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This upbeat, endearing, and funny memoir reflects on growing up goth and gay in Texas at the dawn of the 1990s and is based on the author’s one-man show. As a teenager in Texas, writer and performer Crabb suffered abuse and hate speeches from his classmates. Discovering George Michael's ''Faith'' confirmed for David Crabb what every bully already knew: he was gay. What saved him from high school was finding a group of outlandish friends who reveled in being outsiders: wearing black, cutting class, staying out all night, drinking, tripping, chain-smoking, idolizing the Pet Shop Boys. His gradual sexual awakening coincided with his friendship with a mysterious new student Greg, who admitted to being gay. Together, the two embraced the ‘freak’ crowd, and circulated in the teen club scene around San Antonio.
Richly detailed with nineties pop-culture, and including black-and-white photos throughout, ''Bad Kid'' is as laugh-out-loud funny as it is poignant. David Crabb's journey through adolescence captures the essence of every person's struggle to understand his or her true self.
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published June 2015
Author: David Crabb