Tango

[A] witty and touching memoir. . . [A] frank discussion of the ways in which [V] felt compelled to suppress [V's] emotions, [V's] sexuality, and [V's] true identity growing up. [V] suffered a great deal, and yet [V's] tone is never self-pitying. --New Yorker A story that is personal, yet undeniably universal at the same time. --Lambda Literary Bond's fabulosity is matched by a trenchant wit, and [V's] over-the-top stories are smartly edged with politics, sexual or otherwise. --New York Times A brief yet remarkably candid memoir of growing up different. . . Poignant and funny. . . --Kirkus Thank you, Justin, for your courage in writing the truth of what you went through as a transgender child in this society. Thank you, also, for your sense of humor. This book is very important, and fun to read as well. --Yoko Ono, artist When I say Justin Vivian Bond is a true original, what I mean is, Justin doesn't resemble anyone else on the face of the planet. When I say Justin Bond is touched by genius, I mean exactly that. --Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours Tango is a raw nerve touching an electric soul, a beautiful book, written with honesty, pain, and joy from one of our great modern day shamans. --Sandra Bernhard, comedian Justin Vivian Bond is a lightning rod, a solid steel structure in heels that attracts burning chaos and disciplines it into orderly submission. Am I allowed to say that Justin is God? --Rufus Wainwright, musician Tango should be in the hands of every child who can read, and of every adult who cares about that child. --Michael Warner, author of The Trouble with Normal Reading Tango is like listening to your favorite eccentric cousin or auntie tell you hair-raising tales of innocence lost and found, friendships forged of adversity, and bullies bewildered by their own perversity. Justin spins a one-of-a-kind story that you won't be able to put down. --Kate Bornstein, author of Gender Outlaw