"A light, heartwarming journey through the confusion of growing up queer. "Folks who remember struggling with scant knowledge, a lack of queer community, or judgmental society will find a kindred spirit in this book." - Booklist How do you love yourself if you've learned so well to hate yourself? For all of us who've ever felt bizarre, damaged, or strange, we are shown that all is full of love, and that true acceptance must come from within yourself. This charming coming-of-age and coming-to-terms with oneself story shows us what it feels like to grow up queer in a heteronormative society in the 1990s.įilled with pop culture touchstones from Cher to Steven Tyler, from Jurassic Park to Grey's Anatomy, this book navigates both the joy and the pain of puberty surrounded by ignorance and homophobia. This entertaining, funny, and warmhearted chronicle of the rocky road toward self-acceptance is a real charmer." - Publishers WeeklyĪ gay giant can't hide. "Ebensperger debuts with a big pink splash in the forthright but lighthearted memoir. This entertaining, funny, and warmhearted chronicle of the rocky road toward self-acceptance is a real charmer.About the Book "Originally published in Spanish as Gay Gigante by Catalonia in Chile in 2016 and Tusquets Editores in Mexico in 2017."-Title page verso.
Contending with self-hate is a recurring theme: “Please, God, I don’t want to be a queer cross-dressing hairstylist when I grow up.” Though it’s a familiar coming-out arc, Ebensperger generously spices the script with his cheeky humor and vivacious visuals (whenever he draws himself in heterosexual territory, he is delineated in fabulous pink, in contrast to the stolid grays of everyone else). As Ebensperger matures, he endures the occasional homophobia of his unwitting family (particularly his grandmother), navigates puberty and his burgeoning sexuality, and draws inspiration from celebrities such as Alanis Morrisette and Björk.
His penchant for playing with dolls, distaste for sports, and general effeminacy set him apart from his peers, particularly in a country where machismo rules as ideal, even among other gay males. “Have you ever had the feeling that even if you wanted to you’d never blend in?” he asks before chronicling his experience of feeling, from a very young age, like an outsider. Ebensperger debuts with a big pink splash in this forthright but lighthearted memoir about the struggles of growing up gay in Chile.
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