Author: Sassafras

The Kicked Out Anthology has been featured in National Gay News’ ” 2009: A Sneak Peak at the Trans Year to come” http://nationalgaynews.com/content/view/4332/175/

One of the first places I got my start as a writer was at ‘In Other Words’ books in Portland Oregon.  They were an important site of community to me as I was coming out as queer and discovering feminism.  In 2004 they honored me as one of that years top emerging writers.  Later, I …

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Thanksgiving is a hard day for many queer folks who feel pressured to spend the day with biological family who don’t accepted them, and for those who have been disowned by their families the day is even harder. For me Thanksgiving was once a reminder of everything that I didn’t have; parents, a family, a …

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As man of you know, I’m a huge LGBTQ history freak! Thus, I’m sure you can understand my excitement about having my work included on the incredible new resource site outhistory.com! Visit my page to get a sneak peak at GSA to Marriage: Stories of a Life Lived Queerly and while you are there check …

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Jacob Anderson-Minshall did a spotlight on me and my work in his  nationally syndicated column Trans Nation! You can read the full text of the column here: http://trans-genre.net/content/transnation-sassafras-lowrey 

As part of The Femme Show   Sassafras will be performing and leading a workshop at the Queer Spirit Camp  in Upstate New York July 2008!!! Stay tuned for more information about the camp and Sassafras’ peformance! And remember Sassafras is a weekly blogger at  with new posts every Friday!

Zinecore Radio Show asked me to talk about my history as an active zinester my transition to author and about both ‘GSA to Marriage: Stories of a Life Lived Queerly’ and ‘Kicked Out’ I’m the second guest on the show, and you can listen to the entire show here! <br><br> <object type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowScriptAccess=”never” allowNetworking=”internal” height=”152″ …

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Trans-genre is a great new site promoting trans artists, musicians, performers, and speakers! I was recently profiled on the site.  Go check it out!  trans-genre.net

On Friday I was one of the speakers at the NYC Day of Silence/Vigil for Lawrence King that was held at the very packed Christopher Street Park. It was a truly incredible experience to be surrounded by so many youth and adults who are committed to making the world a better place for queer folks, …

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