Passages Of Pride [Paperback]

Kurt Chandler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997

Journalist Kurt Chandler profiles six Minneapolis/St. Paul teenagers, who speak eloquently of the challenges of realizing they were different at an early age, of having to hide, of depression and suicide attempts, and, ultimately, of coming out and making their separate peaces at home, at school, and on their own.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Interviews with six St. Paul teenagers are supplemented with profiles of other teens as they confront?sometimes triumphantly, sometimes tragically?the challenges of coming out to themselves and the world.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 11^-up. Chandler uses real-life experiences to illuminate three phases of homosexual life: becoming aware of one's homosexuality, coming out, and becoming part of the local gay/lesbian community. He focuses on six young gays and lesbians as each goes through the various phases: for example, we learn about Derek and the "science of living in the closet" in the book's section about awareness, and about Tara's discovery that there's "nothing wrong with being queer" in the section about community. Interspersed among these personal stories are chapters tagged "sidebars" and "codas" in which Chandler discusses topics such as resiliency, coming out, and a son's liberation (a particularly moving coda). The book does a wonderful job of identifying and relating a spectrum of gay and lesbian life experiences, but because it's written somewhat like a sociological tract, it will be of most interest to mature older teens (and adults). Readers wanting more on the subject may want to see Linnea Due's Joining the Tribe, reviewed in the Adult Books section. Charles Harmon --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 348 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555834175
• ISBN-13: 978-1555834173
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,139,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book for all gays struggling to come out., July 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Passages of Pride:: Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age (Hardcover)

As a gay artist struggling to come to terms with my own sexuality, I feel that I am one step closer to coming out after reading Passages of Pride.

Thank you Kurt Chandler.