num_pages: 258
description: Featured as one of Summer 2018s most anticipated reads by the Los Angeles Times Vogue Vulture Entertainment Weekly ELLE Buzzfeed and Bitch Media.In the style of New York Times bestsellers You Cant Touch My Hair Bad Feminist and Im Judging You a timely collection of alternately hysterical and soulsearching essays about what it is like to grow up as a creative sensitive black man in a world that constantly tries to deride and diminish your humanity.It hasnt been easy being Michael Arceneaux. Equality for LGBT people has come a long way and all but voices of persons of color within the community are still often silenced and being black in America iswell have you watched the news? With the characteristic wit and candor that have made him one of todays boldest writers on social issues I Cant Date Jesus is Michael Arceneauxs impassioned forthright and refreshing look at minority life in todays America. Leaving no bigoted or ignorant stone unturned he describes his journey in learning to embrace his identity when the world told him to do the opposite. He eloquently writes about coming out to his mother; growing up in Houston Texas; that time his father asked if he was funny while shaking his hand; his obstacles in embracing intimacy; and the persistent challenges of young people who feel marginalized and denied the chance to pursue their dreams. Perfect for fans of David Sedaris and Phoebe Robinson I Cant Date Jesus tells uswithout apologieswhat its like to be outspoken and brave in a divisive world.
language: English
title: I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé
publisher: Atria Books