{"product_id":"genderqueer-a-story-from-a-different-closet-paperback","title":"GenderQueer: A Story from a Different Closet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllan D. Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Derek is a girl. He wasn't one of the boys as a kid. He admired, befriended, and socialized with the girls and always knew he was one of them, despite being male. That wasn't always accepted or understood, but he didn't care--he knew who he was. Now he's a teenager and boys and girls are flirting and dating and his identity has become a lot more complicated: he's attracted to the girls. The \u003cem\u003eother\u003c\/em\u003e girls. The female ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is Derek's story, the story of a different kind of male hero--a genderqueer person's tale. It follows Derek from his debut as an eighth grader in Los Alamos, New Mexico until his unorthodox coming out at the age of twenty-one on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This century's first decade saw many LGBT centers and services rebranding themselves as LGBTQ. The \"Q\" in LGBTQ is a new addition. It represents other forms of \"queer\" in an inclusive wave-of-the hand toward folks claiming to vary from conventional gender and orientation, such as genderqueer people. People who are affirmatively tolerant on gay, lesbian and transgender issues still ask \"Why do we need to add another letter to the acronym? Isn't anyone who isn't mainstream already covered by 'gay' or 'lesbian' or 'bisexual' or 'trans'? I'm all in favor of people having the right to call themselves whatever they want, but seriously, do we need this term?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Derek's tale testifies to the real-life relevance of that \"Q.\" This is a genderqueer coming-of-age and coming-out story from an era long before genderqueer was trending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769051545888,"sku":"9781632932907","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6f608d3bc7166a89c8c4b9b16baf0d18.webp?v=1780341572","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/genderqueer-a-story-from-a-different-closet-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}