Immerse In Hey Paesan: Writing By Lesbians And Gay Men Of Italian Descent Crafted By Denise Nico Leto Provided As PDF

Bottom line: you are family and are part of us, but you really don't have to talk about that gay stuff, Capisco bene. As a lesbian Italian American I yearn to find myself in today's whitebread Anglocentric culture, "Hey Paesan!" is an anthology of essays from L/GB Italian Americans that serves as that relfecting pool, By deconstructing identities through poems and memoirs, the authors describe what it's like being a queer paesan! Molto bene! Saw this on SB's list, Delighted to remember it. Read this years ago. Unique view of LGBT life, They are due for an update, An anthology of writing by Italian/Siciliandescended lesbians and gay men in North America, Hey Paesan is the firstever look at the homophobia, silence and invisibility faced by members of an ethnic group that have been stereotyped as mafiosi and femme fatales.
It's a long overdue contribution to the growing awareness about multiculturalism in the Americas, It's also queer pride, Italian style!,