LGBTQ+ History in Comics: Josh Trujillo reading "It's Roy Cohn's World, and You're Living In It"
As part of the City of West Hollywood's One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival (www.weho.org/pride), Prism Comics presented a diverse, talented group of comics creators as they explore our queer past through comics. The panelists’ books span recent and revolutionary American history, the Old West, Black history, the roots of the San Francisco gay movement and 1930s pre-war Europe. You can view the panel discussion at youtu.be/fn_uD0RHMpQ Each creator also did a special video reading of a section of their work as bonus virtual programming. The panel and readings will remain online for viewing after the premiere date. This reading features: Josh Trujillo (he/him) - Washington’s Gay General; It’s Roy Cohn’s World and You’re Living in It; The United States of Captain America Prism Comics is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization supporting LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ friendly comic book and graphic novel professionals, readers, educators and librarians. Founded in 2003 Prism champions diversity and inclusion in comics and popular media through Prism’s website, exhibiting and presenting panels at conventions, and the annual Prism Awards for excellence in queer comics. prismcomics.org This program is presented with the support of a grant from the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division as part of the City's One City One Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival. www.weho.org/pride
