Last night Kicked Out received a HUGE honor and was not only included in the American Library Association’s Over the Rainbow booklist for 2011, but was also included in their Top 11 books of 2011 !!!!!!! Being included is a tremendous honor, and one which will help get Kicked Out into even more libraries …
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Have I mentioned how much I love libraries? Libraries are some of my favorite places to visit, and were incredibly influential in the creation of Kicked Out. Three days after I was kicked out for the last time I went to the local library and looked at every single book shelved under “homosexuality.” I was …
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Per usual we stayed home with pizza and some video games for New Years Eve and watched the Grand Army Plaza midnight fireworks from the livingroom windows of Heart’s Thicket AKA PoMo Freakshow headquarters. However, for New Years Day we made a big splash (literally!). Kestryl and I joined some other fabulous Brooklyn queer folks …
It’s no secret that Covenant House has been failing LGBTQ youth. There have been lots of investigative reports into the organizations discriminatory policies when it comes to (or too often not at all) providing services to homeless LGBTQ youth. I blogged a little about it here over the summer Covenant House fails again. The research arm …
We went into print in January and 2010 has been a huge year for Kicked Out, filled with new partnerships, launch events, and incredible support from the community. A year ago tonight I was filled with anticipation for what the year would bring with this book, now sitting here a year later I’m overwhelmed by …
All day I’ve been thinking about the devastating news I heard this morning- eight homeless youth were killed in New Orleans when just after 2am the barrel fire they had been using to keep warm in an abandoned warehouse spread engulfing the entire building. Eight kids died last night because as a nation, as a …
I’m getting ready for a big fancy relaunch of the site, all kinds of new content, easier to navigate pages etc. etc. etc. all kinds of fun stuff! I plan to have the relaunch ready within the week. please be patient in the meantime while things are getting worked on, and if you’re looking for …
As a teenager when I first became aware that queer youth homelessness was not only bigger than myself, but much bigger than the community of queer kids i met in Portland Oregon one of the first organizations I heard about was The Ruth Ellis Center in Detroit Michigan. Detroit is just about as far from …
Credit for the inspiration behind this post goes to my friend and unofficial ‘Kicked Out’ fan club president Kelli Dunham who commented on my facebook this weekend suggesting I make a blog post about reclaiming holidays and saying “You are an expert on that. Beyond an expert. You’ve made it a damn art form.” I don’t …