The Trouble with Rainbow Boys |
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| Authors: | Thomas Crisp |
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| Institution: | (1) Teacher Education, Michigan State University, 357 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA |
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| Abstract: | Few pieces of GLBTQ fiction have received the popular and scholarly acclaim awarded to Alex Sanchez’s Rainbow Boys series. Although “problem novels” are rarely taken seriously as literature, the books—the first novel in particular—have
joined the few pieces of GLBTQ literature incorporated into educational discourse and curriculum. In this article, the author
suggests that although the positive nature and surface construction appeals to those seeking “affirmative” representations
of GLBTQ youth, the contributions made by the series may be overshadowed by its reliance on heteronormative gender stereotypes
that may actually work to perpetuate homophobic attitudes toward gay sexuality.
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| Keywords: | Sexual identity Gender studies Young adult literature Alex Sanchez Rainbow Boys |
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