Written by JLM; Published by GENDER FOCUS on September 7, 2014 Debbie Taylor’s release of Herring Girl takes us where we’re not yet comfortable but dying to go: beyond normal. The novel interweaves lives, past and present, in a saga that will make you scoff at the absurdity, sigh at the humanity, and sink into…
Tag: homophobia
National Day In the Closet (a.k.a.: How to Be a Good Neighbor)
Written by JLM; Published by GENDER FOCUS on July 2, 2014 I am writing this because of nightmares. Have you ever been lying in bed, about to fall asleep, and you – while still half awake – begin having a nightmare, and you know you’re having one, but you cannot pull yourself from its semi-conscious…
“Gay Cure” Now Off the Market: Exodus International Says a Healing Goodbye to an Era of Shame and Trauma
Written by JLM; Published by GENDER FOCUS on June 21, 2013 The news is out and on repeat, as usual, only this time: it’s personal, the kind that makes you cry in relief and do a dancey-dance at the same time. How often do we feel that what we read is relevant and personal to…
Headmistress Press + Hexmistress Jess 