Joy is a tool\, a resource\, a value and a blanket for us in difficult times. When we lift up joy in our storytellin g\, when we cultivate space for daydreaming and for wonder\, we secure a b right future for ourselves and for those who see themselves reflected in o ur work. For many\, especially in the queer community\, joy\, especially t he joy of a partner and a family was necessarily private. Today\, many que er people have the opportunity to live out loud and spread their joy\, gro wing their legacy through the stories they tell.
\nJoin Gabby and Lu pita as they share what stories have brought them joy (check out a few of their favorites below!)\, how Gabby is incorporating joy in storytelling i n her new podcast \;Joy Uprising and think about what joyful stories you want to tell to grow your legacy. \;
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About Gabby Rivera
\nGabby&rsquo\;s newest project is b.b. free\, an original comic series following 15-year-old b.b. and her blossom ing cosmic powers\, in a post-apocalyptic world\, not quite like anything you&rsquo\;ve seen before. Gabby calls b.b. free &ldquo\;a bouncy love let ter to queer kids everywhere\, especially the chubby Puerto Rican ones.&rd quo\; She&rsquo\;s also the author of Juliet Takes a Breath\, a YA novel l isted by Mic as one of the 25 essential books to read for Women&rsquo\;s H istory Month. It&rsquo\;s a critically acclaimed coming-of-age story starr ing a queer puertorriqueñ\;a who leaves her native Bronx behind to i ntern with one of her literary heroes. &ldquo\;I strongly encourage you to read Juliet Takes a Breath\,&rdquo\; writes Roxane Gay. &ldquo\;It&rsquo\ ;s quite dazzling\, funny as hell\, poignant\, all the things.&rdquo\; Wit ty\, authentic\, and humming with the full complexities of modern life and radical politics\, it was called the &ldquo\;dopest LGBTQA YA book ever&r dquo\; by Latina magazine and was re-published in September 2019.
\nGabby also hosts a podcast titled Joy Uprising\, featuring interviews with Gabby&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;favorite revolutionary humans\,&rdquo\; many of th em queer people of color\, where they share how they find\, maintain\, and nurture their joy in this chaotic world. As an activist\, Gabby also give s back. She worked with Autostraddle.com for over five years as the QTPOC Speakeasy editor and A-Camp staff. A film and multi-media teaching artist\ , she&rsquo\;s worked with social justice organizations like DreamYard Pro ject\, Inc. She&rsquo\;s appeared as a featured panelist and counselor at the annual Autostraddle Queer Women&rsquo\;s Conference\, and has presente d at the Allied Media and Digital Media and Learning Conferences.
\nThe Public Square is presented in partnership with the DC Publ ic Library Foundation and Pepco\, an Exelon Company. \;
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