Posted on 02/02/2005 8:03:55 AM PST by missyme
We're looking for young people (ages 13 to 23) who have something to say about what it's like to queer in America today," say the organizers of a "Queerthology" book project.
Two young authors -- in conjunction with Knopf Books and the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education network -- say they are "putting together an anthology of personal nonfiction about today's queer teen experience."
They say the anthology will be published this year by Knopf, a division of Random House Children's Books - and proceeds from the book will benefit GLSEN, the group that helps students establish Gay/Straight Alliances in the nation's high schools.
People from 13 to 23 whose stories are selected for publication will receive $100 from the publisher, according to the Queerthology website.
"It used to be that queer teens were fighting to find a single voice," the website says. "Now we each have our own voices -- and finally someone wants to give us a place to tell our stories in order to show what gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/questioning life is really like now. So that other people -- both queer and straight -- can know."
The project organizers -- two young authors named David Levithan (author of Boy Meets Boy, published by Knopf) and Billy Merrell (author of Talking in the Dark) -- say they're looking for "honest, "real," "sincere" nonfiction stories "concerning gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and/or other related sexuality issues."
"Curse words and sexual content are fine," the Queerthology website says in its "frequently asked questions" section.
"We're looking for honest, true experiences and therefore aren't looking to censor anyone...real life involves real language and content. That said, keep in mind that we are publishing this book for young people, and it will be difficult to convince the higher-ups that a piece should be in if the language or content seems extraneous or unnecessary."
Levithan and Merrell note, "The book will be published by Knopf, a division of Random House, and we're planning on it coming out (pardon the pun) in late 2005."
Young people entering the writing contest do not have to be "queer" ("absolutely not!") -- nor do they have to be American, Levithan and Merrell say.
GLSEN, the group that will receive royalties from the "Queerthology," describes its mission as "working to ensure safe and effective schools for all students."
Planned Parenthood's "Teenwire" is linking its readers to the Queerthology website.
good idea....but who will we send it to for publishing? what about submitting something like this to an organization that already has funds set aside for something like that? what about Focus on the Family? or other organization that is actively fighting the homosexual agenda in schools.
Would it need to be published? Couldn't it be written in a format that would allow us to print however many we want on our own printers?
If we submit something to an organization, even a great one like Focus on the Family or CWA, or AFA, they'd probably want to edit it, or make it into a political or religious publication, and that might be a turn-off right away. It should come across without any Christian or political "agenda"--- just straight talk. At the end, we could put resources/websites for more information and include NARTH, Focus, etc.
We especially need to expose the activist groups GLSEN, GSA, and all the others with cryptic initials so that parents know exactly who they are and what they push in our schools.
(Did you happen to see the link I posted last night from the Massachusetts newspaper --- specifically what PLANNED PARENTHOOD was handing out to students and teachers at the "Fistgate" workshops put on by GLSEN?)
Actually, I don't remember where I posted the link, so here it is again: http://www.massnews.com/past_issues/2000/4_April/apfist%7E1.htm Please look at this.
"After Lance left me (we had been an item for almost a month)
I was despondent, and had a silly drippy thing going on "out back"
so I decided to cheer myself up by trotting over to the dance club.
Well of course that b@tch Lance was there, slobbering all over his new palsy-walsy.
I swished up to him and gave him a look that would chill a hot trannie
and I told him what a fickle little tramp I KNEW he was..
and can you GUESS what he had the plums to say to me???
"I never loved you" he said.. "You were just a stepping stone, baby!"
Well I'll tell you truly I could have spit in his eye!"
Can I have my hundred bucks now before I puke?
Go back to grilling your snake.
Oh nooo, no, no, no. At 13 I knew exactly why I liked girls and it was all about the girl parts. Most fathers know when their male children are starting to undress the softer sex mentally, while most mothers are clueless. I guess it's a marternal thing to think young boys are more innocent than they really are.
yeah, I went and looked at that....something's got to be done to counteract the poison being swallowed by these kids.
that's a very good idea.
BTTT
To see the true evil of what they're doing, just reframe the issue. What if instead of homosexuals being the 'special rights' group, it was grossly obese people and they were going into our schools and instructing/conditioning kids on the 'alternative lifestyle' pleasures of obesity?
Deliberately leading/seducing someone into self-destructive behavior is an act of hate, not love.
No....but "death" is....
BTTT
Ping
Does that include male lesbians?
I thoight all men were males lesbians? )
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