Drifting Toward Love Black, Brown, Gay, and Coming of Age on the Streets of New York |
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Author:
| Wright, Kai |
ISBN: | 978-0-8070-7969-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
Publisher: | Beacon Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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There are countless migratory kids who populate the outskirts of New YorkCity's gay wonderland. These young people--mostly black or Latino, oftenhomeless, but more often from poor and working-class families--are whatpolicymakers and social service agencies call at-risk youth. But reports of these problems obscure more fundamental realities about their lives.
Drifting Toward Love tells the story of one such teenager and his friends as they embark on their own precarious journeys...
More DescriptionThere are countless migratory kids who populate the outskirts of New YorkCity's gay wonderland. These young people--mostly black or Latino, oftenhomeless, but more often from poor and working-class families--are whatpolicymakers and social service agencies call at-risk youth. But reports of these problems obscure more fundamental realities about their lives. Drifting Toward Love tells the story of one such teenager and his friends as they embark on their own precarious journeys to belonging. It describes their heroism and their mistakes, their victories and their tragedies. In doing so, it unfurls a powerful, emotional, and at times troubling story that anyone who has navigated adolescence will recognize.