false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165847287m/9005.jpg 9005 2 <P>Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it.</P><P>Here, Kate bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival for navigating an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive outside the box, <I>Hello, Cruel World</I> is a much-needed unconventional approach to teenage suicide prevention for marginalized youth who want to stay on the edge, but alive.</P><P><I>Hello, Cruel World </I>features a catalog of 101 Alternatives to Suicide that range from the playful (Moisturize), to the irreverent (Disbelieve the Binary), to the highly controversial (Get Laid. Please). Designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts' harmless desires, the book has only one directive: "Don't be mean." It is this guiding principle that brings its reader on a self-validating journey, which forges wholly new paths toward a resounding decision to choose life.</P><P>Tenderly intimate and unapologetically edgy, Kate is the radical role model, the affectionate best friend, and the guiding mentor all in one kind and spirited package.</P><P>A celebrated pioneer for the LGBTQI community, transsexual author and performance artist, Kate Bornstein is the author of the wildly successful books <I>My Gender Workbook</I> and <I>Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and The Rest of Us</I>.</P> 11900 1 7 2006 Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws total:262|5:109|4:85|3:47|2:20|1:1| 262 1067 472 63 2 2 false false Sun Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 18:44:25 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 09:13:42 -0700 2008 So I get all the hoopla about Kate Bornstein and I can respect her work and her life, but I don't agree with a lot of it. The first part of the book was just scattered and ill-prepared. Her generalizations like "all lesbian and gay people are transgendered because the transcend gender"...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 03:49:52 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 03:51:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 04 06:59:04 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 12:52:30 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jul 09 22:06:07 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 08:30:09 -0800 2007
But as far as the *book* goes, I'd have to give it 5 stars. As someone who works with queer and questioning youth, I have found this book to be invaluable- both for myself and for the youth I work...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 11:36:37 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 11:37:03 -0700 2009 3 1 false false Mon Jun 15 03:41:23 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 03:41:54 -0700 2009 that – unless you want to!) to that which is off-kilter (remove the word â€...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 13:38:40 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 13:47:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 13:56:18 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 03 11:39:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 04 15:20:34 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 06:41:24 -0800 2008 once more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 14 09:14:26 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 14 09:23:30 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 true false Thu Oct 29 11:35:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 14:43:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 02 21:17:23 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 21:20:27 -0700 2009 without necessarily fitting in. Although I read this as an adult, I can see how a young person--esp. someone just coming out or going through a tough time--would find this ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 14 13:45:32 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 20 14:30:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jan 15 18:56:16 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 18:58:54 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 19 11:19:36 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 11:24:34 -0700 2008 2 already, and more to come more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 22 21:30:27 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 19 19:24:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 10 17:08:02 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 29 06:55:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 10:54:38 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 10:56:04 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 11 14:50:56 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 14:53:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 09 15:01:44 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 09 15:09:10 -0800 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=9005