TRUST MIGUEL

Farmworker + Writer + Queer Elder + Latinx Jedi + Sexy Fat + Co-editor of "Fat & Queer: An Anthology of Queer and TRANs Bodies and Lives" and "Pulse/Pulso: In Remembrance of Orlando"

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Fat and Queer Anthology Launch Party - Crowdcast

Register now for Loyalty Bookstores's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Thursday May 27, 2021 at 6:00 pm MDT.

You can watch the recorded reading and discussion

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Review | Fat and Queer

Book description Release date: May 21st We’re here. We’re queer. We’re fat. This one-of-a-kind collection of prose and poetry radically expl

"Fat and Queer is an incredible work, mixing various voices and experience so share a universal need: acceptance... This book will make you smile, will make you cry, make you want to wear a bikini in front of the mirror and love yourself, or to go down the street and march to be accepted how you are. It will make you happy, will make you angry, will give you hope and love and everything you need to take a step closer so self-love. I highly recommend this one."

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TLIO #PRIDEMONTH Special: A Rainbow of LGBTQIA Reads!

Hope you brought your (queer) library card!____________It’s a TLIO Pride Month Special, my darlings - does exactly what it says on the tin! FEATURED BOOKS: ‘...

Thanks for mentioning our book, FAT AND QUEER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF QUEER AND TRANS BODIES AND LIVES!

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This Should Be Required Reading for Everyone: FAT & QUEER | Review

“We love to talk about fatness in the past. That is, how it was desirable once. It proved you were wealthy or healthy or fertile, which is t

"This anthology should be required reading for everyone, readers and advocates and teachers alike. It’s illuminating and organized in such a way that there’s something for everyone to enjoy: poetry, essays, short stories. Topics range from a little bit of everything fat and queer people have to go through, from judgement to hard won acceptance, relationships with friends and family, and even sex and kinks."

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ARC Review: Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives

★★★★★ ➵ Release Date: 21st May 2021 SYNOPSIS: We’re here. We’re queer. We’re fat. This one-of-a-kind collection of prose and poetry radicall

"Wow. This is the book I never knew I needed. Fat and Queer is an intimate collection of personal stories and poems, an ode to fat and queer people all over the world. So many different writings and ways to express oneself came together in this book, all united in feeling of being both a fat and queer person. This book one hundred percent succeeded in its aim to empower and inspire self-love in all who read it and share this particular experience."

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New Releases: May 18th, 2021

Picture Books Daddy & Dada by Ryan Brockington and Isaac Webster, illustrated by Lauren May Hi, I’m Rumi. Some of my friends have one mom an

Thanks for including FAT AND QUEER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF QUEER AND TRANS BODIES AND LIVES on this list!

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Rumpus Exclusive: “Soft Butch” from FAT AND QUEER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF QUEER AND TRANS BODIES AND LIVES

For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be strong, to be tough. I didn’t want to be soft.

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from the article: 

TRUST IN ACTION: TALKING WITH THE EDITORS OF FAT AND QUEER

Rumpus: Many of the texts in this anthology push against notions of gatekeeping in queer and literary communities. How do you see these pieces reflecting on and rewriting notions of gatekeeping?

Morales: This question makes me realize that every step of this process was a push back against gatekeeping. The fact that people submitted work, that we assembled editors, that we had the audacity to dream of the anthology—all of it is a push back. It pushes back on the idea that there’s an “acceptable” way to share stories about fatness, that as long as it’s traumatic and full of pain and regret, and occasional humor that specifically targets our own fatness, then our voices are heard, but only as cautionary tales. For me, the fact that this anthology exists is not just a push back against gatekeeping; it’s a middle finger to it.

(via Trust In Action: Talking With The Editors Of Fat And Queer - The Rumpus.net)

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23 LGBTQIA+ books releasing this Pride Month that you need to read - The Tempest

All the queer books releasing in June 2021 that you absolutely need to read this Pride Month (and beyond)!

“This book [Fat and Queer] challenges negative and damaging stereotypes of queer and fat bodies and gives the readers a way to reclaim their bodies and narrative while providing stories of support, inspiration and empowerment.”

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“Sometimes people will take issue with your sexuality or gender identity, sometimes it will be with your weight, but a lot of the time they'll try to use both against you. This book celebrates how the two of them are linked, rather than wallowing in the hurt an pain that others try to make us feel.”

(via TRANS-SCRIBE: Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives - Book Review)

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18 New Books From Small Presses That You Won't Want To Put Down

Family secrets, popular culture, literary experimentation, and more to love in these new and forthcoming books.

“This collection of more than 30 essays and poems includes well-known writers like Carmen Maria Machado and Roy G. Guzmán, activists like Aubrey Gordon (aka Your Fat Friend), and new voices. The work in this anthology explores fat and queer identities from many angles, including viewpoints ranging from celebratory to angry. It’s a wonderfully diverse collection that brings important perspectives to the surface.” - Buzzfeed News about Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives

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In ‘Love Scenes,’ Bridget Morrissey Crafts a Cinematic Hollywood Romance

The popular YA author talks to Shondaland about her adult debut, acting culture, and more.

THANKS TO BRIDGET MORRISSEY FOR MENTIONING OUR BOOK, FAT AND QUEER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF QUEER AND TRANS BODIES AND LIVES!

“This anthology feels like the rarest kind of gift. It’s intimate, enlightening, emotional, and unique. I hope everyone reads it.”

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(via Meet the Plus-Size Gay Model Who Refuses To Conform To Boxed-In Beauty Standards – INTO)

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I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe because I’ve managed to get into the US without being seen by the immigration police. I ask to find a good job to send money to my family.

Donato Gutierrez Michoacan, Mexico, 1975

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Gay Rights, Register to vote!

Billboards at the corner of Christopher St. and Seventh Ave., Greenwich Village, New York City, Bettye Lane, 1978