Jun
9
1:00am
In Conversation: Matt Ortile & Fran Tirado
By Bold Type Books
Kick off pride month with a conversation between Matt Ortile and Fran Tirado to celebrate the release of The Groom Will Keep His Name. West Hollywood's Book Soup is the official bookseller for the event. All copies purchased through Book Soup will come with signed book plates and a pocket square from Chicago's Tie Bar.
When Matt Ortile moved from Manila to Las Vegas, the locals couldn't pronounce his name. Harassed as a kid for his brown skin, accent, and femininity, he believed he could belong in America by marrying a white man and shedding his Filipino identity. This was the first myth he told himself. The Groom Will Keep His Name explores the various tales Ortile spun about what it means to be a Vassar Girl, an American Boy, and a Filipino immigrant in New York looking to build a home.
As we meet and mate, we tell stories about ourselves, revealing not just who we are, but who we want to be. Ortile recounts the relationships and whateverships that pushed him to confront his notions of sex, power, and the model minority myth. Whether swiping on Grindr, analyzing DMs, or cruising steam rooms, Ortile brings us on his journey toward radical self-love with intelligence, wit, and his heart on his sleeve.
Matt Ortile is the managing editor of Catapult magazine. Previously, he was the global publishing lead for BuzzFeed International and the founding editor of BuzzFeed Philippines. His writing has been published by BuzzFeed, Into, Self, and Out, among others. He lives in NYC. Find him on Twitter and Instagram.
Fran Tirado is a writer and speaker on all things queer. He’s also the host of Food 4 Thot and other queer podcasts, a strategist behind Pride campaigns, the former deputy editor at Out, and executive editor of Hello Mr. He is generally very loud on Twitter and Instagram.
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