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SUMMARY:OUTspoken: A tribute to Nikki Giovanni (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Black History Month\, The Publishing Triangle in collaboration with the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, presents a special OUTspoken Reading Series event celebrating the life of acclaimed Black lesbian poet\, commentator\, activist and educator\, Nikki Giovanni. \nPresenters will include JP Howard\, Reginald Harris\, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor\, a Drag Queen Story Hour reading by Harmonica Sunbeam\, Samiya Bashir\, Darrel Alejandro Holnes\, and UGBA (Nuyorican Poets Café slam team). The event will be hosted by Emanuel Xavier. \nJoin us in-person or watch the live-stream to hear some of our community’s most dynamic voices honor the legacy of one of our most acclaimed icons. \nThis event will take place in person in room 101 of The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center\, 208 W. 13th Street\, in collaboration with Bureau of General Services—Queer Division. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. All are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the event or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nEmanuel Xavier’s honors include the Marsha A. Gomez Cultural Heritage Award\, a New York City Council Citation\, a Gay City News Impact Award\, and a Silver Medal in the Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book Award category at the International Latino Book Awards for his book Love(ly) Child\, also a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. His work has appeared in Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology\, Poetry\, A Gathering of the Tribes\, and elsewhere. Emanuel Xavier is on the Board of The Publishing Triangle and is currently working on a memoir and a screenplay based on his 1999 cult novel\, Christ Like. \n  \nJP Howard is a poet\, educator\, curator\, and literary activist. Her debut poetry collection SAY/MIRROR (The Operating System) was a Lambda Literary finalist. She curates Women Writers in Bloom Poetry Salon. \nhttp://www.jp-howard.com \n  \nReginald Harris has been a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and the Griot-Stadler prize. He won the 2012 Cave Canem / Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize for Autogeography. His work has appeared in numerous journals\, anthologies\, and online. Born in Annapolis\, Maryland\, and raised in Baltimore\, he lives in Brooklyn. \n  \nCheryl Boyce-Taylor is the author of seven collections of poetry which include Mama Phife Represents\, a verse memoir about the life of her son\, Hip Hop Legend\, Malik “Phife Dawg” Taylor. Her most recent collection\, The Limitless Heart\, won the 2024 Firecracker Award for poetry. Cheryl is a graduate of The Stonecoast MFA program. \n  \nHarmonica Sunbeam\, The Comedy Queen\, has been delighting audiences at nightclubs\, cabarets\, fundraising events and supermarket openings throughout the United States and abroad for over 32 years. She is the North Jersey coordinator of Drag Queen Story Hour and since the inception of DQSH in the New York area\, Miss Sunbeam has been featured in the NY Times and interviewed for a now viral video on Buzzfeed. \n  \nSamiya Bashir is the author of three poetry collections\, most recently Field Theories\, winner of the Oregon Book Award. Her fourth\, I Hope This Helps\, is forthcoming from Nightboat Books in 2025. A sought-after editor\, Bashir currently serves as the June Jordan Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. \n  \nDarrel Alejandro Holnes is the author of Stepmotherland\, winner of an International Latino Book Award and the Andres Montoya Poetry Prize and Migrant Psalms\, winner of the Drinking Gourd Poetry Prize. Holnes is the winner of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry and the C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize. Holnes is also a recent nominee for the Best of the Net and an award-winning playwright\, screenwriter\, and director. \n  \nUGBA (oog ba) (pronoun inclusive) is a queer poet\, rapper\, playwright\, actor\, and activist based out of Brooklyn\, NY.  UGBA is a former member of the Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group 2020-2023 cohort\, a 2022 MAP Grant recipient\, a 2020-2021 BAM Resident\, 2024 Nuyorican Poetry Slam member\, and former Artistic Director at NY Writers Coalition. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/outspoken-a-tribute-to-nikki-giovanni/
LOCATION:The Lesbian\, Gay\, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 101\, New York\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jill Johnston in Motion: Clare Croft In Conversation with Ksenia Soboleva (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Clare Croft reads from her new book\, Jill Johnston in Motion\, which focuses on the dance critic turned lesbian provocateur Jill Johnston. Following the reading Croft will be in conversation with Ksenia Soboleva. In conjunction with “Archives Onstage: The Essential Jill Johnston” at NYU Skirball. \n  \nTo reserve a copy of Jill Johnston in Motion (Duke University Press\, October 29\, 2024\, paperback\, $27.95) and/or The Essential Jill Johnston Reader\, edited by Clare Croft (Duke University Press\, October 29\, 2024\, paperback\, $27.