Love is Love LGBTQIA+ Book Club: "Horse Barbie" - Quincy Room
Join us for a fun discussion of LGBTQIA+ themed books!
Our bookclub features a monthly group reading selection, but discussion of other titles is welcome!
The group meets in a hybrid format, both in person and online. If you plan to join in person, we will be meeting - for this month only - in the Quincy Room at Central Library. If you plan to join online, please register below to receive the Zoom link.
All meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month, except in May, which is held on Tuesday, May 28, and in December, which is held on Monday, December 16.
Registration required to receive the Zoom link. For adults age 18+.
For more information email Lib-CentralOperations@arlingtonva.us
2024 Love is Love Booklist:
Jan. 22: "Greedy: Notes of a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much" by Jen Winston
Feb. 26: "Homebodies" by Tembe Denton-Hurst
Mar. 25: "Learned by Heart" by Emma Donoghue
Apr. 22: "American Hippo" by Sarah Gailey
May 28: "Horse Barbie" by Geena Rocero
June 24: "Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style" by Paul Rudnick
July 22: "Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew From It" by Greg Marshall
Aug. 26: "They're Going to Love You" by Meg Howry
Sept. 23: "The Lesbiana's guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Oct. 28: "Untamed" by Glennon Doyle
Nov. 25: "World Running Down" by Al Hess
Dec.16: Happy Hour Book Swap - Location TBD
- Date:
- Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Quincy Room
- Library:
- Central Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Club
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
About the Book:
"This anticipated memoir from Filipino-American trans-rights activist Geena Rocero delivers a powerfully candid story of resilience that not only crosses continents, but also challenges the borders of transgender discrimination. By interweaving pop-culture references with reflections on colonial legacies, toxic masculinity, and gender fluidity, Rocero recounts moving from the Philippines to the U.S., which parallels her career change from an openly transgender pageant queen to a model with a hidden identity. The duality between Rocero's Filipino heritage and her newfound Americanness is a motif, poignantly highlighting the different cultural and legal barriers for transgender recognition. Addressing serious topics, including gender affirmation surgery and sexual violence, Rocero maintains a skilled and steady voice, anchored to her truth, that grants readers the opportunity to embrace her pain and triumphs. Horse Barbie also exudes narrative craftsmanship in the author's keen inclusion of Tagalog-infused slang and reverence for Indigenous cultures, presenting a diverse worldview representative of her remark, "Freedom was contagious."--Booklist Reviews