from standup comic cameron esposito a memoir that tackles sexuality gender and equality and how her catholic upbringing prepared her for a career as an outspoken lesbian comedian in ways the pope never could have imagined cameron esposito wanted to be a priest and ended up a standup comic she would like to tell the whole freaking queer as hell story her story not the sidebar to a straight person s rebirth she doesn t give a makeover or plan a wedding or get a couple back together this isn t a queer tragedy she doesn t die at the end of this book having finally decided to kiss the girl it s the sexy honest bumpy and triumphant dyke s tale her younger theology major self needed to read because there was a long time when she thought she wouldn t make it not as a comic but as a human save yourself is full of funny and insightful recollections about everything from coming out at a catholic college where being gay can get you expelled to how joining the circus can help you become a better comic so much nudity to accepting yourself for who you are even if you re an awkward tween with an eyepatch which cameron was packed with heart humor and cringe worthy stories anyone who has gone through puberty can relate to cameron s memoir is for that timid fenced in kid in all of us and the fearless standup yearning to break free
cameron esposito
grand central publishing
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