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Summary:

As a young, queer, plus-size person, Essie Dennis has spent a lot of time feeling like they weren't enough - not queer enough, not feminine enough, not perfect enough. When they took to social media to share how they felt, they were overwhelmed by how many others felt the same. I look too masculine to be non-binary I look too feminine to be a lesbian Am I too fat for drag? Inviting you to challenge accepted beauty standards and the concept of 'the perfect body', Essie takes everything they have learned on their journey to self-acceptance and body satisfaction to help guide you towards loving your queer body. From gender, sexuality and reclaiming your body, through to food, politics, social media and fatphobia, this radical book starts a conversation about body image and mental health that queer people are so often left out of. Fiercely and unapologetically written, and with honest advice and powerful stories from a diverse range of queer people throughout, this is an inspiring and necessary book that will show you that you are enough.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• In the beginning, there was you
• Reclaiming your body
• Sexuality and our bodies
• Gender roles? In this economy?
• Our complex relationship with food
• Unlearning fatphobia
• Bodies are political
• Social media and queer happiness
• Saving ourselves through fashion
• Joyfully queer bodies
• You are enough.

Author/Creator:

Dennis, Essie , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Queer body power: finding your body positivity [by Dennis, E.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Queer body power : finding your body positivity [by Dennis, E.] (London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022 — ISBN 1787759040; ISBN 9781787759046; OCLC Number 1273913187)

Subjects:

Body image in women

Body image

Sexual minorities — Identity

Gender identity

Identity (Psychology)

Self-acceptance

Sexual minorities

General Notes:

Includes "Further resources" (pages 213-216) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HQ73 .D465 2022eb

ISBNs:

9781787759053 (electronic book)
1787759059 (electronic book)
9781787759046 (paperback) [Invalid]
1787759040 (paperback) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1304817436