The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities was edited by David Levithan and Billy Merrell and is an anthology of personal nonfiction by young authors (ages 13 to 23) about todays queer teen/youth experience.
Published by Knopf, a division of Random House Childrens Books, it will be in stores the summer of 2006. All royalties will go to GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network), a national education organization ensuring safe schools for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. GLSEN envisions a future in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
We received just under 300 submissions from all over, including 38 states, as well as Canada, England, Ireland, Israel, Norway, and the Philippines, and have selected about 40 pieces that we feel best fit out needs and the needs of teens in America. The diverse body of submissions made it possible to compile an anthology that will represent all of us.
It used to be that queer teens were fighting to find a single voice. Now we each have our own voices and finally someone has given us a place to tell our stories in order to show what gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/questioning life is really like now. So that other people both queer and straight can know.
For more information about the anthology and its contributors, visit Queerthology.com.
