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Raising My Rainbow
Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son | Lori Duron
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Raising My Rainbow is Lori Duron’s frank, heartfelt, and brutally funny account of her and her family's adventures of distress and happiness raising a gender-creative son. Whereas her older son, Chase, is a Lego-loving, sports-playing boy's boy, her younger son, C.J., would much rather twirl around in a pink sparkly tutu, with a Disney Princess in each hand while singing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi." C.J. is gender variant or gender nonconforming, whichever you prefer. Whatever the term, Lori has a boy who likes girl stuff—really likes girl stuff. He floats on the gender-variation spectrum from super-macho-masculine on the left all the way to super-girly-feminine on the right. He's not all pink and not all blue. He's a muddled mess or a rainbow creation. Lori and her family choose to see the rainbow. Written in Lori's uniquely witty and warm voice and launched by her incredibly popular blog of the same name, Raising My Rainbow is the unforgettable story of her wonderful family as they navigate the often challenging but never dull privilege of raising a slightly effeminate, possibly gay, totally fabulous son. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content From the Trade Paperback edition.
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I noticed C.J.'s story with Lori's blog, and sought out the book. I'm a long-time Twitter follower, with this Magic:TG card photo I posted to Lori. C.J.'s story had me reflecting on my childhood, introverted and neutrally into Goosebumps books; Monster High is a cool trend! I felt curious and inspired to read more on the Duron family's experiences. The joys and hardships are deeply felt. These books do greatly help with diverse understandings.