The 4th annual Lambda Litfest has been transformed into a specially curated, virtual event celebrating Black LGBTQIA+ excellence and abundance. The week-long event, taking place virtually on Zoom from October 5 – 9 will feature Black, Indigenous, and POC LGBTQIA+ writers, artists, and activists engaged in dynamic, heart-driven conversations centering the Black LGBTQIA+ experience.
Each night of the festival is centered around timely topics vital to Queer Black art-making including, including Politics & Activism, Black Aesthetics, and Writing in Hollywood. The opening night will set the stage by bringing panelists Jordyn Jay, founder of Black Trans Femmes in the Arts Collective, novelist George M. Johnson, and others together for a discussion on Black Joy. The week will cap off with a discussion of Sex and the Body featuring Brontez Purnell, KOKUMO, Randa Jarrar, and others. Additional featured speakers include: Juliana Huxtable, Darnell Moore, Ianne Fields Stewart, t’ai freedom ford, and many more. All events are free and offer audiences the opportunity to listen and engage in discussion with some of the most crucial voices working today.
Lambda LitFest is a program of Lambda Literary, the nation’s leading LGBTQIA+ literary organization, whose mission is to nurture and advocate for LGBTQIA+ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve their legacies, and affirm the value of their stories and lives. Lambda Litfest resists the oppressive nature of a white supremacist, ableist, cisgender, and heteronormative world by creating a space that uplifts and celebrates Black, Indigenous, and POC folks in the LGBTQIA+ community.
This presentation is supported in part by an Arts Grant from the City of West Hollywood, as well as support from the California Arts Council and the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
For more info about Lambda Litfest, including full schedule of events, visit the website here.
