"Ebensperger debuts with a big pink splash in the forthright but lighthearted memoir . . . This entertaining, funny, and warmhearted chronicle of the rocky road toward self-acceptance is a real charmer." --Publishers Weekly
A gay giant can't hide. This charming coming-of-age and coming-to-terms with oneself story shows us what it feels like to grow up queer in a heteronormative society in the 1990s.
Filled with pop culture touchstones from Cher to Steven Tyler, from Jurassic Park to Grey's Anatomy, this book navigates both the joy and the pain of puberty surrounded by ignorance and homophobia. How do you love yourself if you've learned so well to hate yourself? For all of us who've ever felt bizarre, damaged, or strange, we are shown that all is full of love, and that true acceptance must come from within yourself.
"Folks who remember struggling with scant knowledge, a lack of queer community, or judgmental society will find a kindred spirit in this book." --Booklist
"A light, heartwarming journey through the confusion of growing up queer. This book might just soothe the inner child you've been building walls around for years." --Adam J. Kurtz, artist and author of You Are Here (For Now)
"A smart, sharply funny, perceptive coming-of-age tale about the meaning of queer identity, loneliness, and accepting who you are. A precious work of art." --Derek Milman, author of Swipe Right for Murder
"A sweet and funny graphic memoir about growing up gay and finding yourself along the way." -- Melanie Gillman, author of As the Crow Flies and Stage Dreams