Finally, thank you to my motley and improvised family: Juno and Joe Rosinsky, Clara de Jesus, Zeke Ramirez, Alberto Ramirez, Kris Sugatan, Jill Hanson, Ronnie Talusan Hanson, Cindy Sevilla, Monique Malvar, Lauren LaMance, Casey and Erik Crooks, Mark and Nanette Antonio, and Grace and Liza Talusan. Special and boundless thanks to Joe and Gloria Hanson for allowing me to partake of their unwavering parental love, and whose enormous generosity in all ways has made this book possible.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Meredith Talusan is an award-winning author and journalist who has written for The Guardian, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, WIRED, SELF, and Condé Nast Traveler, among many other publications, and has contributed to several essay collections. She has received awards from GLAAD, The Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. She is also the founding executive editor of them., Condé Nast's LGBTQ+ digital platform, where she is currently contributing editor.

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