name: Michelle Tea
birth_date: 1971-01-01 00:00:00
genres: Gay & Lesbian, Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
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about: Michelle Tea (born Michelle Tomasik) is an American author, poet, and literary arts organizer whose autobiographical works explore queer culture, feminism, race, class, prostitution, and other topics. She is originally from Chelsea, Massachusetts and currently lives in San Francisco. Her books, mostly memoirs, are known for their views into the queercore community. In 2012 Tea partnered with City Lights Publishers to form the Sister Spit imprint.