Get your ticket here: Kevin Naff: "How We Won the War for LGBTQ Equality. 6/24 @6pm Tickets, Sat, Jun 24, 2023 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite

Meet gay authors Kevin Naff & Will Freshwater, 6/24 @6 p.m.

Kevin Naff, editor of the Washington Blade, published his first book, “How We Won the War for LGBTQ Equality” this spring. His friend Will Freshwater is the author of two books in a gay romance series set in Provincetown; his latest is “The Light Reflected.” The two will interview each other about their books in this twofer featuring writers of non-fiction and fiction.

If you can't attend in person but would like a signed copy, buy the book in advance of the event and we'll get it signed for you at the book event.

Kevin Naff's first book, "How We Won the War for LGBTQ Equality," is a candid, behind-the-scenes look at how the LGBTQ movement achieved so much so fast.

From his unique vantage point, Naff has had a front-row seat to the most historic moments in the LGBTQ movement, attending White House receptions and escorting celebrities to the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner for years. His book is part history lesson, part celebrity dish, explaining how marriage equality and other battles were won and how our enemies are working to overturn all that progress.

It's a concise, no-holds-barred look at a pivotal 20-year stretch of LGBTQ history that saw unprecedented progress. But that progress is now threatened by right-wing figures bent on turning back the clock.

Naff, Kevin
KEVIN NAFF is editor and co-owner of the Washington Blade, the oldest and most acclaimed LGBTQ newspaper in the United States, founded in 1969.He is a co-founder and owner of Brown Naff Pitts Omnimedia, which also publishes the Los Angeles Blade. Naff is an award-winning journalist, honored by the Society of Professional Journalists for his editorial writing. Prior to joining the Blade in 2002, he worked in business development for Verizon Wireless; helped launch the Baltimore Sun's website in 1996; and worked as an editor and business reporter for Reuters in New York. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in journalism and lives in Baltimore and Rehoboth Beach, Del., with his husband Brian Buebel.