Here and Queer: A Queer Girl's Guide to Life

Here and Queer: A Queer Girl's Guide to Life

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  • Type:Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date:2022-04-19 09:52:07
  • Update Date:2025-09-06
  • Status:finish
  • Author:Rowan Ellis
  • ISBN:0711264759
  • Environment:PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle

Summary

Here and Queer is a helpful, friendly guide full of support and advice about living your best queer life, written for girls。 

This vibrant, inclusive guide, designed for all kinds of girls, is designed to help you be the strongest, proudest, happiest version of yourself! A celebration of the gift of queerness, it's packed full of heartfelt advicecomforting stories, and stylish illustrations, and will give you the tools you need to explore your own identity, on your own terms。

Author and YouTuber Rowan Ellis uses her personal experience to take you through queer life, from coming out and dealing with tough stuff, right through to finding friendships and celebrating Pride。 There are also brilliant guest essays from contributors across the LGBTQ+ spectrum。

The book opens with guidance on understanding how you feel as a queer girl。 From choosing your pronouns to navigating different labels and identities, Ellis helps girls understand that they are in control of their own identity, and that it's ok to not be sure straight away。

Moving onto a glossary of queer terms, Here and Queer helps introduce girls to the rainbow of definitions and terms which help queer people understand who they are and how they feel。 The book then moves onto advice on coming out, for many one of the hardest steps to take on their journey to truly living their best lives。

Following are chapters on sex and romance, including helpful advice about your first time, as well as guides on consent and knowing how to make sure you build a healthy and supportive relationship with your partner。

There are also sections on dealing with bullies and stigma, finding your community, and looking after your mental health, including advice on how to help you find extra support if you need it。 The book also has more information on queer ladies in history, and on the fight for equality undertaken by brave activists throughout history and today。

Stylishly designed with cool illustrations, this helpful, friendly guide will help all queer girls navigate the challenges of discovering and embracing their identities and flourishing in their own skins!

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Reviews

Joel Rochester

Here and Queer is a comforting, comprehensive, inclusive and most importantly, intersectional guide to aid queer girls in the discovery, exploration and affirmation of their identities — combined with stunning illustrations by Jacky Sheridan。 Rowan put it best on one of her IG stories, this book's audience is focused and not exclusionary and whilst I, myself, am not a queer girl, I found myself learning a lot more than I realised。 I cannot wait to see this book out in the world! Here and Queer is a comforting, comprehensive, inclusive and most importantly, intersectional guide to aid queer girls in the discovery, exploration and affirmation of their identities — combined with stunning illustrations by Jacky Sheridan。 Rowan put it best on one of her IG stories, this book's audience is focused and not exclusionary and whilst I, myself, am not a queer girl, I found myself learning a lot more than I realised。 I cannot wait to see this book out in the world! 。。。more

Rowan Ellis

So excited for this to be out in the world this May! Here & Queer includes sections on relationships, community, history, sex, activism, queer friendship and more - as well as guest essays and a list of resources and media to check out after you've read the book :) So excited for this to be out in the world this May! Here & Queer includes sections on relationships, community, history, sex, activism, queer friendship and more - as well as guest essays and a list of resources and media to check out after you've read the book :) 。。。more

Alice Oseman

A joyous, comprehensive, and inclusive exploration of queerness, with gorgeous illustrations too。 Thoughtful and celebratory, and featuring a range of perspectives, this book will help so many people of all ages who are questioning their sexuality。

Nathalie

This guide is very informative and covers the fun parts about coming out but also the difficult parts。 It deals with exploring your identity by covering all parts of the rainbow。 I really enjoyed reading it even though I have been out for decades。 It's full of colorfol drawings and focuses on becoming happy with your true self。 Even if that means others will disapprove。 It also deals with sexuality and bullying and how to deal with it。 A very informative guide that will hopefully help people fin This guide is very informative and covers the fun parts about coming out but also the difficult parts。 It deals with exploring your identity by covering all parts of the rainbow。 I really enjoyed reading it even though I have been out for decades。 It's full of colorfol drawings and focuses on becoming happy with your true self。 Even if that means others will disapprove。 It also deals with sexuality and bullying and how to deal with it。 A very informative guide that will hopefully help people find their way to themselves, acceptance and happiness。An arc was provided to me by the publisher in return of an honest review。 。。。more