{"product_id":"the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-gay-essays-9781668085424","title":"The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Gay: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This book is absurdly funny! It made me laugh so hard (out loud, even!) that I almost collapsed a lung. Truly the queerest joy I have ever felt!\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Samantha Irby, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"In a world of A+ gays, take some tips from the opposite of that. Eliot's voice must be heard.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jinkx Monsoon, winner of \u003ci\u003eRuPaul's Drag Race\u003c\/i\u003e and star of \u003ci\u003eOh, Mary!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom comedian Eliot Glazer comes a hilarious and heartfelt essay collection for \u003ci\u003eLas Culturistas\u003c\/i\u003e listeners, \u003ci\u003e30 Rock\u003c\/i\u003e fanatics, and anyone who wishes David Sedaris were just a \u003ci\u003etad\u003c\/i\u003e filthier.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComedian and writer Eliot Glazer may occasionally get \u003ci\u003esome\u003c\/i\u003e stuff right, but being gay is \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e one of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poppers make him dizzy. Parties make him panicked. And the term \"guncle\" makes him queasy. When it comes to being part of the LGBTQ+ community, Eliot just can't seem to find his shade of the rainbow, which is precisely why he repeatedly suggests a grayscale one instead (although no one seems to listen). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a community built around the \"chosen family,\" Eliot can't even get \u003ci\u003eadopted\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Gay\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who fully spirals while shopping for a throw pillow, does breathing exercises before entering a pool party, or has a full-fledged breakdown after accidentally dyeing their fake front tooth bubblegum blue amid a torrid affair with a guy under house arrest. (Okay, that might just be Eliot, but it's one hell of a story.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eliot's laugh-out-loud yet quietly heartbreaking stories capture the glory, chaos, and contradictions of queer modern life--a rallying cry for anyone who's ever felt like the odd one out, the minority within the minority, and the one who always seems to \"do it wrong.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668085424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eliot Glazer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715553226933,"sku":"9781668085424","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ea1b8fb7-31d2-49be-a1a3-2bd9f96ffea6.jpg?v=1781713733","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-gay-essays-9781668085424","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}