Terry Galloway tells her story in a provocative new memoir called Mean Little Deaf Queer. The 248 book describes her difficult days as a deaf child, born on Halloween, thanks to an experimental antibiotic given to her mother. Living in Austin, Texas, the nine-year-old liked to cross-dress and smoke cigars, slipping in and out of gender as she grew older. Galloway takes readers into her experiences in theater though her story is not told chronologically. No sentimental tear-jerker, this Mean Little Deaf Queer is all about living life your own way.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Mean Little Deaf Queer
Terry Galloway tells her story in a provocative new memoir called Mean Little Deaf Queer. The 248 book describes her difficult days as a deaf child, born on Halloween, thanks to an experimental antibiotic given to her mother. Living in Austin, Texas, the nine-year-old liked to cross-dress and smoke cigars, slipping in and out of gender as she grew older. Galloway takes readers into her experiences in theater though her story is not told chronologically. No sentimental tear-jerker, this Mean Little Deaf Queer is all about living life your own way.
