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Sassafras Lowrey
Sassafras Lowrey (born 1983 or 1984) is an author and dog trainer. In 2013, the Lambda Literary Foundation awarded them the Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award. Lowrey is non-binary and uses ze/hir pronouns. Personal life In the early 2000s, at age 17, Lowrey came out as genderqueer. Ze was homeless as a teenager and no longer has a relationship "with the family that raised ir" Education Lowrey received a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from Goddard College. Career Dog trainer Lowrey is an All Star Trainer of the Year-certified trick dog instructor, and American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen and Tricks evaluator. They " avetrained and competed in canine sports from dog agility and rally obedience to canine parkour and tricks and has appeared on AKC TV and BBC radio." Writer Lowrey's writing includes characters of varied genders who use a variety of pronouns. They said, "I'm equally committed to normalizing the presence of non-binary characters as I am to non-binary lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambda Literary Foundation
The Lambda Literary Foundation (also known as Lambda Literary) is an American LGBTQ literary organization whose mission is to nurture and advocate for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve their legacies, and affirm the value of LGBTQ stories and lives. Function Lambda Literary traces its beginnings back to 1987 when L. Page (Deacon) Maccubbin, owner of Lambda Rising Bookstore in Washington, DC, published the first Lambda Book Report, which brought critical attention to LGBTQ books. The Lambda Literary Awards were born in 1989. At that first gala event, honors went to such distinguished writers as National Book Award finalist Paul Monette (author of '' Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir''), Dorothy Allison (''Trash''), Alan Hollinghurst ('' The Swimming-Pool Library''), and Edmund White ( ''The Beautiful Room is Empty''). The purpose of the awards in the early years was to identify and celebrate the best lesbian and gay books in the year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lambda Literary Awards Winners And Nominees For Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror
Lambda Literary Awards (also known as the "Lammys") are awarded yearly by the United States-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works that celebrate or explore LGBT ( lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) themes. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the official year of the award; the presentation ceremony is held a year later. The Lambda Literary Foundation states that its mission is "to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians - the whole literary community." Since their inception in 1989, awards have been given in various categories in fiction and non-fiction. The category for speculative fiction works has changed several times; from science fiction and mystery, to science fiction and fantasy, and finally to LGBT Sci-Fi, fantasy and horror. Eligibility guidelines To be eligible for the award, texts must meet the following requirements: * The book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apartment Therapy
Apartment Therapy is a lifestyle blogs and publishing company focused on home design and decor. The website was founded in 2004 and is currently led by Maxwell Ryan. A companion blog, The Kitchn, is dedicated to home cooking, kitchen design, and entertaining. Apartment Therapy won the 2020 Webby Award for Lifestyle in the category Social. History Early 2000s Apartment Therapy was founded in 2004 by brothers Maxwell Ryan, an interior designer, and Oliver Ryan, a new media businessperson. Maxwell Ryan, formerly a Waldorf school teacher, started a design consultancy business in 2001. Early on, he created a weekly email list offering further decorating ideas to his clients, particularly to help them make their own design decisions. In 2004, Maxwell Ryan joined Oliver Ryan to turn the email list into a daily blog of design advice. Using ApartmentTherapy.com as the URL, their stated objective was to help readers solve problems without extensive professional guidance. Growth In the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kicked Out (book)
''Kicked Out'' is a 2010 anthology compiled and edited by Sassafras Lowrey. The book includes personal narratives from homeless and formerly homeless LGBT youth Research shows that a disproportionate number of Street children#United States, homeless youth in the United States identify as LGBT in the United States, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, or LGBT.H.L. Corliss, et al. 2011, "Discussion."Nusrat ..., as well as policy essays from service providers. The book is intended to serve both as a "guidebook" and to draw attention to youth homelessness to the broader LGBT community. The book calls for not only "more and better resources for at-risk LGBTQ youth, but also a transformation of the structures that maintain the epidemics of homelessness, suicidality, mental illness and addiction in this marginalized population." The book's editor, Sassafras Lowrey, lived through homelessness, and shares hir story as part of the anthology. Reception The Lambda Literary Foundation g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is an American author and activist. She is the author of two memoirs and three novels, and the editor of six nonfiction anthologies. Early life and education Sycamore was born in Washington, D.C. to a Jewish family and was raised in the Potomac Highlands neighborhood of Rockville, Maryland. After spending a year in college at Brown University, in 1992 she moved to San Francisco where she became involved in activism with ACT UP. Activism and literary career Sycamore was involved in ACT UP in the early 1990s and Fed Up Queers in the late 1990s. In 1998, she was the host of the first Gay Shame event in New York, appearing with performer Penny Arcade, writer Eileen Myles, cabaret artists Kiki and Herb, and queercore band Three Dollar Bill held in Brooklyn, NY, which was captured in the documentary film entitled ''Gay Shame 98'', by Scott Berry. She was one of the instigators of Gay Shame in San Francisco, which started in 2000 and became "a year-round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaclyn Friedman
