Here and queer

Here and queer

Rowan Ellis

Book - 2022

Here and Queer is a helpful, friendly guide full of support and advice about living your best queer life, written for girls. This vibrant, inclusive guide, designed for all kinds of girls, is designed to help you be the strongest, proudest, happiest version of yourself! A celebration of the gift of queerness, it's packed full of heartfelt advice, comforting stories, and stylish illustrations, and will give you the tools you need to explore your own identity, on your own terms. Author and YouTuber Rowan Ellis uses her personal experience to take you through queer life, from coming out and dealing with tough stuff, right through to finding friendships and celebrating Pride. There are also brilliant guest essays from contributors across t...he LGBTQ+ spectrum. The book opens with guidance on understanding how you feel as a queer girl. From choosing your pronouns to navigating different labels and identities, Ellis helps girls understand that they are in control of their own identity, and that it's ok to not be sure straight away. Moving onto a glossary of queer terms, Here and Queer helps introduce girls to the rainbow of definitions and terms which help queer people understand who they are and how they feel. The book then moves onto advice on coming out, for many one of the hardest steps to take on their journey to truly living their best lives. Following are chapters on sex and romance, including helpful advice about your first time, as well as guides on consent and knowing how to make sure you build a healthy and supportive relationship with your partner. There are also sections on dealing with bullies and stigma, finding your community, and looking after your mental health, including advice on how to help you find extra support if you need it. The book also has more information on queer ladies in history, and on the fight for equality undertaken by brave activists throughout history and today. Stylishly designed with cool illustrations, this helpful, friendly guide will help all queer girls navigate the challenges of discovering and embracing their identities and flourishing in their own skins!

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Subjects
Lesbian teenagers > Life skills guides > Juvenile literature.
Sexual minorities > Life skills guides > Juvenile literature.
Young adult nonfiction.
LGBTQ+ youth > Juvenile literature.
Lesbian youth > Juvenile literature.
Lesbians > Juvenile literature.
Sexual minorities > Juvenile literature.
Self-help publications.
Instructional and educational works.
Genres
Self-help publications
Instructional and educational works
Published
Beverly, MA : Frances Lincoln Children's Books 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Rowan Ellis (author)
Other Authors
Jacky Sheridan (illustrator)
Item Description
"A queer girl's guide to life"--Cover.
Physical Description
159 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-156).
ISBN
9780711264755
  • Part 1. Coming out: How do I know I'm gay (or bi, or pan or...)? ; LGBTQ+ identities & terms ; Coming out ; Hafsa ; Dealing with difficult parts ; Dealing with bullies ; Taking care of your mental health ; Maz ; Dating & romance
  • Part 2. Doing it: What "counts" as sex? ; First times & having fun ; Consent & safe sex
  • Part 3. Finding your community: Queer spaces & friendships ; Mikaela ; How to find queer spaces IRL & online ; Style and self-expression ; See yourself ; Annie ; Activism and advocacy 101 ; Queer ladies through history ; Queer symbols through history ; Pride ; The joy of queerness
  • Glossary
  • Take it further
  • Support.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Offering comprehensive and easily digestible information about "our culture, relationships, and history," Ellis and four contributors successfully relay intersectionally aware and trans-inclusive advice via this validating guide to queer adolescence. In a tone that evokes a casual chat with queer elders or a sleepover with friends, three sections--"Coming Out," "Doing It," and "Finding Your Community"--trace the good, the bad, and the ugly around matters of LGBTQ identities and terminology, dating and romance, consent and safe sex, advocacy and history, and making friends. Portraying people of varying abilities, body types, gender expressions, and skin tones, Sheridan's vibrant illustrations combine a 1980s cartoon flair with diagrams, doodles, and fashion cutouts. Reminiscent of late-1990s zines, this queer The Care and Keeping of You analog will help LGBTQ youth--and people experiencing a second puberty--to start building a life of queer joy. Back matter includes thinking points, glossary, further reading, and resources for support. Ages 14--up. (May)

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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 9 Up--In this delightful illustrated "guide to life," Ellis and a group of smart and diverse queer contributors have created a truly inclusive primer on some of the key questions youth might have on coming out, sexual intimacy, finding community, self-expression, history, and advocacy. While geared towards girls, nonbinary voices are shared as well, and gender-diverse readers are acknowledged and welcomed; any curious young person who picks up this book up will find themselves included and engaged. Especially effective are the contributors' essays on snippets from their own lives and journeys; these emphasize the unique experiences and lenses that comprise the queer community, rather than flattening expansive lives with a singular narrative. Appropriate and direct descriptions of sexual acts make this text best suited to a high school collection. Illustrations are stylized, bold, and colorful, and feature all types of diversity. VERDICT A timely, inclusive, and necessary purchase for any library serving teenagers.--Mallory Weber

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

A queer creator writes the book she wishes she'd had as a teen. Combining humor, compassion, and common sense, this book will be an anchor of safety and support for queer girls. Divided into three parts--"Coming Out," "Doing It," and "Finding Your Community"--the book provides guidance and advice while acknowledging that life experiences vary. Part 1 addresses this head-on as it discusses how the fluidity of gender and the nuances of the coming-out process mean that labels, pronouns, and self-identification may change--and this is totally valid. Part 2 offers a straightforward, informative discussion of intimacy, safe sexual practices, consent, and what "counts" as sex; laudably, the book reminds readers that no can be said and intimated in many ways and that safe sex encompasses emotional health, not just physical. The last section provides advice for meeting other LGBTQ+ individuals and groups while acknowledging that popular representations of queer spaces--TV, movies, etc.--aren't always made by queer people. The text is the real star of the show, but the digital illustrations should be commended for adding the right pop of color and visual energy to the book. Illustrated characters have a mix of body types, abilities, skin tones, and hair textures, and the colorful designs will remind older queer and allied readers of Peter Max's psychedelic warmth. A book that should be read, shared, and treasured. Pure queer joy! (glossary, bibliography, support networks) (Nonfiction. 14-18) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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