Synopses & Reviews
Growing up Gay, Growing up Lesbian is the first literary anthology geared specifically to gay and lesbian youth. It includes more than fifty coming-of-age stories by established writers and teenagers and has been hailed by writers, educators, activists, booksellers, and the press as an essential resource for young people—and not-so-young people—seeking to understand the gay and lesbian experience. The anthology includes selections by James Baldwin, Rita Mae Brown, David Leavitt, Jeanette Winterson, Audre Lorde, and others.
A free teaching guide is available.
Review
"A remarkable resource filled with poignant, eye-opening, and very funny pieces that will inspire and affirm without ever preaching or becoming heavy-handed." —Dr. Virginia Uribe, founder, Project 10
About the Author
Bennett L. Singer is the editor of
Growing Up Gay/Growing Up Lesbian,
Gay and Lesbian Stats, and
42 Up all from The New Press. He has served as producer/director or associate producer of a number of acclaimed documentary series, including the Emmy-, Peabody-, and duPont-Columbia-winning
Eyes On The Prize II,
With God on Our Side,
The Question of Equality,
Brother Outsider, and
Electoral Dysfunction. He served for eight years as executive editor of
Time’s education program. He lives in New York City.