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The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Drug Use, Alcohol Abuse
A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo. A bold story about the power of embracing your uniqueness. Sometimes, we need to take charge, to stand up wearing pink feathers - to show ourselves to the world in bold colour. - GoodReads.com
While prose and lyrical style writing is not always my favorite, I can really appreciate what this book stands for. The struggle of a young, mixed, gay boy in any country is a poetic struggle day after day and year after year. This book was such a gorgeous journey through the life of a young boy just trying to figure himself out and find his voice in a noisy world.
This book can really speak to those who feel unheard and invisible. It’s a diary to those who feel hopeless and homeless, alone and lonely. “The Black Flamingo” is a story about as rare as its title is in the wild. A voice so rare deserves to be heard by everyone. This novel will join the ranks of many LGBTQAI+ novels that have won the Stonewall Book Award and changed the lives of those who have read it.
“Correct those who say they knew before you did. That’s not how sexuality works, it’s yours to define. Remember you have the right to be proud. Remember you have the right to be you.”
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