The Philippines is in the Heart

I hope you can attend this:  The Philippines is in the Heart, Exploring the Filipino Diaspora in Los Angeles.  June 23 at 2pm.  The Silverlake Library, 2411 Glendale Blvd (across the street from Bank of America).  I'll be sharing the mic with Gioavanni Ortega and Alison de la Cruz.  We'll be exploring the work of Filpino literati, from Carlos Bulosan to Barbara Jane Reyes.  This is a PEN Center USA event. 

What it Means to be Gay...

I wrote a piece for the LA Weekly on what it means to be gay.  I affectionately call it:  Gayer with the Mayor.  More here.

...and Proud of it!

Author Octavia Butler

I hope you all get a chance to check out this reading I'm curating on June 7 at 7:30pm at Skylight Books.  It's an awesome line-up of writers.  The purpose of the event is to honor gay and lesbians writers who inspired us.  More here.