LGBTQ+ helps educate\, dispel fears\, and start positive conversations about what knowing\, loving\, or simply peacefully and positively coexisting with someone in the LGBTQ+ community truly means. \nThis is a free event\, but the authors encourage attendees to make a donation of any amount to support the Bureau’s work. You can make a donation when you register for the event. Thank you for your support! \nRegistration for this event is required. \nClick here to register\nOn the day of the event\, Saturday\, September 26\, the Bureau will send an email to all who have registered with the link to the event on Zoom. \nPaintings featured in the event flyer and on the book cover by Chris Taylor. \n@artistchris on Instagram \n  \nPurchase Voices of LGBTQ+ from the Bureau!\nMascot Books\, 2020\, Hardcover\, $24.95 \n  \nParticipants: \nLynda was born and raised in a tiny farming community of four hundred in northern Idaho\, where she worked on the family farm. After high school\, she traveled to New York to be a nanny for a few months before moving to Las Vegas to further her education. She moved back home to Idaho to raise her three sons while working in the legal field\, a career that spanned over thirty years. \nWatching her gay son navigate the LGBTQ+ community and the world in general\, Lynda recognized a need to educate through a parent’s eye\, what LGBTQ+ people endure that others are immune or ignorant to simply because of gender identity or sexual orientation. \nLynda lives in Boise\, Idaho\, with her husband and long-haired dachshund\, Tucker “Bug\,” where she spends her days writing and volunteering. \nVoices of LGBTQ+ is the second in the Voices Book Series\, following the successful\, Voices of Cancer. \n  \nShannon grew up in a very conservative sector of Eastern Idaho where it was not encouraged or allowed to live an authentic life if that life were different than outwardly perceived. \nShannon attended the University of Idaho where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering and has worked in the STEM field for twenty years. She is a Senior Member of Technical Staff managing a team of software developers for an international company. \nAs a transgender woman\, Shannon proudly represents her community and strives to be a positive example for other women and girls like her. \n  \nWhen asked to describe himself\, Hunter’s initial comment is\, “I am kind.” Finishing up his bachelors in molecular biology\, Hunter has worked his way through school as a server and barista\, working most recently as a regional trainer for a large\, national coffee chain. \nWhen not studying or working\, Hunter enjoys all things outdoors and has a newfound interest in ballet\, recently being cast as Beast in a Beauty and the Beast production. \nHunter is a gay man who lives comfortably out to the world. He shares his time and space with his two fur-babies. \n  \n 
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