Closet Cases

Closet Cases
Author: Megan Volpert
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-03-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781944528065

Jean jackets can be armor. Bracelets, spiritual totems. Belts can save lives, or take them.As a verb, "fashion" is exceedingly queer. Our queer community learns to fashion identity from and through the clothes we wear, the costumes we choose, the fabrics we desire-and the statements these make. No other community allows clothing to serve as such a primary, dominant marker of subjectivity, both individually and collectively. We don't simply permit fashioning; we rely upon what we put on our bodies to tip off, to signal, and to serve as evidence of who we are. This is much more than a "fashion book." It is a collection of artifacts from 75 contributors that testifies to the power of fashion as a verb as it unfolds the complex and lovely strategies governing what we do in the LGBTQ+ community to build authentic selves that are both comfortable and seen.

Closet Case

Closet Case
Author: Robert Rodi
Publisher: Plume Books
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1994
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A brash, outrageous novel from the irresistible author of Fag Hag. Lionel Frank is a man as desperate to conceal his homosexuality from his ad agency colleagues as he is to indulge it at night. But poor Lionel is playing the straight man in a world where every success takes him one step closer to disaster.

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name
Author: André Aciman
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2008-01-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0374707723

Now a Major Motion Picture from Director Luca Guadagnino, Starring Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet, and Written by Three-Time OscarTM Nominee James Ivory The Basis of the Oscar-Winning Best Adapted Screenplay A New York Times Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Los Angeles Times Bestseller A Vulture Book Club Pick An Instant Classic and One of the Great Love Stories of Our Time Andre Aciman's Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents’ cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. Each is unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, when, during the restless summer weeks, unrelenting currents of obsession, fascination, and desire intensify their passion and test the charged ground between them. Recklessly, the two verge toward the one thing both fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy. It is an instant classic and one of the great love stories of our time. Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Ficition A New York Times Notable Book of the Year • A Publishers Weekly and The Washington Post Best Book of the Year • A New York Magazine "Future Canon" Selection • A Chicago Tribune and Seattle Times (Michael Upchurch's) Favorite Favorite Book of the Year

From the Closet to the Courtroom

From the Closet to the Courtroom
Author: Carlos A. Ball
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2010
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0807000787

Engaging and largely untold, From the Closet to the Courtroom explores how five pivotal lawsuits have altered LGBT history. Beginning each case narrative at the center-with the litigants and their lawyers-law professor Carlos Ball follows the stories behind each crucial lawsuit. He traces the parties from their communities to the courtroom, while deftly weaving in rich sociohistorical context and analyzing the lasting legal and political impact of each judicial outcome.

The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo

The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo
Author: Drew Weing
Publisher: First Second
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2016-09-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1626729328

Charles just moved to Echo City, and some of his new neighbors give him the creeps. They sneak into his room, steal his toys, and occasionally, they try to eat him. The place is teeming with monsters! Lucky for Charles, Echo City has Margo Maloo, monster mediator. No matter who’s causing trouble, Margo knows exactly what to do—the neighborhood kids say monsters are afraid of her. It's a good thing, because Echo City's trolls, ogres, and ghosts all have one thing in common: they don't like Charles very much.

The Ellements of Personal Style

The Ellements of Personal Style
Author: Joe Zee
Publisher: Gotham
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781592405671

America's hottest fashion magazine blends expert advice with in-depth studies of twenty-five unique style icons, from Diane Von Furstenberg to Dita Von Teese to Alicia Keys, for personal style inspiration. Celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2010, ELLEmagazine has a readership of more than five million. In the same teaching through example style that has made ELLEthe ultimate fashion resource for scores of loyal fans and the #1 fashion magazine, The ELLEments of Personal Stylegives readers exclusive access to today's most glamorous personalities, along with hundreds of practical tips and inspiring photographs. The result is a sumptuous, comprehensive guide for creating an authentic, alluring personal style. Featuring twenty-five case studies of style icons that represent a wide range of tastes and backgrounds, The ELLEments of Personal Stylebrims with behind-the-scenes interviews, along with commentary on why each icon's wardrobe works. Describing a red cocktail dress that always makes her feel flawless or the jacket bought on a special trip to Paris, each woman provides a personal collage of memorable objets d'art that serve as an inspiration list. Some of the women who gave ELLEunprecedented access to their homes, closets, and inspirations include- Fergie, Estelle, Padma Lakshmi, Candace Bushnell, Christina Hendricks, Tracee Ellis Ross, and others.