About Xochitl:

Bio: Xochitl Oliva (she/her/hers) is a queer librarian, artist, performer, and activist. Her photos have been published in Giant Robot, Zyzzyva, Gothtober, and The Mills Quarterly. She is the illustrator and co-creator of the fine press book, Body of Text, the 2000 winner of the international book arts competition, Love Letter to Guttenberg. She has performed with the feminist performance art collective, Toxic Titties. For years, she was an organizer of Midnight Ridazz, a creative collaborative bicycle ride in Los Angeles. She is a co-founder of Dyke Day LA and the Los Angeles Public Library's LGBTQIA Services Committee. Xochitl was the head of the Los Angeles Public Library's Digitization & Special Collections Department for the last 5 years. She is a graduate of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Mills College, and UCLA. The center of her Universe is her beautiful talented wife, Mabell.

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