A little over a year ago I blogged about Vivek Shraya's self published book God Loves Hair, a collection of short stories about growing up queer and brown in Edmonton, Alberta. Vivek is releasing the second edition of God Loves Hair tonight alongside Toronto's premiere screening of Sonali Gulati's I Am. Watch the clip of Vivek reading Lipstick and see below for tonight's event details.
Please join Positive Space Ryerson and RyePRIDE for Toronto's premiere screening of Sonali Gulati's 'I Am', and the release of the second edition of Vivek Shraya's book 'God Loves Hair', followed by Q&A.
DATE: February 13, 2012
TIME: 6:30pm
VENUE: Thomas Lounge - Ryerson University
I AM
“I Am chronicles the journey of an Indian lesbian filmmaker who returns to Delhi, eleven years later, to re-open what was once home, and finally confronts the loss of her mother whom she never came out to. As she meets and speaks to parents of other gay and lesbian Indians, she pieces together the fabric of what family truly means, in a landscape where being gay was until recently a criminal and punishable offense.”
http://www.sonalifilm.com/I-AM.html
GOD LOVES HAIR
GOD LOVES HAIR is Vivek Shraya‘s first book, a collection of 21 short stories following a tender, intellectual, and curious child as he navigates complex realms of sexuality, gender, racial politics, religion, and belonging. Told with the poignant insight and honesty that only the voice of a young mind can convey, the stories are accompanied by the award-winning illustrations of Toronto artist Juliana Neufeld. God Loves Hair was selected as a finalist in the 2011 Lambda Literary Awards.
http://vivekshraya.com/godloveshair/
The emcee for the evening will be Farzana Doctor. Farzana Doctor is a Toronto-based novelist. Her first novel, Stealing Nasreen, received critical acclaim upon its release in 2007. Her second book, Six Metres of Pavement, was named a Top Ten Book of 2011 by NOW Magazine and won a Rainbow Award.
NO COVER.
SPONSORED BY:
Positive Space Ryerson University (http://www.ryerson.ca/equity/positivespace/)
RyePRIDE (http://www.ryepride.ca/)
INSIDE OUT (http://www.insideout.ca)
The South Asian Visual Arts Centre- SAVAC (http://www.savac.net/)
http://www.facebook.com/events/create/?eid=357101390967252
Please join Positive Space Ryerson and RyePRIDE for Toronto's premiere screening of Sonali Gulati's 'I Am', and the release of the second edition of Vivek Shraya's book 'God Loves Hair', followed by Q&A.
DATE: February 13, 2012
TIME: 6:30pm
VENUE: Thomas Lounge - Ryerson University
I AM
“I Am chronicles the journey of an Indian lesbian filmmaker who returns to Delhi, eleven years later, to re-open what was once home, and finally confronts the loss of her mother whom she never came out to. As she meets and speaks to parents of other gay and lesbian Indians, she pieces together the fabric of what family truly means, in a landscape where being gay was until recently a criminal and punishable offense.”
http://www.sonalifilm.com/I-AM.html
GOD LOVES HAIR
GOD LOVES HAIR is Vivek Shraya‘s first book, a collection of 21 short stories following a tender, intellectual, and curious child as he navigates complex realms of sexuality, gender, racial politics, religion, and belonging. Told with the poignant insight and honesty that only the voice of a young mind can convey, the stories are accompanied by the award-winning illustrations of Toronto artist Juliana Neufeld. God Loves Hair was selected as a finalist in the 2011 Lambda Literary Awards.
http://vivekshraya.com/godloveshair/
The emcee for the evening will be Farzana Doctor. Farzana Doctor is a Toronto-based novelist. Her first novel, Stealing Nasreen, received critical acclaim upon its release in 2007. Her second book, Six Metres of Pavement, was named a Top Ten Book of 2011 by NOW Magazine and won a Rainbow Award.
NO COVER.
SPONSORED BY:
Positive Space Ryerson University (http://www.ryerson.ca/equity/positivespace/)
RyePRIDE (http://www.ryepride.ca/)
INSIDE OUT (http://www.insideout.ca)
The South Asian Visual Arts Centre- SAVAC (http://www.savac.net/)
http://www.facebook.com/events/create/?eid=357101390967252
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