Reviews

Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents by Sophia Gould, Jennifer Dimarco, Julie Diana Rawley, Dan Savage, Meema Spadola, Stefan Lynch, Rivka Solomon, Christopher Healy, Maria De La O, Meagan Rosser, Jeffrey Wright, Laura Zee, Kelley Conway, Noelle Howey, Margarethe Cammermeyer, Peter Snow, Laurie Cicotello, Alysia Abbott, Kris Giesing, Daniel Belasco, Tristan Taormino, Morgan Green, Becky Parker, Ellen Samuels, Ian Wheeler-Nicholson

tellthewolves's review against another edition

5.0

This was as healing to read as I thought it would be.

chelslynro's review against another edition

5.0

This is an important collection of raw, touching narratives. Published in 2000, it was compiled as a resource for children of queer parents, and now reads as an insightful look at post-Stonewall, post-Harvey Milk LGBT people and the families that followed. The children who wrote these essays are the age of my parents, and their parents went through extraordinary amounts of stress to lead the lives that they lead, still connecting with and enriching the lives of their children. It's weird to stand in 2016, looking back at a time where the line between secrets and empowerment was being blurred, where children were the result of trying to do the right societal thing – and despite that, their family units still worked together. An interesting retrospective read!