Dominican Writers Association and Word Up celebrate the launch Pájaros, lesbianas y queers...¡a volar!: An LGBTQ+ Anthology of Dominican Transnational Writers with editors Yoseli Castillo Fuertes and Alicia Anabel Santos, in conversation with Charles Rice-Gonzalez, author of Chulito.
Pájaros, lesbianas y queers...¡a volar! An LGBTQ+ Anthology of Dominican Transnational Writers is a bilingual compilation of poetry, essays, short stories, short plays and memoirs by out Dominican writers on the island and the diaspora. It is a powerful representation of some of the literary, social, political and cultural movements currently taking place in the Dominican community. The worlds, ideas, feelings and stories depicted in this book show how LGBTQ+ Dominicans both fit in and are alienated from the national dictum "Dios, Patria y Libertad", all while navigating typical human traits such as love, family, identity, home, safety, courage, sexuality, faith, language.