2024-05-17 Talk

May 2024 Day Of Queer Joy Living Book

Facts

• When: Friday, May 17, 2024 3-5pm
• Where: Halifax Central Library, south deck
• Who: Dan MacKay; here's my bio.

Things I talked about today:

• Reg Giles' story cycle, Peanut Butter And Jam Sandwich
• Scott MacNeil's Reflections In A Mirror Ball
• Wayves Magazine
• The GAE Origins story (the yellow brochure)
• How the Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia came to be.
• RobinMetcalfe's Queer Looking Queer Acting
• A 2023 walking tour

Things I didn't talk about

Not in the H•R•E:

• Meeting JimDeYoung, Jim's place, getting connected to the Halifax LGBT community
• My coming out story
• Walking by the Turret
• How we made Wayves Magazine
• How I got to be chair of Pride

Sources:

• RobinMetcalfe's Queer Looking Queer Acting
• RebeccaRose's Before The Parade
• This, the Halifax Rainbow Encyclopedia