Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets at 14th & V, presents Letitia Gomez to discuss the new book "Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism."Â
As this groundbreaking collection of essays attests, gay and lesbian activism is alive and thriving—on its own terms—in the Latin-American community. Fourteen activists chronicle their struggles for identity and acceptance, recounting their personal experiences and their public roles in founding and joining organizations to raise awareness and fight for equal rights. Join Letitia Gomez, a co-founder and executive director of LLEGÓ, the first national Latino/a LGBT organization, and her co-editor Salvador Vidal-Ortiz, a sociology professor focusing on women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at American University, and contributors Laura Esquivel, author of the bestselling "Like Water for Chocolate", and José Gutiérrez, founder of Latinos en Acción and the Latino LGBT History Project.Â