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Jill Johnston in Motion and/or Essential Jill Johnston for Feb. 6 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is encouraged\, but not required. \nPlease register here.\n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nClare Croft is a writer\, a dance historian and theorist\, a dramaturg and curator\, and someone who dances. She is the author of Jill Johnston in Motion: Dance\, Writing\, and Lesbian Life and the editor of The Essential Jill Johnston Reader\, both published by Duke University Press. She is also the editor of Queer Dance: Meanings and Makings; the founder and curator of the EXPLODE queer dance festival; and the author of Dancers as Diplomats: American Choreography in Cultural Exchange. Clare’s dance criticism has appeared in The Washington Post\, the Austin American-Statesman\, and The Brooklyn Rail. She is Associate Professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan\, and holds a PhD in Performance as Public Practice from the University of Texas-Austin. \n  \nDr. Ksenia M. Soboleva is a New York based writer and art historian specializing in queer art and culture. She holds a PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts\, NYU\, with a dissertation titled “Fragments: Art\, AIDS\, and Lesbian Identity in the United States.” Her writings have appeared in The Brooklyn Rail\, BOMB Magazine\, Artforum\, frieze\, Hyperallergic\, as well as various monographs and exhibition catalogues. She has curated exhibitions at Baxter St. Camera Club\, Candice Madey Gallery\, and La MaMa Galleria. Soboleva was the 2020-2021 Vilcek Curatorial Fellow at the Guggenheim Museum\, and the 2022-2024 Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Gender and LGBTQ+ History at the New York Historical Society. Currently\, she is working on a book project titled “Friendship as a Way of Art: Queer Identity and Visual Citation\,” and co-editing the first monograph on TRIAL BALLOON\, a 1990s gallery and project space that highlighted lesbian artists. She teaches at the New School and NYU. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/jill-johnston-in-motion-clare-croft/
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SUMMARY:lesbian book club: February edition (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:We’ll be reading fiction and non-fiction — classic\, contemporary\, revealing and visionary. As a group we will decide what to read each month\, focusing on lesbian authors and/or related topics. Co-founded by lesbian book lovers Judi Komaki and Piper Olsen. \n\n\nFor our February 8th meeting\, we’ll discuss Freshwater\, by Akwaeke Emezi (Grove Press\, 2018\, paperback\, $18). To reserve a copy\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Freshwater for me” in the subject line. \nAnd for our March 8th meeting\, we’ll read Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (1993). Digital and print editions of the book can be found on Leslie Feinberg’s website. Print editions are also available at the Bureau (see below). \nFrom Feinberg’s website: https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/: \n“The 20th Anniversary Author’s Edition of Stone Butch Blues is available in multiple formats: \n“Click this link to automatically download your free PDF copy:\nStone-Butch-Blues-by-Leslie-Feinberg.pdf (886745 downloads) \n“The at-cost print edition of Stone Butch Blues is once more available through Lulu.com – and at a slightly lower cost because of format re-design.” \nAnd the Bureau sells at-cost print copies of Stone Butch Blues ($14–this covers printing\, $12.21\, plus shipping). To reserve a copy\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Stone Butch Blues” in the subject line. \n\n\nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n\n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/lesbian-book-club-february-8-2025/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Sexual Evolution: The Inherent Queerness of Animals (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:In The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex\, Gender\, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships\, biologist Nathan H. Lents argues persuasively that many of our supposedly modern ideas about gender and human sexuality are\, in fact\, deeply rooted in our animal ancestors. In this presentation\, Lents will show how diverse sexual behavior is not a new development\, is not unique to humans\, and is most definitely not the product of modern progressive culture. Instead\, it’s the product of millions of years of evolutionary experimentation throughout the animal kingdom. One of the greatest truths that biology has revealed is that Diversity Wins. \nAuthor Nathan H. Lents will be joined in conversation by Bureau co-founder Greg Newton. \nTo reserve a copy of The Sexual Evolution (Mariner Books\, February 4\, 2025\, hardcover\, $32) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of Sexual Evolution for Feb. 8 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nNathan H. Lents\, Ph.D. is Professor of Biology at John Jay College (CUNY). His research lab studies human genome evolution and he is the author of three popular science books: Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animals\, Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches\, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes\, and The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex\, Gender\, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships (2025).
