Join Pride in Aging RI on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM at Riffraff, 60 Valley St #107A, Providence, RI 02909, for a reading with Dale Mitchell, author of Hippie Faggot Freak: The Making of a Gay Liberationist. The event is free to attend. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase from Riffraff. Free parking is available at the lot across the street from 60 Valley Street.
Hippie Faggot Freak: The Making of a Gay Liberationist is the frank, raw, and sometimes harrowing account of a young man's struggle against seemingly insurmountable odds. New was the idea of living as an out, proud, in-your-face gay man. Dale's story is the story of one who was among the first. Thoroughly engaging, the account is also sometimes shocking. Dale's journey was improvised—traveling a path without blueprints or roadmaps, where there was only a thicket of hatred, lies, and repression. As often as not, it led to dead ends. Yet he emerged as something never before seen: "a gay liberationist."
Ultimately, Hippie Faggot Freak is a story of transcendence—of bravery, perseverance, resilience, and, most importantly of all, an unquenchable thirst for freedom.
We look forward to having you join us for this powerful reading event!