Real Queer America — Samantha Allen. Samantha Allen was born in the Mormon community, serving as a young missionary all while questioning her own identity while growing up surrounded by conservative-minded people. She spent years transitioning in secret, finding queer spaces, and making a home for herself away from her hometown.
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Thanks for sharing!
Definitely borrowing this from my library ASAP!
As a resident of a red state myself, I’m eager to check this out!
Wouldn't it be great if the right books found their way into certain hands and could show them how to open to others.
I wish I could somehow get every person in existence to read this—wish it worked like that!
Thank you for sharing this! As a liberal minded person that thinks "just let people be", living in Florida can be tough right now.
This sounds like such an interesting account.
This sounds so good! Added to my want to read list for sure
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Ooooh, this looks like such a great book, Cassie -- thanks for recommending it!
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