Event

Femme in Public

What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world? At what point does femininity become synonymous with apology? Who hurt the people who hurt you? Alok is trying to figure it out.

Join for a performance to celebrate the release of Alok's new chapbook of poetry: FEMME IN PUBLIC! Books will be available at the event.

Opener: Kiley May!

Saturday September 30
12-2PM
Glad Day Bookshop
499 Church Street, Toronto

**For questions about the venue please contact erickson@gladdaybookshop.com **

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Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) is a gender non-conforming performance artist, writer, educator, and entertainer. Their eclectic sense of style, political humor, and poetic challenge to the gender binary have been internationally renowned.

Kiley May is a Hotinonshón:ni Mohawk and Cayuga storyteller, actor and artist from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory (aka the rez), and is now settled in the gathering place called Tkaronto, or Toronto. Kiley is a two spirit person, who also identifies as trans, queer and genderqueer. Her pronouns are they/their/them and also she/her. They do education and facilitation about and with two spirit, LGBTQI and Indigenous communities. Kiley is currently a student at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre, training in acting, singing and dancing. She also enjoys creative arty things like writing, fashion, film and photography. And transitioning, which is an art form; her greatest art work to date.