Photos of the Queer Medieval

I promised photos of the Queer Medieval event for Pride at Town Hall Seattle, sponsored by Humanities WA. And here they are. All photos by Libby Lewis.

lt’s always cool seeing one’s name on a big ol’ boardBookselling b the fabulous Charlie and Colleen of Charlie’s Queer BooksThe folks who made it all happen: Sarah, Maria, and JulieMega Cavell supplied the fabulous Old English riddle games and illustrationsIt’s a big stage, and the lights are bright…We sold over 500 ticketsAfter Maria’s lovely intro I spoke for about 45 minutesI couldn’t see the audience—I could have been speaking to an empty hall for I know—so I’m glad of these picturesMaybe it’s time I bought some brightly -coloured clothes…Clearly people were engaged—but they were quiet, so, again, I couldn’t tell…So I was encouraged when people started to laughThen lots of applause when the keynote was donethen it was time for a serious question or two from MariaAnd again people were quietBut by then I was excitedAnd the audience was tooI demonstrate how hard it is to not Say The SwearsAnd now I’m rocking and rollingAnd the audience—including my sweetie—is appreciativeI forget which question this was a response toBut by now I knew the audience was there :)

If you want to watch the video, you can see it here.