Under the rainbow: Growing up gay
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (535 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0688031919 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 255 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Scott E. Amundsen said Classic Coming Out Story Brilliantly and Honestly Written. To all those who thought the "classic" coming out story was John Reid's BEST LITTLE BOY IN THE WORLD, all I can say is, you really must read UNDER THE RAINBOW. I read this book for the first time about thirty years ago when I was a student in one of Arnie Kantrowitz's classes and he read portions of the book to the class. I dug it up at the college library . Stunningly honestI identified with every page! This coming out story should be required reading! To all those who thought the "classic" coming out story was John Reid's BEST LITTLE BOY IN THE WORLD, all I can say is, you must read UNDER THE RAINBOW. Arnie Kantrowitz is open and honest about his life in a way Reid never attempted. Reading this book, I was frequently moved to tears as I recognized in his . "a Great Teacher, a Great Author" according to Donna Bernstein. Arnie Kantrowitz was my College Professor, and it was there that he told us about his book. I purchased it, and I was floored. I am a heterosexual female, and I felt like I knew what he was going through. His memories; funny, sad, and always vivid, touched me as few books ever have. Though I have not seen him in several years, the lessons I learned in his c
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly Originally published in 1977, Kantrowitz's account of coming to terms with his sexuality in the early years of the Gay Rights movement is brought back into print as part of the Stonewall Inn Classics series.
Originally pulbished in 1977, unavailable for more than a decade, Karnowitz's Under the Rainbow is one of the few genuine gay classics. In an immensely moving account, Karnowitz writes of growing up gay before Stonewall, trying to come to grips with his sexuality at a time when it was generally perceived as an illness; his discovery of the early gay rights movement; and becoming a nationally recognized activist for gay rights.