false 2009054 1 In this amazing, wide-ranging anthology of non-fiction essays, contributors write intimate and honest first-person accounts of queer (gay/lesbian/bisexual/trans) experience: from coming out to "passing" as straight, to the devastation of meth addiction, to growing old to living proud. These are the stories of contemporary queer life...and by definition, are funny, sad, hopeful, and truthful. Representing a diversity of genders, ages, races, and orientations, and edited by two acclaimed writers and anthologists (who between them have written or edited almost 100 books), <i>First Person Queer</i> depicts the diversity, the complexity, and the excitement of contemporary GLBTQ life. Contributors include S. Bear Bergman (<i>Butch is a Noun</i>), Kate Bornstein (<i>Gender Outlaw</i>), Sharon Bridgforth (<i>The Bull-Jean Stories</i>), Ivan E. Coyote (<i>Bow Grip</i>), Katherine V. Forrest (<i>Curious Wine</i>), Nalo Hopkinson (<i>The New Moon's Arms</i>), Josh Kilmer-Purcell (<i>I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir</i>), Tim Miller (<i>Body Blows, Shirts and Skin</i>), Achy Obejas (<i>Memory Mambo</i>), and Simon Sheppard (<i>Kinkorama</i>). Full contents: -- The straight girl at the party / Stacey May Fowles -- Uncle Arthur / Josh Kilmer-Purcell -- Genderquerulous / Nalo Hopkinson -- A never-gardening gay old man / Sky Gilbert -- Hoowahyoo? / Kate Bornstein -- Cool/queer/cool / R. Gay -- A wo'mn called sir / Sharon Bridgforth -- Greys / D. Travers Scott -- Why point out what we already know? / Chong-suk Han -- Breath / Achy Obejas -- The modernist chair : a short history / Robin Metcalfe -- Miss Scarlet, with cat poo, in the Castro / Kirk Read -- Threats / Arden Eli Hill -- Dual identities / Jane Van Ingen -- Birds in the hand / George K. Ilsley -- The politics of pride : a personal journey / Katherine V. Forrest -- Survey says / David C. Findlay -- Theories about bodies and truth / Sandra Lambert -- Marriage : why I took the plunge / Daniel Gawthrop -- Why I don't want to marry (and why I don't want you to either) / Joy Parks -- Shirts versus skins / Christopher DiRaddo -- A lollipop and a dime / Blaine Marchand -- Tribute to a community of artists : a femme diary / Mary M. Davies -- Gay and tired / Andy Quan -- Not getting killed, with kindness / S. Bear Bergman -- Wild nights / Simon Sheppard -- Every street has its girl / Bonnie J. Morris -- Homofauxbia / Joshua Dalton -- Large and back in charge / Shawn Syms -- Descend / Jason Timermanis -- Deep pockets / Gayle Roberts -- The sexual Luddite / Jeffrey Rotin -- Words / Therese Szymanski -- Altered people / Gregory Woods -- Daughters of Zelophehad / Karen Taylor -- Hecklers and Christians / David Hatfield Sparks -- Conduct unbecoming / Stan Persky -- Unfriendly / Mette Bach -- Queer person first / Tim Miller -- The future of Francis / Ivan E. Coyote. 2013064 12 2 2007 First Person Queer: Who We Are (So Far) total:19|5:6|4:6|3:6|2:1|1:0| 19 74 44 1 5 0 false false Sun Sep 21 16:59:16 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 17:01:02 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Fri Nov 20 08:44:13 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 11:39:33 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 08:44:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 17:42:46 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 17:42:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 14 22:42:58 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 22:43:01 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 25 11:10:26 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 11:10:26 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Sep 18 14:28:29 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 14:28:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 02 20:46:20 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 20:46:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 24 21:06:58 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 21:06:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 20:46:27 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 20:46:27 -0700 2009 0 0 true false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 09:51:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 09:51:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 02 16:36:17 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 16:36:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 13 11:58:50 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 11:58:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 28 11:40:58 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 16:49:26 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 11:40:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 16:59:37 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 16:59:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 17 17:53:19 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 17:53:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 11 12:35:48 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 12:35:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 11 05:33:31 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 05:33:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 07 08:58:40 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 08:58:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 06 06:02:28 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 06:02:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 15 13:44:40 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 13:44:40 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2009054