Kicked Out (book)

Kicked out
Country United States
Language English
Subject Homelessness, LGBT youth
Publisher Homofactus Press
Publication date
 2010 (2010)
Media type Print
Pages 222 pp
Awards Lambda Literary Award finalist, Over the Rainbow book (American Library Association)
ISBN 9780978597368
OCLC 557899298

Kicked Out is a 2010 anthology compiled and edited by Sassafras Lowrey. The book includes personal narratives from homeless and formerly homeless LGBT youth, as well as policy essays from service providers.[1] The book is intended to serve both as a "guidebook"[2] and to draw attention to youth homelessness to the broader LGBT community.[3]

The book calls for not only "more and better resources for at-risk LGBTQ youth, but also a transformation of the structures that maintain the epidemics of homelessness, suicidality, mental illness and addiction in this marginalized population."[4]

The book's editor, Sassafras Lowrey, lived through homelessness, and shares her story as part of the anthology.[5]

Reception

The Lambda Literary Foundation gave the book a positive review, noting that while it acknowledged challenges facing LGBTQ youth, "the work emphasizes coping and resiliency."[6] Kicked out was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award[7] and was included on the American Library Association's Rainbow book list[8] and Over the Rainbow book list.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "2011 Over the Rainbow Books". Over the Rainbow Books. American Library Association. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Smith, Kyle (February 4, 2011). "Kicked Out". EDGE. Los Angeles. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Gonzales Cerna, Antonio (14 June 2010). "Discarded Teens: 'Kicked Out'". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Smith, Kyle Thomas (4 February 2011). "Kicked Out". EDGE Boston. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore. "A one-question interview with Sassafras Lowrey". Bilerico Project. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Shepard, Ben. "Kicked Out [book review]". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "23rd Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "2011 Rainbow Book List". American Library Association. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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