Tour stop #3: A deep and lively conversation with Ellie Perez, head of The LGBTQ Center Long Beach at Page Against The Machine, especially when we explored “how we do family” as LGBTQ parents, how much our rights and visiblilty have grown, and yet how much work still remains to be done.
My book event took place during the Long Beach Pride week, but also on the International Family Day, which made it even more memorable.
Something special from the day. The morning of my talk at PATM, I found these adorable baby shoes from when my younger daughter was an infant!
I brought them with me and placed them proudly on the microphone podium. Just looking at them made the whole story feel real.
I’ll be taking them to all other book signings from now on.
Thank you, Chris Giaco (below), the owner of Page Against The Machine, for hosting us.
There will be another book signing in Long Beach: July 5 at Long Beach Historical Society in Bixby Knolls, and 2 more in LA: June 5 at ONE Archives at USC and June 14 at Book Soup on Sunset. Hope to see you at one of those!
Lane Igoudin 