There's more to being queer than coming out and getting married. This exciting and contemporary collection contains stories that are as diverse as the LGBTQIA+ community from which they're drawn. From hilarious anecdotes of an awkward adolescence,to heartwarming stories of family acceptance and self-discovery,the LGBTQIA+ community has been sharing stories for centuries,creating their own histories,disrupting and reinventing conventional ideas about narrative,family,love and community.Curated from the hugely popular Queerstories storytelling event this important collection features stories from Benjamin Law,Jen Cloher,Nayuka Gorrie,Peter Polites,Candy Royalle,Rebecca Shaw,Simon'Pauline Pantsdown'Hunt,Steven Lindsay Ross,Amy Coopes,Paul van Reyk,Mama Alto,Liz Duck-Chong,Maxine Kauter,David Cunningham,Peter Taggart,Ben McLeay,Jax Jacki Brown,Ginger Valentine,Candy Bowers,Simon Copland,Kelly Azizi,Nic Holas,Quinn Eades,Vicki Melson,Tim Bishop and Maeve Marsden.
Publisher: Hachette AustraliaISBN: 9780733640728Number of pages: 272Weight: 350 gDimensions: 232 x 154 x 26 mm
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ReviewIn a market where queer voices are often sanitised,Queerstories is political and pivotal...Queerstories is an invitation for the world to listen to the queer community at its rawest and,above all,it's a safe space for queer readers to come home to.A warm and inviting anthology,Queerstories welcomes you in with open arms and draws you into a rich conversation with some fresh and entertaining LGBTQI+ writers.
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