All boys aren't blue : a memoir-manifesto / George M. Johnson.

  • Johnson, George M. (George Matthew), 1985-
Date:
2020
  • Books

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Description

"In a series of personal essays, journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys."-- Publisher's description.

Publication/Creation

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2020.

Physical description

ix, 304 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm

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Edition

First edition.

Contents

Author's note -- Introduction. Black. Queer. Here. -- Act 1 : A Different Kid. Chapter 1. Smile ; Chapter 2. Identity ; Chapter 3. "Honeychild" ; Chapter 4. Fags play football, too ; Chapter 5. "Honest Abe" lied to me ; Chapter 6. You can't swim in cowboy boots -- Act 2 : Family. Dear little brother ; Chapter 7. Nanny : the caregiver, the hustler, my best friend ; Chapter 8. Daddy's second chance ; Chapter 9. Losing Hope ; Dear Mommy ; Chapter 10. A lesson before dying -- Act 3 : Teenagers. Chapter 11. Boys will be boys ; Chapter 12. The prom kings we never were ; Chapter 13. Setting myself free or setting myself up? -- Act 4 : Friends. Chapter 14. Caught in a haze ; Chapter 15. Losing my virginity twice ; Chapter 16. Don't know why I didn't call -- Afterword : All boys aren't blue -- Acknowledgments.

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 0374312710
  • 9780374312718