Chulito Author, Charles Rice-González confirmed!

Literary Event Update: Joining Charlie Vázquez, will be writer, long-time community and LGBT activist, Charles Rice-González. The Executive Director of BAAD!, The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, Charles’s is the author of Chulito. Set against a vibrant South Bronx neighborhood and the queer youth culture of Manhattan’s piers, Chulito is a coming-out, coming-of-age love story of a sexy, tough, hip hop–loving, young Latino man.

We are so excited Charlie and Charles are a part of this year’s celebration! Stay tune for details of their visit to Portland, speaking engagements and the Portland Latino Gay Pride Literary Event.