Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives Politics and Culture The three longest pieces deal

The three longest pieces deal with Aaron Shurin's coming into poetry and gay identity via a high school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream

A reckoning over childrearing approaches

An El Paso-born American citizen with a high school diploma and a talent for writing seeks a job as a reporter at the El Paso Herald after World War I

shorter lives

Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives Politics and Culture The three longest pieces dealAASECT Book Award for General Audience 'A joy to read' ESSIE DENNIS 'A beautifully written collection' JUNO ROCHE We're here. We're queer. We're fat. This one of a kind collection of prose and poetry radically explores the intersection of fat and queer identities, showcasing new, emerging and established queer and trans writers from around the world. Celebrating fat and queer bodies and lives, this book challenges negative and damaging representations