{"product_id":"hello-cruel-world-101-alternatives-to-suicide-for-teens-freaks-and-other-outlaws","title":"Hello, Cruel World: 101+ Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"How lucky we are to have such a clear and intelligent writer who has had profoundly personal experiences with different identities, the subject of this first-rate book.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Kurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I realize Kate Bornstein is trying to save teenagers--the beautiful weirdos on whom the fate of our future rests--but if her book gets into the wrong hands, she might inadvertently save a whole lot of adults too.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Writer-activist-professional outcast Kate Bornstein takes an empathetic approach.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Carol Queen, co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePoMoSexuals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForeword by Sara Quinn \n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHello, Cruel Me\n\u003cbr\u003eHello, Cruel Bullies \n\u003cbr\u003eHello, Cruel Desire\n\u003cbr\u003eHello, Cruel Gender \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHello, Cruel Quick-Start Guide\n\u003cbr\u003e121 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA celebrated pioneer and advocate for the LGBTQ community, Kate Bornstein is the author o\n\u003ci\u003ef My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely\u003c\/i\u003e; \n\u003ci\u003eGender Outlaw: On Men, Women and The Rest of Us\u003c\/i\u003e; and\n\u003ci\u003e A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir.\u003c\/i\u003e Her plays and performance pieces include \n\u003ci\u003eHidden: A Gender\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Opposite Sex Is Neither\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eToo Tall Blondes In Love\u003c\/i\u003e. Bornstein lives in New York City with her partner, Barbara Carrellas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival in an often cruel world in this much-needed unconventional approach to teenage suicide prevention for marginalised youth who want to stay on the edge, but alive. Features 101 alternatives to suicide that range from the playful (moisturise), to the irreverent (disbelieve the binary), to the highly controversial (get laid, please). Bornstein fervently encourages readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts' desires\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThis 20th anniversary edition of transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein's unconventional guide to staying alive for teens, freaks and gender outlaws features 20 NEW Alternatives, a new foreword by the author, and a new afterword by Paul Preciado. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A don't-hurt guide for anyone who's been tempted to give in to despair.\"--\u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You'll want to keep extra copies of this one on the shelf to give away to friends in need.\" --\u003ci\u003eBitch\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now updated and with new material \n\u003ci\u003eHello, Cruel World \u003c\/i\u003efeatures a catalog of 121 alternatives to suicide that range from the playful (moisturize!), to the irreverent (shatter some family values), to the controversial, fun, challenging and easy. Encouraging readers to unleash their hearts' harmless desires, the book has only one directive: \"Don't be mean.\" It is this guiding principle that brings the reader on a self-validating journey and toward a resounding decision to embrace life.\n\u003cbr\u003e Using graphics and checklists, and with great humor and gutsiness, Kate Bornstein dares readers to re-envision the gender system as we know it. She offers stories and insights that are tenderly intimate and unapologetically edgy. \n\u003ci\u003eHello, Cruel World\u003c\/i\u003e also includes: \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean Introduction by Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hello Cruel Scale of Feelings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean Index of Alternatives with safety and effectiveness scales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e Suicide rates among LGBTQ+ teens are much higher than for their cis peers; with love and humor and confession and insight, Bornstein hopes to keep every freak out there alive. She is a radical role model, an affectionate best friend, and a guiding mentor all in one. This one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive is a much-needed, sometimes unorthodox approach to life for those who want to stay on the edge, \n\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e alive. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinalist, LGBT Nonfiction Lambda Literary Award, 2009 Honor Book, Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award, 2009\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2025 (EAN 9781644214435, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bornstein, Kate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triangle Square\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-04-29\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult Nonfiction \/ LGBTQ+ \/ General|Young Adult Nonfiction \/ Social Topics \/ Suicide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Teenagers|Suicidal behavior|Prevention|Adolescent psychology|Sexual minorities|Minority teenagers|Self-help techniques|Self-help publications|Self-help techniques for teenagers|Psychology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644214435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781644214435\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Triangle Square","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67739495661849,"sku":"SP-9781644214435","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781644214435_spiral.png?v=1791611098","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/hello-cruel-world-101-alternatives-to-suicide-for-teens-freaks-and-other-outlaws","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}