About the Author

Shaley Howard is a small business owner, an award-winning activist, and published author. Her articles have appeared in many magazines including Curve, DIVA, IN, PQ Monthly, and Butch is not a Dirty Word. She was recently recognized as one of GO Magazine's “100 Women We Love” and the recipient of Portland’s Q Center’s Shine “Quasar” award, for outstanding community involvement. She’s the author of Excuse Me Sir: Memoir of a Butch recently released Oct 11th, National Coming Out Day. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, she absolutely loves the PNW and hiking.