Becoming

[Becoming] is a groundbreaking collection of creative work by people between the ages of 12 and 24 with a foreword written by Zoe Trope, the acclaimed teen author of Please Don´t Kill the Freshmen. Here´s what others are saying about [Becoming]. "This book is more than a collection of writings by queer youth it´s a celebration of their lives, their challenges, and their triumphs, a document of their culture that´s long overdue." Lori Selke, editor, Tough Girls "Aren't all books with fierce, young voices supposed to evoke Holden Caulfield? Shouldn't I say something like: "Becoming is The Catcher in the Rye on hormones and enrolled in Harvey Milk High"? But Becoming is so over Mr. Caulfield's brand of coming-of-age. This collection does no less than remind us--no matter what age, orientation, or gender--that we are all constantly becoming." T Cooper, author of the novel Some of the Parts "Becoming is a powerful, necessary collection of queer youth writing that should give us all faith in the next generation as they dissect, interrogate and celebrate who they are. This collection of bold, provocative, often challenging essays, stories, poems and interviews presents views that are (sadly) rarely heard, but deserve to be. These writers demand that we embrace them as part of the GLBT community on their own terms, and their strength, passion, talent and courage let us know that our future is in good hands." Rachel Kramer Bussel, reviser, The Lesbian Sex Book; Co-Author, The Erotic Writer's Market Guide, Co-Editor, Up All Night "Becoming, with its broad range of rarely heard voices, is sure to bring comfort to those who identify and insight to those who don´t. Diane Anderson-Minshall and Gina de Vries have done queer youth, their friends and family, and the world of readers a great service." Lisa Jervis, publisher & editor, Bitch magazine. [DIANE'S INTRO] It's hard not to notice queer people nowadays. It sounds simple, I know, but there are queer folks everywhere on televis