Growing up Gay, Growing up Lesbian is the first literary anthology geared specifically to gay and lesbian youth. It includes more than fifty coming-of-age stories by established writers and teenagers and has been hailed by writers, educators, activists, booksellers, and the press as an essential resource for young people--and not-so-young people--seeking to understand the gay and lesbian experience. The anthology includes selections by James Baldwin, Rita Mae Brown, David Leavitt, Jeanette Winterson, Audre Lorde, and others.
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This excellent anthology includes over 50 essays, poems, and coming-of-age stories by teenagers and established writers?from James Baldwin to Rita Mae Brown? some excerpted from classic full-length works.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A diverse collection. . . [of] essential staples for the queer reader interested in tracing her literary predecessors and contemporaries. -- Deneuve
A remarkable resource filled with poignant, eye-opening, and very funny pieces that will inspire and affirm without ever preaching or becoming heavy-handed. -- Dr. Virginia Uribe, Founder, Project 10
An excellent introduction to gay and lesbian literature. -- Lambda Book Report
Filled with poignancy and a glimpse of hope for our future. -- Next, New York
Growing up gay is, in some ways, harder than it has ever been. . . This anthology extends words of hope to youth who need to know that they are not alone. -- Just Out, Portland, Oregon
A remarkable resource filled with poignant, eye-opening, and very funny pieces that will inspire and affirm without ever preaching or becoming heavy-handed. -- Dr. Virginia Uribe, Founder, Project 10
An excellent introduction to gay and lesbian literature. -- Lambda Book Report
Filled with poignancy and a glimpse of hope for our future. -- Next, New York
Growing up gay is, in some ways, harder than it has ever been. . . This anthology extends words of hope to youth who need to know that they are not alone. -- Just Out, Portland, Oregon
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Ryan Donovan
Format:Paperback
This was good, but not really what I expected to get. The selections are all well chosen, but after reading each of the excerpts I wanted to read more. Maybe that's the purpose. However, I felt like this anthology is just the tip of the iceberg concerning gay/lesbian literature about growing up. Overall--a good summary, but if you're looking for something more in-depth, try reading something else.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Bill
Format:Paperback
I first bought this book about a week after I had come out to my closest friends. I found this book to be a lifeline. I finally felt like I wasn't alone, I wasn't the only one. The book, however, left me with one complaint, that it ended! The stories touch you in a way that is so deeply personal. I found myself identifying with the characters. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone, gay, straight, questioning, whatever. It is worth reading!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
The book contains 4 sections and an appendix filled with helpful references.
All bases are covered in this book, with essays, short stories, journal excerpts, letters and poetry. The entries date from the time of Radclyffe Hall's Well of Loneliness and Quentin Crisp's The Naked Civil Servant, up to the 1990's when a brave young man took a male date to his high school senior prom.
Areas covered include self-discovery, friendships and relationships, dealing with one's family, and facing the world.
The entries are well-written and from the heart. I was touched by all of them.
I also feel this book definitely shines the positive light of progress on the lesbian, bi-sexual & gay movement.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Introduction
I remember going to Barnes & Noble in 2002 and walking to the Gay & Lesbian section. I didn't really want anyone to know that I was looking in that section. Read more
Published on September 7, 2005 by K. J. Joyner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good book for teenagers
I'm a little biased - I wrote one of the chapters - but reading the book was a great help for me in my coming out process.
Published on December 9, 1998
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing, inspiring collection of gay and lesbian literature!
This is a cool anthology, combining famous writers' pieces on growing up gay or lesbian with writings by young adults. Read more
Published on December 17, 1996
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