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Bezig met laden... Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americasdoor Dustin Lance Black
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"From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and political activist, a candid, vivid, powerfully resonant memoir about growing up as a gay Mormon in Texas that is, as well, a moving tribute to the mother who taught him about surviving against all odds Dustin Lance Black wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for Milk and helped overturn California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8, but as an LGBTQ+ activist he has unlikely origins. Raised in a military, Mormon household outside San Antonio, Texas, Black always found inspiration in his plucky, determined mother. Having contracted polio as a small girl, she endured leg braces and iron lungs, and was repeatedly told that she could never have children or live a normal life. Defying expectations, she raised Black and his two brothers, built a career, escaped two abusive husbands, and eventually moved the family to a new life in Southern California. While Black struggled to come to terms with his sexuality--something antithetical to his mother's religious views--she remained his source of strength and his guiding light. Later, she would stand by his side when he helped bring the historic gay marriage case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Mama's Boy is a stirring celebration of the connections between mother and son, Red states and Blue, and the spirit of optimism and perseverance that can create positive change in the world"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)306.76Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Relations between the sexes, sexualities, love Sexual orientation, gender identityLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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My Rating:
4/5
I really enjoyed this book. I connected to Black and the difficulties he faced growing up in a conservative religion and the family pressure placed on him when he realized that his beliefs didn't align with who he was as a person.
I was surprised that conflict between Black, his family, and his faith was not more central in this book. It lingers on the periphery but Lance's mother was pretty supportive as soon as she started to understand her son. Additionally, Black doesn't seem to have much negativity towards the church he was raised in even when the church was campaigning against the rights of the LGBTQ community. Black is much more forgiving and understanding of the church and it's position than I think most people would be and he seems to hold out hope that acceptance of the LGBTQ community will eventually exist in the conservative faith.
If I were to describe this book, I would call it a letter of love to his mother. He talks about how much she supported him and inspired him. He talks about all she went through to care for him as a single, disabled, woman. At times, his mother's story feels as if it takes over this book which I wasn't expecting when I picked it up, based on book description. Also, at times, this made the book drag.
Overall, I found this book interesting though at times slow. It is a well done memoir that I think will especially be appreciated by those in the LGBTQ community as well as many ex-Mormons who have struggled to come to terms with who they are after they leave the church. While this book is not anti-Mormon by any means I am not sure how well a true believing Mormon will be able to appreciate this read. There are some negative aspects of the church mentioned including victim shaming which, at least in the past, was not infrequent in the church however Black overall has a hopeful outlook that the church and it's policies will continue to move forward in a loving and inclusive way. ( )