Review: Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
This book follows a boy who decides to transfer to a different high school in order to try a new life. This new life involves not being the gay guy. At his old school he is outspoken about his sexuality and is part of different organizations campaigning for gay rights. His parents are described as basically hippies, very open and accepting, almost too much so, and all his life they have been nothing but supportive. However, he starts to feel it like more of a pressure and less of support. When he transfers to this new school he leaves the “gay” label behind and settles into a new life, feeling free from the constraints of said label. But soon his attempt at living a label-free life starts to go a bit sour. I thought this premise was super interesting and it has given me something to think about in terms of labels and showing our true selves. Rafe is tired of the label gay because a lot of people have predefined thoughts on what that label entails, and he is sick of having ...