Jewelle Gomez

Jewelle Gomez is the author of eight books, including the recently published collection of poetry, Still Water, which explores her multiple identities: Black, Native American, Lesbian, Feminist, as well as her activism (she served on the original board of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation and GLAAD). Her Black, Lesbian Vampire novel, The Gilda Stories, has been in print more than 30 years and was optioned by Cheryl Dunye for a TV miniseries. Her third play commissioned by New Conservatory Theatre Center, Unpacking in P’town, premiered this spring in San Francisco. Photo by Irene Young