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Profile: Just who the heck am I?
by P. Kristen Enos
(Originally posted Sep 3, ’09.
All rights reserved.)
When my column was published in the local magazine, some
of my readers actually knew me in real life because of my involvement in the
LGBT community. I realize that a heck of a lot of you now might be thinking “Who
are you?” So I figured I better present a more formal introduction since I have
the means of doing that here vs. the space-limited magazine.
This following excerpt is from my About the Author
page in the back of my latest book “Deseo”:
I was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and
raised a U.S. military officer's brat. I officially came out at the age of 20,
though there were several earlier moments that could have been considered
suspicious… like having a huge crush on my kindergarten teacher, Miss Price
(sigh).
I spent my twenties being the
self-proclaimed Lesbian Radical Activist by doing the volunteer thing, and then
spent my thirties recovering from it. All the while, did the corporate thing to
pay the bills – a curse that still happens at the point of this writing.
Formerly a columnist, having written the
“Active Voice” column for The Orange County Blade Gay and Lesbian Magazine for a
couple of years, which focused on my real-life adventures of being an out
lesbian in the 90’s. Was a journalist and photographer for the local gay and
lesbian press. Volunteered with several non-profit LGBT organizations, most
notably Laguna Outreach, of which I served on the Board of Directors. Speaker on
several gay and lesbian panels, mostly at University of California, Irvine and
Irvine Valley College. And a lot of other things that I’ve forgotten, either due
to the passing time or on purpose or both.
I had volunteered several years with the
Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company in non-acting capacity. I also made a
tiny name for myself on the Internet with writing an epic continuation fanfic of
the anime series “Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040.” I wrote reviews and analysis of
lesbian content on the now defunct website “This Lesbian’s Guide to Anime and
Manga”. (You can blame AOL getting rid of their Hometown service and content for
that.)
I still live in Orange County, leaving
occasionally for work trips, Vegas, Broadway and Tokyo.
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Now, I would add more about me but then what would I write
in my columns?
And for the record, I'm 41 years old (as of March
8, 2010).
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