Step Into My Shoes: Expressions from the LGBTQ Community

This is one of the very first anthologies my work will be showcased in.

NEW BOOK BY JAFANSTA LETS READERS STEP INTO RAINBOW SHOES FROM AROUND THE WORLD:

Straight Allies and LGBTQ Persons Collaborate to Reveal Intimate Feelings through Creative Expressions in Anthology

 

 

(Wixom, MI, May 1, 2011) -- Tonja Dudley Bagwell has compiled and edited poetry, letters, narratives, essays, quotes, and articles from LGBTQ populations and their allies from around the world. These creative and intimate revelations fill the pages of a soon-to-be-released anthology, Step Into My Shoes: Expressions from the LGBTQ Community, that invite readers to step into the shoes of a LGBTQ person and ponder their plight.

 

The anthology is filled with poignant and thought-provoking titles such as, Does It Matter Who I Love?, Gay Man’s Prayer, Opening That Closet Door, My Son is Gay and I’m Proud of Him, and I Didn’t Know My Prince Charming was Gay. Many of the writers and poets who contributed to the anthology are authors of their own books and have blogs and websites that showcase their literary talents.

In his foreword, PFLAG National President, Rabbi David Horowitz declares, "Those who read this anthology will find it a source of strength as well as literary delight."

 

As a PFLAG Straight for Equality pledger, Tonja was courageous enough to put forth an effort to be an advocate of the gay community with the hopes that other heterosexuals would consider becoming an ally. The powerful words in this anthology may comfort, guide and help bullied and suicidal youth who need to know they can garner compassion from many sources.

 

Tonja has friends and family from a diverse blend of ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations. She has observed, experienced, and listened to stories about discrimination, brutality, and even murder. No one should be tormented, assaulted, deprived, or killed because of their race, religion, gender, or sexual preference. When men speak up and crusade for women, Whites speak up and crusade for Blacks, and heterosexuals speak up and crusade for homosexuals, humanity may evolve to realize that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was right when he said, “…all men are created equal.”

 

Step Into My Shoes: Expressions from the LGBTQ Community is an anthology edited by Tonja Dudley Bagwell and published by Jafansta, Inc. The anthology will be available at a 20% savings off the regular price until May 20, 2011. It can be purchased online at www.jafansta.com/StepIntoMyShoes_LGBTQ_Anthology.aspx and will be available at various bookstores.