Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa (Writing in Latinidad: Autobiographical Voices of U.S. Latinos/as)

"Unforgettable Memoir of a Young Chicano Boy's Maturing into a Self-Accepting Gay Adult - Winner of the American Book Award! 🏆 Rigoberto González's powerful and poignant memoir, "González's elegant, wrenching, and poetic" (Out) recounts his childhood among poor Mexican farmworkers, losing his mother at twelve, whippings for youthful cross-dressing, being abandoned by his father, and coming out and finding peace with his identity amid a culture where machismo is prized.

🌈 This moving memoir of a young Chicano boy's maturing into a self-accepting gay adult is a beautifully executed portrait of the experience of being gay, Chicano, and poor in the United States.

🏠 With an unflinching honesty, González weaves together three narrative threads: his angry present journey across the border with his estranged father; childhood memories of growing up a fat, bookish 'sissy-boy'; and his urgent longing for his sexy, abusive older lover.

💔 A gorgeous intersectional classic that helped define both borderland and queer memoir form.

🌈 Don't miss out on this unforgettable story of leaving home today! 🏠"