"A coming-of-age graphic novel memoir about a young gay boy growing up in an Orthodox Jewish community."--

Gay and lesbian Jews discuss their lives, Jewish heritage, and reactions to discrimination.

David Shallenberger interviewed gay men and women, many of whom grew up in families practicing traditional religions - Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Protestant - that condemned homosexuality as an unacceptable life-style. When these children grew into adulthood and "came out," many rejected the religion of their childhood as they sought a more accepting gay community. But once they became comfortable with their new gay identity, they began to experience...