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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Leslea
Newman, author of over 50 books including Heather Has Two Mommies
and the short story "A Letter To Harvey Milk," will offer a presentation
entitled "You Can't Be a Lesbian--You're Jewish" at the SUNY College at
Oneonta on Tuesday, March 24, at 9 p.m. in the Center for Multicultural
Experiences in Lee Hall. Admission to the event is complimentary, and
members of the community are invited to attend.
Newman, a faculty member in the creative writing program at the
University of Southern Maine, is best known for Heather Has Two Mommies,
the first children's book to portray lesbian families in a positive way. Her
other children's books include Gloria Goes To Gay Pride, Belinda's
Bouquet, Too Far Away to Touch, and Saturday Is Pattyday.
Her writing for adult readers centers on lesbian identity, Jewish
identity, and the intersection and collision between the two. "A Letter To
Harvey Milk" has been made into a film and adapted for the stage. Newman's
other works include Writing From The Heart, In Every Laugh a Tear,
The Femme Mystique, Still Life with Buddy, Fat Chance
and Out of the Closet and Nothing to Wear.
Leslea Newman has received many literary awards including poetry
fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts
Artists Fellowship Foundation, the Highlights for Children Fiction Writing
Award, the James Baldwin Award for Cultural Achievement, and two Pushcart
Prize Nominations. Nine of her books have been Lambda Literary Award
finalists.
Newman will appear at SUNY Oneonta as part of Pride Week sponsored by
Open Minded Unity and
the Gender and
Sexuality Resource Center at the College. Her appearance is sponsored by
the College
Union Activities Council, Hillel,
Open Minded Unity, the Office of
Equity and Inclusion,
Office of Student
Development, Gender and Sexuality Resource Center,
Center for Multicultural
Experiences, and
Office of
Multicultural Student Affairs.
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