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Matt Ortile
The Groom Will Keep His Name: And Other Vows I've Made About Race, Resistance,
And Romance
N/A
2020
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Publisher > PublicAffairs
Author > Matt Ortile
Title > The Groom Will Keep His Name: And Other Vows I've Made About
Race, Resistance, And Romance
Issue > N/A
Year > 2020
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ISBN > 9781541762800
Pages > 336
Genre > Biography-And-Autobiography Lgbtqia+-Nonfiction Sociology
Nonfiction
Language > English
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Type > RETAIL
Media > BOOK
Format > .epub
Section > eBook
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Published > 2020-06
Release > 2026-10-19
Disks > 01 x 2 MB
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A riotous collection of witty and captivating Bitch Magazine essays by a
gay Filipino immigrant in America learning that everything is about sexand
sex is about powerWhen Matt Ortile moved from Manila to Las Vegas the
locals couldnt pronounce his name Harassed as a kid for his brown skin
accent and femininity he believed he could belong in America by marrying a
white man and shedding his Filipino identity This was the first myth he
told himself The Groom Will Keep His Name explores the various tales Ortile
spun about what it means to be a Vassar Girl an American Boy and a Filipino
immigrant in New York looking to build a homeAs we meet and mate we tell
stories about ourselves revealing not just who we are but who we want to be
Ortile recounts the relationships and whateverships that pushed him to
confront his notions of sex power and the model minority myth Whether
swiping on Grindr analyzing DMs
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