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Hello Cruel World

101+ Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws

By: Kate Bornstein

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Paperback | 1 August 2011 | Edition Number 1

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240 Pages

Age
14 - 99

Grade
9+

Dimensions(cm)
17.6 x 12.8 x 1.8

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Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it.

Here, Kate bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival for navigating an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive outside the box, Hello, Cruel World is a much-needed unconventional approach to teenage suicide prevention for marginalized youth who want to stay on the edge, but alive.

Hello, Cruel World features a catalog of 101 Alternatives to Suicide that range from the playful (Moisturize), to the irreverent (Disbelieve the Binary), to the highly controversial (Get Laid. Please). Designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts’ harmless desires, the book has only one directive: "Don’t be mean." It is this guiding principle that brings its reader on a self-validating journey, which forges wholly new paths toward a resounding decision to choose life.

Tenderly intimate and unapologetically edgy, Kate is the radical role model, the affectionate best friend, and the guiding mentor all in one kind and spirited package.

A celebrated pioneer for the LGBTQI community, transsexual author and performance artist, Kate Bornstein is the author of the wildly successful books My Gender Workbook and Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and The Rest of Us.

Industry Reviews

"How lucky we are to have such a clear and intelligent writer who has had profoundly personal experiences with different identities, the subject of this first-rate book." --Kurt Vonnegut

"I realize Kate Bornstein is trying to save teenagers--the beautiful weirdos on whom the fate of our future rests--but if her book gets into the wrong hands, she might inadvertently save a whole lot of adults too." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Writer-activist-professional outcast Kate Bornstein takes an empathetic approach." --Carol Queen, co-editor of PoMoSexuals

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Non-Fiction Sociology & Anthropology Sociology Sociology & Death & Dying Comedy & Humour Society & Culture Social Groups Gender Studies Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Popular Psychology Assertiveness, Motivation & Self-Esteem & Positive Mental Attitude Psychology

Family & Health Coping with / Advice about Personal, Social & Health Topics Coping with / Advice about Illness & Specific Health Conditions Gay & Lesbian Studies Gay Studies for Gay Men

Foreword	p. 13
Introduction	p. 17

Hello, Cruel Me	p. 21
Hello, Cruel Bullies	p. 33
Hello, Cruel Desire	p. 63

Hello, Cruel Quick-Start Guide	p. 83
101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws	p. 97
About the Author	p. 233
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Hello Cruel World

101+ Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws

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