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Pride Month Literary Events

June 16, 2021

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There are still many ways to connect with and show up for the literary LGBTQIA+ community this Pride Month! Queer writers, our world is made better by your presence. We celebrate you this month and every month!

We’ve gathered online readings, book clubs, YA events, lectures, and celebrations for you below. Check out the links to preregister, invite your friends, and grab your favorite Pride-themed snack or beverage!

And don’t let the love stop there: beyond attending these events, you can also support LGBTQ+ writers and artists by buying their work and sharing it with your own community.

Wednesday, June 16

2 p.m. ET—Incite—Rita B Rose—Pride Month Special

7 p.m. ET—Pride and Joy: Stories for Trans Youth

8 p.m. ET—Pride Month Book Discussion with LGBTQplus Center of Lake County

10 p.m. ET—Perfectly Queer Reading "Queer Pride Month"

Thursday, June 17

4 p.m. ET—Recommended Reads for LGBTQ+ Month

7 p.m. ET—Writer's Night: Pride Month

7:30 p.m. ET—The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases—Chloe Davis

Friday, June 18

10 a.m. ET—Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Comics for Middle Grades (Ages 8–12)

Tuesday, June 22

7 p.m. ET—Rainy River Pride Month Book Club

8:30 p.m. ET—QPlayaz | QPride: @Salon 2021

8:30 p.m. ET—Queer Book Club: "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong

Wednesday, June 23

5:30 p.m. ET—Disrupting Dignity: Rethinking Power and Progress in LGBTQ+ Lives: A Conversation with Steve Engel

7 p.m. ET—Pride Month Storytime with Summer Orlando

7:30 p.m. ET—Pride Month Media Club

8 p.m. ET—LGBTQ Storytelling

Thursday, June 24

2 p.m. ET—Pride Month Poetry

7:30 p.m. ET—The Georgia Trans Oral History Project: Morna Gerrard and AC Panella in Conversation

Friday, June 25

2 p.m. ET—LGBTQ+ Reading Group: Detransition, Baby

8 p.m. ET—Three LGBTQ Writers Celebrate Success

Saturday, June 26

10:00 a.m. ET—LGBTQ+ Book Club Reads: The Left Hand of Darkness

12 noon ET—LGBTQ+ Story Time

Tuesday, June 29

12 noon ET—YAAA, LGBTQ, & WWN Book Club Discussion—The Bold World: A Memoir of Family and Transformation

6:30 p.m. ET—LGBTQ+ Short Story Club

Tuesday, July 6

2:30 p.m. ET—Yorkshire LGBTQ+ People of Faith: Books and Belief


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