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Created on 2008-07-11 14:55:32 (#16068687), last updated 2009-11-24
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Basic Info| Name: | sassafrasolivia |
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| Birthdate: | 1984-05-16 |
| Location: | New York, New York, United States |
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More information about me, my books and my art can be found at http://www.pomofreakshow.com
Sassafras Lowrey is a genderqueer high femme, militant storyteller, author, artist, activist, and performer. Ze believe that everyone has a story to tell, and that the telling of those stories is essential to creating social change. Sassafras teaches and lectures at schools, conferences and for community groups across the country on issues ranging from queer storytelling to the epidemic of LGBTQ youth homelessness. Hir visual art has been showcased in conferences and galleries across the United States, including the “Fresh Meat” Gallery in San Francisco, “TransGiving” in Los Angeles and the legendary “Southern Comfort” conference in Atlanta. An accomplished storyteller, ze was an original member of “The Language of Paradox” founded and directed by Kate Bornstein, has toured regionally with “The Femme Show” and Dixon Place’s 17th annual HOT festival of queer culture, and is a contributor to numerous anthologies including: LGBTQ: America Today, The Femme Coloring Book, Gendered Hearts, and Visible: A Femmethology.
Sassafras was honored as one of Portland’s top emerging writers by In Other Words feminist books in 2004. Ze is the editor of the highly anticipated Kicked Out anthology (Homofactus Press, October 2009), which brings together the voices of current and former homeless LGBTQ youth. It’s foreword has been written by Judy Shepard (mother of Matthew Shepard) and the anthology has been endorsed by PFLAG-National. Sassafras is also the author of GSA to Marriage: Stories of a Life Lived Queerly (Homofactus Press, June 2010) a collection of short stories about hir life which weaves a tapestry of raw and honest tales to explore the paradoxical nature of one queer’s life. Memories of childhood sexual abuse, coming out in a conservative semi-rural area and being kicked out as a teen for being queer emerge in these tales of survival, escape, and triumph. Following Sassafras through multiple gender changes from butch, to FTM, and finally to high femme, the stories play with fluidity and the politics of passing. GSA to Marriage charts a sometimes perilous journey to adulthood through the lessons learned in escaping the demons of one’s past.
Sassafras lives in New York City with hir partner, two puddle-shaped- cats, and a princess dog.
Sassafras is the editor of the 'Kicked Out' anthology which brings togehter the voices of current and former homeless LGBTQ youth from around the world. The anthologies forward has been written by Judy Shepard (mother of Matthew Shepard) and will be released late 2009
more information about Kicked Out can be found at: www.myspace.com/kickedoutanthology
Sassafras' book "GSA to Marriage: Stories of a Life Lived Queerly" a collection of short will be released Summer 2010 from Homofactus Press.
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