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-sexual-evolution/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Rainbow Blossoms (in person only)
DESCRIPTION:A place to talk about growing up\, puberty\, and related topics for 8-12 year old queer/trans kids and their friends. \nWe’ll play some games to get to know each other\, read some Cory Silverberg books\, and discuss topics of interest to the kids. \nWant to help facilitate discussion? \nGet in touch. Let’s do this together: ellenbaxt@yahoo.com \nPlease register here\nWheelchair accessible. \nDonation or book purchase encouraged! \nThis is an adult queer space and there may be images with sexual content on view. \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is encouraged\, but not required. \nRegister here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekUufKML3x_aah1BX0pY8_NxGGYMPDeXQ5FJTldXqY5zjEZw/viewform
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/rainbow-blossoms-in-person-only/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fuckin' Transplants Issue 4 Release Party and Open Mic (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Have feelings about Valentine’s Day? WE DO TOO. Come share them with friends at the release party for issue 4 of Fuckin Transplants\, a mostly T4T smut zine! Bring your valentine\, meet a valentine\, or tell us all about valentines past\, we can’t wait to see you at the Bureau! 208 w 13th st\, Room 210. \nThis is an open mic for poetry and prose only\, on the themes of love\, lust\, heartbreak\, or smut! Notes\, app ramblings\, journal entries\, AO3 posts\, text that made you swoon\, + more are all welcome. Interested readers can sign up for ~5-7 minute spots from 6:30-7:15\, the event will officially start at 7:30 pm. \n  \nSupporting the zine launch there will be readings from: \nJordyn\, Kelby Clark\, Maya Cordero\, Veronica Rowan\, + Venus Solomon \n  \nComedic interludes by: \nBlair Brennan and MG \n  \nAnd zine and art tabling by: \nCatherine Jánszky\, DISCOUNT GUILLOTINE\, and Jordyn. \n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nAbout:  \nFuckin’ Transplants is a semi-autobiographical\, T4T\, lesbian smut zine written by lifelong Brooklynite\, long-time Butch Top\, and former teenage slash fanfic writer L’or. It was born out of their realization that there are (almost?) no butch/femme T4T stories out there! What a travesty! We exist\, and are hot. You’ll hear at least one smutty story at the event. \n This event is a fundraiser for trans folks facing all sorts of financial need\, and all proceeds are redistributed. To donate you can venmo L’or directly @DitmasParkSlope.  \n  
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/fuckin-transplants/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250214T190000
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SUMMARY:How Pornographers Conspired to Kill Romance (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The die-off of romance among the younger generations (Millennials and Gen-Z) is palpable. But what if I told you that the trends we are witnessing with young people today began under their parents’ (Gen X and Boomer) and even their grandparents’ (Silent) generations? Drs. Sabrina Strings and Serene Khader will discuss the little-known crusade during the mid-20th century movement era (~1950s-1980) to undo romance as a backlash to feminism. Initiated by white male media moguls\, men were advised against commitment unless to the “highest” type of woman. Later\, many Black male entertainers would ally themselves to the cause—an unexpected consequence of racial integration. Together\, their efforts resulted in an explosion of men who are wary of serious relationships with women\, especially women who are neither rich nor white\, the so-called “fuckboys.” This scintillating conversation will center research done for Dr. Strings’ latest book\, The End of Love: Racism\, Sexism and the Death of Romance\, and find connections to Dr. Khader’s new book Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop. \n  \nTo reserve a copy of Sabrina String’s The End of Love: Racism\, Sexism\, and the Death of Romance (Beacon Press\, January 21\, 2025\, paperback\, $18.95) and/or Serene Khader’s Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop (Beacon Press\, October 29\, 2024\, hardcover\, $28.