num_pages: 308
description: Woman or man? This internationally acclaimed novel looks at the world through the eyes of Jess Goldberg, a masculine girl growing up in the "Ozzie and Harriet" McCarthy era and coming out as a young butch lesbian in the pre-Stonewall gay drag bars of a blue-collar town. Stone Butch Blues traces a propulsive journey, powerfully evoking history and politics while portraying an extraordinary protagonist full of longing, vulnerability, and working-class grit. This once-underground classic takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride of gender transformation and exploration and ultimately speaks to the heart of anyone who has ever suffered or gloried in being different.
language: English
title: Stone Butch Blues
titlecomplete: Stone Butch Blues
genres: Classics, LGBT, Feminism, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Gender, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Queer
ratings_count: 26413
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Literature, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Small Press Book Award
publisher: Alyson Books