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Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

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Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is an insomniac with dreams. She is the author of two novels, So Many Ways to Sleep Badly (City Lights, October 2008) and Pulling Taffy (Suspect Thoughts 2003). Mattilda is the editor of four nonfiction anthologies, most recently Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity (Seal 2007) and an expanded second edition of That's Revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation (Soft Skull 2008).

Mattilda's newest anthology is Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?: Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification and the Desire to Conform, which comes out on Valentine's Day 2012. For more on Mattilda, check out mattildabernsteinsycamore.com, which includes a luscious blog.

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	Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore (Goodreads Author), Mattilda (Editor) 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 946 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mattilda (Editor) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 543 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?: Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So Many Ways to Sleep Badly 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pulling Taffy 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 73 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dangerous Families: Queer Writing on Surviving 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The End of San Francisco 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tricks and Treats 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Against Equality: Queer Critiques of Gay Marriage by Ryan Conrad (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Yasmin Nair (Introduction), Martha Jane Kaufman (Contributor) 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Person Queer: Who You Are (So Far) by Richard Labonté (Editor), Lawrence Schimel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Achy Obejas (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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So I was in that snotty independent bookstore that I hate, but the good part was that I discovered this book, opened up and read “in hell birds are free/but they are not symbolic of freedom” -- and so I needed to take it home. I don’t love all the po...more
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My favorite moment is when David McReynolds meets Alvin Ailey in the cruising bathroom at UCLA (in 1949) -- how come I never meet Alvin Ailey in the cruising bathroom?
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“If we eliminate the pressure to pass, what delicious and devastating opportunities for transformation might we create?”
― Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity

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“The key to getting out of a bad relationship is being able to imagine something more fulfilling. --D. Travers Scott”
― Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?: Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform

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“Every time a trick hangs up on me, I gain a renewed faith in humanity—someone really cares!”
― Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

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