Identity Envy

Wanting to be who We're Not : Creative Nonfiction by Queer Writers

Author: Jim Tushinski
Secondary Author: Jim Van Buskirk
ISBN: 9781560235873

Gay men and lesbians present humorous and hard-hitting accounts of the need to belong . . . somewhere Why would a lesbian raised in a Jewish home have a sudden desire to be a tough-talking Catholic girl? And why would a gay man travel to Ireland in a desperate attempt to escape his “hillbilly” roots? Identity Envy—Wanting to Be Who We're Not explores the connections gay men and lesbians have to religions, races, ethnicities, classes, families of origin, and genders not their own. This unique anthology takes both humorous and serious looks at the identities of others as queer writers explore their own identity envies in personal essays, memoirs, and other creative nonfiction.Gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered, intersex, and other sexual minorities often feel marginalized by mainstream culture and have a need to belong somewhere, to claim a group as their own. This surprising book presents stories of identity envy that are humorous and hard-hitting, poignant and provocativ

Publisher: Psychology Press
Publish Date: 2007

Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / General, Literary Criticism / Gay & Lesbian, Literary Criticism / LGBT

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: LGBTQIA+)