Just As You Are takes present-day obstacles into consideration and speaks directly to teenagers with the message: you’re not alone in this. It also offers activities of sorts for teens to work issues out for themselves. different elements of different counselling approaches, we can work together to explore whatever you

A video essay or voyeurism? This show position itself as a romance drama with a strong “what-if” element. It is build upon the fantasy that a person can change gender spontaneously. Not via a sex change operation but an instantaneous and complete body reconfiguration including a different face. Just As You Are is one of the mostgloriously queerthings I've ever read. While their romance is easy to root for,at its heart, this book is a tribute to queer friendshipsand being young in New York—like if The L Word had beenabout anxiety-ridden writers in Brooklyn. In other words:a delight.” —Anita Kelly, author of Love & Other Disasters I'm sure a subset of people find Darcy toxic. In this same way, Lizzy is also toxic. But they work through their differences to come together as a couple. And at first, I found this book a little iffy, as I do with any retelling ever, but Liz and Daria really work for me. Liz less so than Daria. But here we are.Why are all of the dates you go on terrible?” Jane said. “You need to be better at filtering out weirdos.” Which would have been helpful if it had worked.” Jane’s voice was clipped. “Now there’s not enough time to steam the beets.” The show is watchable but a slow burn. The ending is satisfying if predictable. Whether you find this show worth watching will depend on your expectations and reason for watching in the first place. It is a one time watch for me. When Liz and Daria wind up having to spend more and more time together, Liz starts to see a softer side to Daria—she’s funny, thoughtful, and likes the way Liz’s gender presentation varies between butch and femme. Despite the evidence that Liz can’t trust her, it’s hard to keep hating Daria—and even harder to resist the chemistry between them.

Can you believe sapphic representation has gone so far lately?? We're getting our own toxic relationship stories 🥲 feels a little bit like this whole book was contrived off the sentence “daria fitzgerald had slid into her DMs” and frankly — it works! beat for beat, this is an EXTREMELY confident romance novel. you can always tell when the author has a real love for the source material, and this just shines with love. I mentioned queer books written for queer folk in my Dykette review. This is more of the same, and I appreciate that so much. Sure, I had to Urban Dictionary some things, but I didn't mind. I love learning new things. To the other subset of people that complain about almost bilingual books in the same vein, these books aren't for you. But you can make them for you. Or don't. Someone else will read and enjoy them.

A Teen’s Guide to Self-Acceptance and Lasting Self-Esteem

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