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SUMMARY:Sim Butler talk about "And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America"
DESCRIPTION:Our country stands at a critical cultural crossroads\, with a wave of anti-trans legislation emerging at unprecedented levels targeting trans children\, in particular\, who face increasing stigmatization and erasure. In recent years\, the Sim Butler family faced an impossible reality in their home state of Alabama\, where trans rights are increasingly under attack. Sim Butler’s And the Dragons Do Come is a poignant account of one family’s experience of parenting and supporting a trans child in these perilous times. His book provides a firsthand perspective on the human cost of anti-trans sentiment and a strong argument for keeping the humanity in our hearts and our communities. Meet Sim Butler on Thursday\, November 20 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore. Co-sponsored by Prattville Pride.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/sim-butler-talk-about-and-the-dragons-do-come-raising-a-transgender-kid-in-rural-america/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday Poetry Series to feature Poet Joe Wilkins
DESCRIPTION:Joe Wilkins will be guest poet at the Third Thursday reading on November 20\, at Pebble Hill in Auburn. Book sales and refreshments will be available beginning at 6:00. The program will begin at 6:30 with a brief open mic reading followed by Wilkins’s presentation. Those wishing to read a brief poem in the open mic segment should arrive early and sign up. \nWilkins teaches creative writing at Linfield University in Oregon. He has published two novels\, a memoir\, and five collections of poetry\, the most recent of which is Pastoral\, 1994.  \n  \nThe Third Thursday Literary Series is sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities\, the Department of English and Southern Humanities Review in the College of liberal Arts at Auburn University\, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University\, and the Alabama State Council on the Arts. \n  \nAll Third Thursday readings are free and open to the public.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/third-thursday-poetry-series-to-feature-poet-joe-wilkins/
LOCATION:Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities\, 101 S. Debardeleben St.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849-5637\, United States
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