Episode 6: Melissa Faliveno
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Queerful is a podcast about the power of stories and the creativity of the LGBTQ+ community. Hosted by Benjamin Rose (they/them), each episode features ordinary humans who are changing the world in the most queerful ways.
In this episode, Benjamin Rose interviews Melissa Faliveno (she/her/they) about writing practices, Wisconsin, and gender. Melissa Faliveno is the author of the debut essay collection TOMBOYLAND, named by NPR, New York Public Library, Oprah Magazine, and Electric Literature as a Best Book of 2020. Her essays and interviews have appeared in Esquire, Paris Review, Bitch, Ms. Magazine, and the Brooklyn Rail, among many others, and received a notable selection in Best American Essays. Born and raised in small-town Wisconsin, she is the 2020-21 Kenan Visiting Writer at UNC–Chapel Hill and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Website: www.melissafaliveno.com
Instagram: @mlfaliveno
Twitter: @melissafaliveno
Episode Notes
Below are links and resources mentioned in the episode or recommended by Benjamin and Melissa!
In the Queer and Now
Lil Nas X
Montero (Call Me By Your Name), YouTube
REAP (Religious Exemption Accountability Project)
About REAP
Dozens of LGBTQ students at Christian colleges sue the U.S. Education Dept., hoping to pressure Equality Act negotiations, Washington Post
Interview Notes
Books
TOMBOYLAND, Melissa Faliveno
Time Is The Thing A Body Moves Through, T Fleischmann
Local in Madison, WI
Room of One’s Own Bookstore
Isthmus
Mickey's Tavern
LGBTQ+ Resources
Drag Queen Story Hour
PFLAG
Yellow Brick Road (Beloit, WI)