{"id":169,"date":"2012-10-04T18:57:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/j-applebee.tumblr.com\/post\/32880991325"},"modified":"2012-10-04T18:57:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T17:57:00","slug":"it-was-a-real-treat-for-me-to-represent-the-b-in-lgbt-at-diverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bimedia.org\/blogs\/2012\/10\/it-was-a-real-treat-for-me-to-represent-the-b-in-lgbt-at-diverse\/","title":{"rendered":"It was a real treat for me to represent the B in LGBT at Diverse&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo1_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> Ingo from Wotever World &#038; Zizini Minott<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/37.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo2_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> MC Angel<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo4_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> Jacqui reads &#8220;Personal Ad Hell&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo3_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> Thomas Glave &#038; Andra Simons<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo5_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> Andra Simons moving poetry was a treat<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo6_500.jpg\"\/><br \/> Thomas Glave read some amazing prose<\/p>\n<p>It was a real treat for me to represent the B in LGBT at Diverse Voices, an event for U.K Black History Month.\u00a0 She was joined by the talented <a href=\"http:\/\/andrasimons.wordpress.com\/\" >Andra Simons<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oslofreedomforum.com\/speakers\/thomas_glave.html\" >Thomas Glave <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/mcangeluk\" >MC Angel<\/a>.\u00a0 The night held spoken word delights including a tale of being lost in the Carribbean sea, dealing with street harrassers on the London streets, Bermudan superstitions, and how to navigate online dating ads.\u00a0 I also gave my bisexual anthem its first airing.\u00a0 I was surprised at how many people liked it!\u00a0 I\u2019ll post it up soon.<\/p>\n<p>Southwark Council funded the event, which was held at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.woolfsonandtay.com\/\" >Woolfson and Tay bookshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo1_500.jpg\"><br \/> Ingo from Wotever World &amp; Zizini Minott<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/37.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo2_500.jpg\"><br \/> MC Angel<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo4_500.jpg\"><br \/> Jacqui reads &#8220;Personal Ad Hell&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo3_500.jpg\"><br \/> Thomas Glave &amp; Andra Simons<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/38.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo5_500.jpg\"><br \/> Andra Simons moving poetry was a treat<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_mbdr7qCckj1qd3j1wo6_500.jpg\"><br \/> Thomas Glave read some amazing prose<\/p>\n<p>It was a real treat for me to represent the B in LGBT at Diverse Voices, an event for U.K Black History Month.&nbsp; She was joined by the talented <a href=\"http:\/\/andrasimons.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andra Simons<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oslofreedomforum.com\/speakers\/thomas_glave.html\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Glave <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/mcangeluk\" target=\"_blank\">MC Angel<\/a>.&nbsp; 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