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SPECIAL TICKETED EVENT

July 15, 2023
2:00 pm

Chasten Buttigieg* | I Have Something To Tell You

@ Franklin Junior High Event Center – 4801 Franklin Avenue

This is a ticketed event and includes a copy of the book. Purchase price is $25 for your choice of 1 book/1 person or 1 book/2 persons. 
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DOOR.

Meet Chasten Buttigieg, the author of I Have Something to Tell You, at this special event.    This young adult adaptation of the hopeful and refreshingly candid bestselling memoir by the husband of a former Democratic presidential candidate about growing up gay in his small Midwestern town. Completely rewritten with new stories, including resources for readers, parents, and teachers.

Growing up, Chasten Glezman Buttigieg didn’t always fit in. He felt different from his father and brothers, who loved to hunt and go camping, and out of place in the rural, conservative small town where he lived. Back then, blending in was more important than feeling seen.

So, when Chasten realized he was gay, he kept that part of himself hidden away for a long, painful time. With incredible bravery, and the support of his loved ones, Chasten eventually came out—and when he did, he learned that being true to himself was the most rewarding journey of all.

Finding acceptance and self-love can seem like a tremendous challenge, but it’s never impossible. With honesty, courage, and warmth, Chasten relays his experience of growing up in America and embracing his identity, while inspiring young people across the country to do the same.

This is a ticketed event and includes a copy of the book. Purchase price is $25 for your choice of 1 book/1 person or 1 book/2 persons.  You may purchase tickets at the event.
Note: Doors will open at 1:30 PM.   Event will be held in the Franklin Junior High Events Center theater located in the SE corner of the building.

About the Author

Photo: Carina Teoh

Chasten Glezman Buttigieg grew up in Traverse City, Michigan. He is a teacher, advocate, and husband of former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. Chasten currently lives with Pete; their two children, Gus and Penelope; and their two rescue dogs, Buddy and Truman, in Northern Michigan. I Have Something to Tell You—For Young Adults is his second book.

 

 

 

 

Chasten will be introduced and joined in conversation by Zach Wahls.  Senator Wahls represents Senate District 43, which includes Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, several Iowa City neighborhoods, and rural northeast Johnson County. Wahls is a sixth-generation Iowan, a longtime resident of the senate district with deep community roots, an Eagle Scout, and an active member of the Unitarian Universalist congregation in Coralville.  Outside of the legislature, Wahls works as Vice President of Community Investment and Development at GreenState Credit Union, Iowa’s largest financial cooperative.

His testimony before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee about growing up with lesbian parents was YouTube’s most-watched political video of 2011. He has spoken at over 300 events all over Iowa and across America, including a primetime speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention supporting President Barack Obama’s re-election.

He is the author of the nationally bestselling memoir My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength and What Makes a Family. Wahls co-founded and served as Executive Director of Scouts for Equality, which successfully led the national campaign to end LGBTQ discrimination in the Boy Scouts of America.  Wahls received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and his master’s degree from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. He lives with his wife Dr. Chloe Angyal, who is a journalist and author, and their dog Zelda, in Coralville.

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