An Evening with ALOK
Mar
31
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
University of Richmond, Queally Admission Center, Breed Pavilion
142 UR Drive
University of Richmond, VA 23173
University of Richmond, VA 23173
The Student Center for Equity & Inclusion and the will program cordially invite you to attend “An Evening with ALOK”, an Asian, Pacific Island, Desi, & Arab (APIDA) Heritage Month and Transgender Day of Visibility Event, on Monday, March 31st from 7 – 8:30 PM at the Queally Center.
Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker, actor, and activist. They will be performing an original set, followed by a fireside chat and Q&A with Dr. Julietta Singh (she/her), Stephanie Bennett-Smith Chair of Gender & Sexuality Studies. ALOK will also be signing copies of their books, “Beyond the Gender Binary,” “Femme in Public,” and “Your Wound, My Garden,” all of which will be available for sale at the event. Hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and drinks will be provided, as well as ASL interpretation throughout the event.
Registration is required, so please RSVP using the SpiderCentral event page: https://cglink.me/2yp/r378327. This event is only open to UR alumni, faculty, staff, and students; however, everyone is able to bring one non-UR guest. If you do bring a guest, make sure you claim 2 tickets when you RSVP and have your guest arrive with you at check-in.
Performer Bio:
ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker, and actor. ALOK’s literary works “Beyond the Gender Binary,” “Femme in Public,” and “Your Wound, My Garden,” have garnered global recognition. Their dynamic presence has captivated audiences in over 40 countries, with sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Netflix is a Joke Festival.
ALOK's first comedy special BIOLOGY! was executive produced by Christopher Guest. They are the subject of the docu-short “ALOK” executive produced by Jodie Foster and directed by Alex Hedison, which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2024. On screen, they can also be seen in Complicated Order, The Trans List, and Absolute Dominion (forthcoming). On television, they can be seen on HBO's Sex Lives of College Girls, Sort Of, Random Acts of Flyness, Hulu’s Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne, Netflix’s Gender Agenda Comedy Special, and Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.
For their contributions to culture and entertainment, they have been honored with the ACLU of Southern California Bill of Rights Award, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Trailblazer Award, and were selected as the inaugural LGBTQ Scholar in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.
You can follow them at: https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon.
Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker, actor, and activist. They will be performing an original set, followed by a fireside chat and Q&A with Dr. Julietta Singh (she/her), Stephanie Bennett-Smith Chair of Gender & Sexuality Studies. ALOK will also be signing copies of their books, “Beyond the Gender Binary,” “Femme in Public,” and “Your Wound, My Garden,” all of which will be available for sale at the event. Hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and drinks will be provided, as well as ASL interpretation throughout the event.
Registration is required, so please RSVP using the SpiderCentral event page: https://cglink.me/2yp/r378327. This event is only open to UR alumni, faculty, staff, and students; however, everyone is able to bring one non-UR guest. If you do bring a guest, make sure you claim 2 tickets when you RSVP and have your guest arrive with you at check-in.
Performer Bio:
ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker, and actor. ALOK’s literary works “Beyond the Gender Binary,” “Femme in Public,” and “Your Wound, My Garden,” have garnered global recognition. Their dynamic presence has captivated audiences in over 40 countries, with sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Netflix is a Joke Festival.
ALOK's first comedy special BIOLOGY! was executive produced by Christopher Guest. They are the subject of the docu-short “ALOK” executive produced by Jodie Foster and directed by Alex Hedison, which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2024. On screen, they can also be seen in Complicated Order, The Trans List, and Absolute Dominion (forthcoming). On television, they can be seen on HBO's Sex Lives of College Girls, Sort Of, Random Acts of Flyness, Hulu’s Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne, Netflix’s Gender Agenda Comedy Special, and Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.
For their contributions to culture and entertainment, they have been honored with the ACLU of Southern California Bill of Rights Award, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Trailblazer Award, and were selected as the inaugural LGBTQ Scholar in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania.
You can follow them at: https://www.instagram.com/alokvmenon.