Beautiful Ghosts

A Queer Memoir of San Francisco

Sherilyn Connelly

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English

McFarland & Co Inc
26 November 2021

Films, movies & cinema; Memoirs; Lesbian studies

A Generation X transgender woman, Sherilyn Connelly

came out of the closet in 1999. Her own identity still emerging, she had stumbled into a difficult, stifling relationship. Also, her employment at a tech company ceased when the dot-com bubble burst. It was a goth boy from Bolinas that first took her shopping for make-up, and the San Francisco goth scene became her respite.

This wickedly eye-opening memoir reveals how Connelly dealt with a toxic partner and found her voice as a woman. A longtime cinephile, it tells how she became a writer, rekindled a love for cult films and horror conventions, and learned ""the secret to becoming a star."" Her remembrances are also a tale of a bygone era of sex, music and San Francisco and its darkened underworld of goth strays--her literate vampires and beautiful ghosts.

By: Sherilyn Connelly
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781476686332
ISBN 10: 1476686335
Pages: 209
Publication Date: 26 November 2021
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sherilyn Connelly is a San Francisco-based writer and librarian.

Reviews for Beautiful Ghosts: A Queer Memoir of San Francisco

In Beautiful Ghosts, Sherilyn Connelly serves as a tour guide through San Francisco in the first part of the current century, letting her avenues and experiences paint a tableau of her life. Her tale is refreshing, breezy, and a great read that stands apart from many other trans tales. Get it, read it, and enjoy it. --Gwendolyn Ann Smith, columnist, Transmissions