All The Books in the T**get Pr*de C*ll*cti*n
I've got an essay published in The Stopgap!
Want to hear my summary of the books available in this year’s corporate shrine to queerness? Click Here to read my most recent essay, published by the Danny’s and Jo’s over at The Stopgap!
here’s a little taste:
I have a love-hate relationship with the Target Pride Collection. On the one hand, I don’t want to say anything about it because Target is a multinational corporation and mega-brand. A cool punk anarchist wouldn’t even care about the TPC. In reality, I’m pretty interested in what Target Pride Collection access provides, especially for people in more rural or isolated parts of the country. That’s why in the last few years, the part of the TPC that I really follow is the books.
It’s unlikely Target is going to include anything sufficiently radical to call for its own demise as an institution, but queer stories have a lot of radical potential; so what might slip through the cracks? What has enough literary, celebrity, or critical clout to merit inclusion? Why is Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Modern Womanhood the thumbnail image for "LGBTQIA+ Family Resources and Wellbeing"?