Leah Abay, Thank You For Coming Out
Podcast welcomes dancer, youth advocate with many pronouns
BY PAUL SCHINDLER
In this week’s episode of
the Gay City News podcast
“Thank You For Coming
Out,” creator and host Dubbs
Weinblatt (they/ them/ theirs) welcomes
Leah Abay (they/ she/ he),
who is currently pursuing their
Master’s in Social Work at NYU. He
hails from Akron, Ohio, where they
completed their Bachelor’s of Fine
Arts in Dance Performance and
then performed professionally for
two years. Since relocating to New
York in 2016, she has had the pleasure
of working with homeless LGBTQ
youth as a volunteer and as a
part of his graduate degree. They
graduate in May of 2020, and their
dream job is to become a genderaffi
rming clinician. She loves oat
milk iced lattes and when folks incorporate
all of their pronouns into
one sentence!
Leah Abay.
FESTIVAL DAY AUTHORS
As queer people, we are constantly
coming out, and each coming
out story is unique in its blend
of humor, heartache, worry, and
wonder. “Thank You For Coming
Out,” inspired by Dubbs’ beloved
live comedy show of the same
name, pairs them as host with
lesbian, gay, trans, bi, non-binary,
and more members of the queer
community to discuss their coming
out stories.
Listen in to our 11th incredible
journey into the LGBTQ communities’
vulnerable and often hilarious
stories of coming out.
Presented by Gay City News,
“Thank You For Coming Out” is
one of the podcast offerings of
Schneps Broadcasting , which also
includes “Power Women” hosted
by Schneps Media president and
publisher Victoria Schneps-Yunis,
“Brooklyn Paper Radio” hosted by
editor Zach Gewelb, and “El Correo
THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT
SEPTEMBER 16-23, 2019
PODCASTS
Radio” hosted by editor Karmina
Fonseca.
Follow Leah at @leahabay, and
follow us at @thankyouforcomingout!
brooklynbookfestival.org
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SOME BOOKEND EVENTS CHARGE ADMISSION
BOOKEND EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 16 - 23 - CITYWIDE
Adventure to BKBF curated Bookend events
throughout the city. Literary trivia, books-tomovies
screenings, performances, and more
take place in unique locations from clubs and
cemeteries to bookstores and parks.
CHILDREN’S DAY
SEPTEMBER 21 - 10am-4pm
METROTECH COMMONS
Enjoy authors and illustrators as they celebrate
beloved children’s books through readings,
performances, workshops, and interactive
art projects. Hear musical performances, and
cheer illustrators in a drawing competition.
Discover a treasure trove of children’s books in
our Children’s Marketplace of books.
Molly Brooks
Ivan Brunetti
Vashti Harrison
AUTHORS
Arvin Ahmadi
Nicole Dennis-Benn
Jericho Brown
Tina Chang
David Chariandy
Alexander Chee
K Chess
Ted Chiang
Susan Choi
Dave Cullen
William Dameron
Edwidge Danticat
Sarah Dessen
Adam Ellis
Jonathan Safran Foer
Samra Habib
Mira Jacob
Marlon James
N.K. Jemisin
T Kira Madden
DeRay McKesson
Lane Moore
Mary Norris
Joyce Carol Oates
Téa Obreht
Ryan O’Callaghan
Ben Passmore
Alison Roman
Nik Sharma
Jake Skeets
MattTaibbi
Jacob Tobia
Magdalene Visaggio
Damon Young
and many others!
Entertainment, producers of the annual One Book,
One New York program, for their efforts in support
of book publishing in NYC. Visit nyc.gov/onebook
FESTIVAL DAY
SEPTEMBER 22 - 10am-6pm
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
Come celebrate books and authors! The
Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary
festival in NYC with nearly 300 national and
international authors present in readings and
panel discussions on 14 stages. Browse the
literary outdoor Literary Marketplace, featuring
more than 230 independent publishers,
presses and bookstores.
Mo Willems
Dan Zanes
and many others!
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