Dimensions
133 x 201 x 24mm
Raising My Rainbow is Lori Duron's frank, heartfelt, and brutally funny account of her and her family's adventures, along with the heartbreak and happiness, that come with raising a gender-creative son. Whereas her older son, Chase, is a Lego-loving, sports-playing boy's boy, her younger son, C.J., would much rather twirl around in a pink sparkle tutu, with a Disney Princesss in each hand while singing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi." C.J. is gender variant or gender nonconforming or gender creative, whichever you prefer. They all mean that Lori has a boy who likes girl stuf, really likes girl stuff. He floats on the gender variation specturm from super-macho-masculine on the left all the way to super-girly-feminine on the right. He's not all pink and not all blue. He's a muddled mishmash or a rainbow creation, depending on how you look at it. Lori and her family choose to see the rainbow, not the muddle. Written in Lori's uniquely witty and warm voice and based on her incredibly popular blog of the same name, Raising My Rainbow is the unforgettable story of her wonderful family as they navigate the often challenging but never dull privilege of raising a slightly effeminate, possibly gay, totally fabulous son. INCREDIBLE POPULARITY OF RAISINGMYRAINBOW.COM: Duron's blog is the first "Mommy Blog" to chronicle the daily joys, struggles, and sometimes embarrassments of raising a gender-creative child. Duron has hundreds of thousands of readers in more than 45 countries, and the blog has been syndicated on Queerty and used in gender studies at over 35 colleges and universities. FOREWORD BY NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: Harris and his partner, David, are friends with Lori and wrote the foreword for the book. RAISES IMPORTANT ISSUES: From the constant doubting of her parenting decisions, the path to acceptance Lori and her husband took, and the effects that bullying and society's often disapproving eye have had on her family, Raising My Rainbow is both an unforgettable read and a timely guide for any parent. EXTRA LIBRIS CONTENT: This edition will feature additional materials, including a reader's guide and additional resources for educators and readers, making it a provocative and ideal pick for book groups.