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of End of Love and/or Faux Feminism for Feb. 14 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \n  \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nDr. Sabrina Strings is Professor and North Hall Chair of Black Studies at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. Her research examines race\, gender\, and embodiment in science\, media\, and medicine. She has been featured in dozens of venues\, including BBC News\, NPR\, Huffington Post\, NowThis!\, Essence\, Vogue\, The Washington Post\, TIME\, and The New York Times. She is the author of the award-winning book Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (NYU 2019). Her second book\, The End of Love: Racism\, Sexism & the Death of Romance was released with Beacon Press (2024). Find her on the Netflix docuseries The Black Beauty Effect\, and the CNN Original Series TV on the Edge: Moments that Shaped Our Culture\, now streaming on HBO Max. Follow her latest moves on Twitter @Sastrings\, and IG @YoginiBlack. \n  \nDr. Serene Khader holds the Jay Newman Chair in Philosophy of Culture at Brooklyn College and is Professor of Philosophy and Women’s and Gender Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her new book\, Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop (Beacon 2024)\, sets out to explain what makes white feminism wrong\, why it’s so easy to end up supporting it\, and what feminists might believe in instead. She argues that faux feminisms are rooted in the misunderstanding that feminism is about individual freedom\, rather than opposition to group-based hierarchy. It has been called “a page-turner” by “Chandra Talpade Mohanty\, “well-researched\, compellingly written\, and passionately argued\,” by Kirkus reviews\, and “a marvelous and essential read” by Rafia Zakaria.
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:TELL: Greatness (in person & live streaming)
DESCRIPTION:TELL is a monthly queer storytelling show hosted and curated by Drae Campbell. It is the longest running event at the Bureau! 10 years and going. Each month there is a different theme and a different line up of queer artists who tell true stories from their lives on a theme. \nThe theme for February is Greatness\, featuring storytellers Kate McDonough\, Glenn Marla\, and Mariel Reyes. \n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nSuggested donation to benefit the storytellers and the Bureau: $10. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nDrae Campbell is the host and curator of TELL\, an award winning podcast that can be found anywhere you listen to podcasts. \nTheater: The Nosebleed (Lincoln Center Theater\, Woolly Mammoth Theater & National Tour\, Lortel Nominated)\, Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater)\, Only You Can Prevent Wildfires (Teatro Circulo)\, My Old Man (Dixon Place)\, Storm Still (DirectorFest\, Drama League)\, La Cage Aux Folles (Barrington Stage Company).         \nFilm and TV:Senior Escort Service\, Blunderpuss\, It’s Very Common\, TOW. \nTV: Bull\, New Amsterdam. \nBFA\, The University Of The Arts   \nIg @draebiz and @tellqueerz   \n\n  \nKate McDonough is a queer non binary trans writer\, organizer and performance artist. Their work explores the politics of place v. space and finding radical queer joy in the midst of an apocalypse. Originally from the Bronx\, Kate has been an organizer in New York City and State for over a decade and believes that imagination is a cornerstone for radical change \nKate is the co-host of Joy in the Soft Apocalypse\, a bi monthly literary salon at The Word is Change bookstore\, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. \n  \nGlenn Marla is a mostly Hudson Valley and very often Brooklyn based theater artist\, puppet maker and art therapist.\nGlenn’s performance work focuses on themes of body liberation\, gender\, queerness\, fat\, and shifting cycles of trauma.\nGlenn’s sun and moon are in aquarius with leo rising. \n  \nMariel Reyes is an Queer Afrolatinx performance artist & producer\, with works based out of some of your favorite experimental theater spaces in NYC (Dixon Place\, Brooklyn Arts Exchange) She has also appeared on screen in the film “Appropriate Behaviour” which premiered at Sundance in 2014 and the award winning web series “The Feels.” 
