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Author Talk with Michael Dumlao on their title The Wisdom of Guncles.
Join us during Pride Month at the MLK library for an Author Talk with Michael Dumlao to discuss The Wisdom of Guncles, a collective work of stories highlighting the familial relationships of people in the LGBTQ+ community.
More about the book:
The Wisdom of Guncles is a collective narrative of LGBTQ+ experiences, and their relationships with family — however they choose to define it. It features stories from guncles (gay uncles) as Dumlao features what various LGBTQ+ experiences teach about disrupting norms, exploring identity, and creating chosen families that affirm one’s truth.
Author Bio:
Michael Dumlao is an artist, author and activist with more than twenty-one years of experience advancing diversity, equity, and social justice while also being an award winning brand strategist, digital marketer and creative storyteller in the federal, corporate, non-profit and academic level. They've led a rebrand of a Fortune 500 company and serves as a senior advisor for leaders in government.
Dumlao is passionate about the role of creativity and the arts in making a better world. Born in Manila, Philippines, and raised in Sydney, Australia, they now reside in Washington, D.C. with their husband Daniel and rescue dog, America. They are a proud guncle and dedicate The Wisdom of Guncles to more than 50 niblings and protégés.
About the Moderator:
Pussy Noir came of age in theaters and rehearsal halls in Washington, DC. After years of musical and theatrical performances, she dove head first into the New York life of styling photo shoots and working backstage at fashion shows. The glamour and glitz of high fashion took Pussy to Paris, where she pursued her dream to study abroad. Her fondest memories are of her time in Paris soaking up the European fashion and art scenes.
The Pussy Noir character developed into an androgynous performer, host and producer within the nightclub circuit and art galleries in 2011. She has made an appearance on The Real Housewives of Potomac and hosted shows at the Hirshhorn Museum, The Art Museum of the Americas, The legendary 9:30 Club and the historic Howard Theater. Currently, she is an artist fellow in the Culture Caucus at the Kennedy Center and the co-producer, headliner and MC of the Wig Party Drag Festival.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Author Talk |
