Martin Padgett Reviews Gay Atlanta History and also New Book in Upcoming Virtual Occasion

Martin Padgett Reviews Gay Atlanta History and also New Book in Upcoming Virtual Occasion

LGBTQ lobbyist and also author of new book An Evening at the Sugary Food Periodontal Head: Drag, Drugs, Disco, and Atlanta's Gay Transformation, Martin Padgett, will certainly discuss guide as well as Atlanta's LGBTQ history with Philip Rafshoon on June 8.

The virtual conversation, funded by the Atlanta History Facility, will certainly cover the diverse as well as intimate tale of 1970s gay Atlanta, with 2 guys at the facility: John Greenway, who did as the beautiful Rachel Wells; as well as Costs Smith, a protestor that worked to transform antigay regulations.

Padgett is an author whose job has actually been featured in Oxford American, Sauce, Information, as well as Service Week. Rafshoon was the creator and also driver of Outwrite, Atlanta's LGBTQ Book shop and also Coffee Shop, from 1993 to 2012. He now works as the Supervisor of member Engagement for Midtown Partnership and also belongs to Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' LGBTQ Board Of Advisers.

The occasion will certainly occur by means of Zoom beginning at 7pm. Enrollment is totally free as well as available to the public. A Night at the Sugary Food Gum Tissue Head Drag, Medicines, Disco, and also Atlanta's Gay Transformation is available for acquisition online at A Cappella Books.

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