Queer 13: Lesbian And Gay Writers Recall Seventh Grade
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (767 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0688171613 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's probably a healthy sign that the autobiographical essays collected in Queer 13 display not only relief and anger, but nostalgia. --Regina Marler. It may be inevitable that these stories have a shared aura of sadness, since the universal experience of junior high seems to be bleak and crushing, but there are other commonalities that emerge: the "gay" childhood friend, for instance, who gets mercilessly dropped, or the casual cruelties of physical education. When they look back now at their sufferings, they're also able to recall moments of pure, unthreatened pleasure--although, having found the coura
Questions of Upbringing D. P. Birkett Some of the intent of this collection was psychological investigation. The editor, Clifford Chase was looking for memories of "that key transitional moment." There are certainly many questions that arise from studying the early adolescence of homosexual people. How does it arise that gay males have constella. JCB said 113--What a Year My first reaction to QUEER 13 was: "Oh god, 13? Seventh gradeWhat a year that was" Thirteen was one of those years that only now I can begin to appreciate and laugh at. I don't know if I'd like to relive it though. And this is perhaps why I was so hesitant to pick this book up. But I'm glad that I did. The s. --What a Year. My first reaction to QUEER 113--What a Year My first reaction to QUEER 13 was: "Oh god, 13? Seventh gradeWhat a year that was" Thirteen was one of those years that only now I can begin to appreciate and laugh at. I don't know if I'd like to relive it though. And this is perhaps why I was so hesitant to pick this book up. But I'm glad that I did. The s. was: "Oh god, 113--What a Year My first reaction to QUEER 13 was: "Oh god, 13? Seventh gradeWhat a year that was" Thirteen was one of those years that only now I can begin to appreciate and laugh at. I don't know if I'd like to relive it though. And this is perhaps why I was so hesitant to pick this book up. But I'm glad that I did. The s. ? Seventh gradeWhat a year that was" Thirteen was one of those years that only now I can begin to appreciate and laugh at. I don't know if I'd like to relive it though. And this is perhaps why I was so hesitant to pick this book up. But I'm glad that I did. The s. "Not for Queers Only" according to Larry Mark MyJewishBooksDotCom. This collection of 25 autobiographical essays about gays and lesbians at age 1Not for Queers Only This collection of 25 autobiographical essays about gays and lesbians at age 13 is not for queers only. You may ask, what makes it a Jewish Book? Well, what is age 13? The age of bar and bat mitzvah's, the age of wo/manhood, seventh grade, hair growth, Keds, adolescence, zits, humiliation, name-calling, teen. is not for queers only. You may ask, what makes it a Jewish Book? Well, what is age 1Not for Queers Only This collection of 25 autobiographical essays about gays and lesbians at age 13 is not for queers only. You may ask, what makes it a Jewish Book? Well, what is age 13? The age of bar and bat mitzvah's, the age of wo/manhood, seventh grade, hair growth, Keds, adolescence, zits, humiliation, name-calling, teen. ? The age of bar and bat mitzvah's, the age of wo/manhood, seventh grade, hair growth, Keds, adolescence, zits, humiliation, name-calling, teen
He lives in Brooklyn. Clifford Chase is the author of The Hurry-Up Song: A Memoir of Losing My Brother. His writing has appeared in Newsweek, Out, The Village Voice, Poz, Nerve, and Bookforum, as well as in such anthologies as A Member of the Family, Men o
All that we had was the doldrums of thirteen -- not so sweet, and definitely queer.Now, some of the finest observers of the gay experience take us back to the homerooms and hallways of our youth, in a collection of original essays that captures that time of adolescence when social and sexual development was at its raging worst.From gym class to kissing parties, obsessive crushes to after-school pummelings, every day held the possibility of discovery -- and complete humiliation. Queer 13 tells these tales of teenage trauma -