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Author talk with activist Raquel Willis June 30

Published 1 day ago • 2 min read

Reader, we have a celebrity joining us in June! Join me and Raquel Willis for a live conversation about Raquel's memoir, The Risk It Takes To Bloom: On Life and Liberation.

🗓️Tuesday, June 30
⏰ 7:00 pm CDT
💻 Live on Zoom

The Risk It Takes to Bloom is a passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of transformation and her work towards collective liberation.

How to join the event:

Step 1 - ✍️ Click the button below and fill out the form to get access to free event registration. (You are welcome to share this link with friends and family.) After confirming your email address, you'll get an email with the Zoom registration link. Please be patient; an actual human is manually approving registrations!

Step 2 - 📚 Buy the book to get the most out of the event! Pre-order the paperback before its release on June 9 (hardback also available). Buying through 👉this Bookshop.org link👈 benefits independent bookstores and Parents of Trans Youth at no extra cost to you. Also available anywhere books are sold.
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​Step 3 - 🗣️ Show up live on June 30 through the Zoom link you’ll receive via email and be ready with your questions for Raquel! (Recording will be available for members of the Parents of Trans Youth Community only.)

Raquel Willis is an award-winning activist, writer, and media strategist dedicated to collective liberation. She is the co-founder and strategic director of the Gender Liberation Movement, host of the podcasts Afterlives and Queer Chronicles, and author of The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation. A former national organizer for the Transgender Law Center, Raquel made history as the first openly Black transgender woman in a senior editorial role at a major U.S. magazine (Out). A TIME Woman of the Year and TIME100 honoree, she continues to shape culture through storytelling, strategy, and advocacy for Black trans freedom.

This is a Parents of Trans Youth Community book club event — part of our regular rhythm of weekly live events in the community.

And for this specific event, we’re opening the doors for anyone who’d like to check it out. Not only are you invited to this special celebrity author talk, but you’ll also get to experience our community where affirming parents of trans kids and young adults gather for support, connection, and practical solutions.

Mandy Giles​
Founder and CEO
​Parents of Trans Youth​

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