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SUMMARY:OUTspoken: The Publishing Triangle’s Reading Series\, February Edition (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:The Publishing Triangle presents its monthly OUTspoken Reading Series as host Rob Byrnes welcomes Tom Cardamone\, Kathleen Warnock\, Jerry Wheeler\, Dale Corvino\, Frederick Smith\, Daniel Meltz\, and Bruce Whitacre. \nJoin us in-person or watch the live-stream to hear from some of queer literature’s most dynamic established and up-and-coming voices. \n\n\n\nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/outspoken-february-2025/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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SUMMARY:Shawn Stewart Ruff in Conversation with Jacqueline Woodson (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Lambda-Award winning novelist Shawn Stewart Ruff will read from his latest fiction\, Days Running – an ‘intimate and compelling narrative’ situated in the ‘intersection of race\, queerness and trauma’ (Steven Reigns) – and engage in conversation with acclaimed author Jacqueline Woodson about queer\, Black storytelling\, and more. \nAbout Days Running : \nIt’s a snowy winter in 1970s Cincinnati. Cliffy Douglas – gay\, Black and brainy – is trying to make it through his senior year\, dodging his volatile father\, half-raising his baby siblings\, and running around with his secret boyfriend\, whose dizzying physical attraction runs as hot as his temper. \nWhen a single\, deliberate act of violence lands Cliffy in the hospital\, his world is flung into chaos and his carefully planned-for future is threatened. In DAYS RUNNING (DOPAMINE Press; On-sale 2/25/25)\, award-winning novelist Shawn Stewart Ruff returns to literary territory he has claimed and perfected\, bringing us into the jagged world of one queer teenager fighting to outrun the danger at his heels and seize his life as his own \nPraise for DAYS RUNNING: \n“With an intimate and compelling narrative\, DAYS RUNNING delves into the intersection of race\, queerness\, and trauma.”\n– Steven Reigns\, A Quilt for David \n“I loved this beautiful and haunting novel\, about escape\, survival\, and justice\, in a novel both timely and timeless.”\n– Carley Moore\, Panpocalypse \n“A passionate\, bold\, and gripping story. Ruff fearlessly topples the monoliths of masculinity.”\n– James Hannaham\, Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta \n  \nTo reserve a copy of Days Running (Dopamine/Semiotext(e)\, February 25\, 2025\, paperback\, $17.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Days Running for Feb. 28 event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n\n\n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nShawn Stewart Ruff is the author of three novels\, including Finlater\, 2008 winner of a Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction and a finalist for the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award. He is also the editor of the landmark Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African American Writers (1996). \nJacqueline Woodson is an American writer of books for adults\, children\, and adolescents. She is best known for her National Book Award-Winning memoir Brown Girl Dreaming\, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles After Tupac and D Foster\, Feathers\, and Show Way. Her picture books The Day You Begin and The Year We Learned to Fly were NY Times Bestsellers. After serving as the Young People’s Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017\, she was named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress for 2018–19. She was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2020. Later that same year\, she was named a MacArthur Fellow.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/shawn-stewart-ruff-in-conversation-with-jacqueline-woodson/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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