Jaclyn Friedman (; born 1971) is an American feminist writer and activist known as the co-editor (with Jessica Valenti) of '' Yes Means Yes: Visions of Sexual Power and a World Without Rape'' and ''Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World'', the writer of ''Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All'' and ''What You Really Really Want: The Smart Girl’s Shame-Free Guide To Sex and Safety'', a campus speaker on issues of feminism, sexual freedom and anti-rape activism, and the founder and former executive director of Women, Action & The Media. Background Friedman graduated from Wesleyan University, and earned an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College in 2004. She lives in the Boston area. She is bisexual. Women, Action and the Media Friedman is the founder and former Executive Director of Women, Action and the Media (WAM!), a North American non-profit focusing on gender justice and media issues. WAM!’s accomplishments incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Valenti
Jessica Valenti (; born November 1, 1978) is an American feminist writer. She was the co-founder of the blog Feministing, which she wrote for from 2004 to 2011. Valenti is the author of five books: ''Full Frontal Feminism'' (2007), ''He's a Stud, She's a Slut'' (2008), ''The Purity Myth'' (2009), '' Why Have Kids?'' (2012), and '' Sex Object: A Memoir'' (2016). She also co-edited the books '' Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape'' (2008), and ''Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World'' (2020). Between 2014 and 2018, Valenti was a columnist for ''The Guardian.'' She is currently a columnist for Medium. Early life and education Valenti was raised in Long Island City, Queens, in an Italian-American family. She graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City in 1996 and attended Tulane University in New Orleans for a year, and then transferred to the State University of New York at Albany, graduating in 2001 with a bachelor's degr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Harbowy
Gabrielle Harbowy (born 1972) is an American author, editor, and anthologist. She has been Managing Editor at Dragon Moon Press, a copyeditor for Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books, and a Submissions Editor at Apex Magazine. Works Novels *''Hellmaw: Of the Essence'', TEGG (2016) - Runner Up, Science Fiction category, San Francisco Book Festival *''Gears of Faith'', Paizo (2017) *''Hearts Are Jerks'', Heart Bow Books (2020) Anthologies Edited *''When the Hero Comes Home'' (co-edited with Ed Greenwood), Dragon Moon Press (2011) - ForeWord Book of the Year Finalist *''When the Villain Comes Home'' (co-edited with Ed Greenwood), Dragon Moon Press (2012) *''When the Hero Comes Home 2'' (co-edited with Ed Greenwood), Dragon Moon Press (2013) *''Jacked In'', Circlet Press (2014) *''The Complete Guide to Writing for Young Adults'', Dragon Moon Press (2015) *''Women in Practical Armor'' (co-edited with Ed Greenwood), Evil Girlfriend Media (2016) Published Short Fiction *''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Antoniou
Laura Antoniou (born 1963) is an American novelist. She is the author of ''The Marketplace'' series of BDSM-themed novels, which were originally published under the pen name of Sara Adamson. Antoniou is also known for her work as an editor and pioneer on the field of contemporary erotic fiction and in particular as editor of lesbian erotica anthologies including the three-volume ''Leather Women'' series, ''Some Women'', ''By Her Subdued'', ''No Other Tribute'', and a collection of her own short stories and essays titled ''The Catalyst and Other Works''. Antoniou's fiction and her essays on alternate views of sexual roles have been cited by writers on the evolution of erotic fiction, and on the social politics of gender roles. Documentary filmmaker and author Tanya Trepanier's described Antoniou as part of a growing trend of novelists exploring hybrid forms of identity, including cultural and sexual identity, that don't fit into simple categories, using narrative storytelling as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morty Diamond
Morty Diamond is a filmmaker, artist, performer, and writer from the United States who has worked alongside the LGBT community for over 14 years. Diamond has written and edited three books, which all focus on transgender topics, and has also made two films which explore LGBT subjects. Diamond was awarded the 2012-2013 Social Science Fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley as an opportunity to study the effects of San Francisco's changing public health care system on transgender groups and individuals. He received his masters of social work from San Francisco State University. Career Works Diamond is the author and/or editor of three books: ''From the Inside Out: Radical Gender Transformation, FTM and Beyond'' (2004), ''Trans/Love: Radical Sex, Love & Relationships Beyond the Gender Binary'' (2011), and ''Gendered Hearts: Transgendered, Transsexual, and Gender Variant Writers on Sex, Love, and Relationships'' (2010). Diamond has directed two LGBT films ''TrannyFags' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Library Association Rainbow List
The ALA Rainbow List is an annual list of "books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18" produced by the American Library Association's (ALA's) Rainbow Project, which is run by the ALA's Rainbow Round Table and Social Responsibilities Round Table. Although roughly 4.5 percent of the U.S. population identifies as LGBT, "the vast majority of libraries lack high-quality, comprehensive LGBT collections" and "satisfaction among LGBT patrons is low." To ensure libraries have adequate LGBT books for readers of all ages, librarians should rely on resources such as the ALA's Rainbow List and the Lambda Literary Foundation. Honorees See also * Stonewall Awards Notes References External links * American Library Association awards Young adult literature awards LGBT literary awards English-language literary awards American literary awards Lists of LGBT-related mass media Lists of books {{American Libr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
