Zappos ONE LGBT-Z Club presents their first panel in celebration of Pride Month with a focus on authenticity and success in the LGBT experience and community.
Moderator: Brandi M. Spaethe
Panelists: Alex Cantu, Aneice Lunsford, Brenna Hopper, Gabe Umpierre

This month we're excited to host the launch of the literary art journal SPUNK ISSUE NO. 12: DAY FOR NIGHT. Featured participants are editor Aaron Tilford, and contributors Carson Beker, Mark Gindi, & Brandi Spaethe.

SPUNK NO. 12 is an edition of 500 and will be for sale for $12 at the reading ($10 if you are buying more than one copy) – cash or Venmo accepted, no cards. Or you can purchase the issue online here (via card or PayPal):
https://www.spunkartandperspectives.com/product/spunk-issue-no-12-day-for-night

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In the 30 years since its founding, Lambda Literary has advocated for LGBTQ writers and readers as we confronted AIDS, debated marriage, grappled with issues of equality and justice, and sought to further a diverse and inclusive queer/trans culture. Now, amid renewed oppression and threat, how best can Lambda Literary and LGBTQ writers foster a proactive, sustainable place for ourselves? Literary activists affiliated with Lambda Literary lead a conversation with the community on the path forward.

Confirmed panelists are William Johnson, Joy Ladin, Amy Scholder, Brandi Spaethe, and Tony Valenzuela.

PerSISTERS, ReSISTERS: Fightin’ Words from California Women*
2:00 p.m. | Goldstein’s Mortuary & Delicatessen | feat. Angela M. Corbett, Jamie Asaye FitzGerald, Monique Quintana, Brandi M. Spaethe*(+21 and older only)

Since women are still underrepresented in many fields, even writing (as VIDA reminds us), we must continue to persist, resist, and support one another as we each practice our own fighting style. We fight by being sexual; by being nasty women!; by naming our oppressors or naming our achievements; by choosing and protecting our own love, work, art, and voice. In this multi-genre reading, the members of the Fresno Women’s Reading Series and Poets & Writers join forces in using words to do all of these things, and more.

For a full calendar of events please visit the LitHop site!

The Lambda Literary Foundation will be presenting its program at Lit Crawl L.A.: NoHo on October 26th, 2016. 

Readers:
Carlyle Nuera
Kyle Sawyer
Brandi M. Spaethe
Justin Torres
Yuska Lutfi Tuanakotta
Tony Valenzuela

Stay tuned for further details.

As part of the City of West Hollywood’s ongoing Lesbian Speakers Series and WeHo Reads Program, the West Hollywood Library will be hosting author Lucy Bledsoe at the West Hollywood Library Council Chambers for a panel event on Saturday, October 22, 2016 in conjunction with the release of Lucy’s upcoming book A Thin Bright Line.  The book, which is based on the true story of Lucy’s aunt and namesake “Lucybelle Bledsoe” and on the search to uncover her remarkable past, encompasses Cold War intrigues, the origins of climate research, the joyful pangs of love, and the impossible compromises of queer life in the 1950s and 60s.  

Panelists:
Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Christina Quintana
Brandi M. Spaethe
Griselda Suarez

TITLE: LGBTQ Writers Having Their Say

DESCRIPTION: This panel brings together LGBTQ writers from the greater LA area to discuss their work, their politics, and the need for establishing and sustaining a thriving literary community for writers of difference. 

Folks who will be reading, paneling, etc: http://litfestpasadena.org/authors/

Join BLOOM for a party & reading of its latest issue - with contributors Peter Gadol, Alexis Rhone Fancher, B.Spaethe, Brian Alessandro, and others.