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Kicked Out got a fantastic review in ‘Outlook Columbus’ this weekend! Reviewer Richard Labonte called Kicked Out a “landmark anthology” and a ”must-read” ! 
Queer Arts Now is a webseries showcasing queer artists Co-Hosted by Ks Stevens and Ashley Brockington who go on location to interview ongoing cultural artists and ongoing live cultural events. In this episode of Queer Arts Now they head to NYC’s Bluestockings bookstore to cover the Kicked Out reading!
Kicked Out received an excellent review on Lambda Literary’s website! They called Kicked Out, ”a distinct, important book”
Teen LGBTQ book reviewers at The Naughty Book Kitties reviewed and featured Kicked Out in two posts. The first a review and the second an interview with Kicked Out editor Sassafras Lowrey
Lambda Literary covers ‘Kicked Out’ in a feature article ‘Discarded Teens’
“This is a growing issue that has been ignored by our community, but at the end of the day these are our kids and if we don’t listen to their stories, if we don’t care for their basic needs, who will?”
Kicked Out receives a fantastic review in Portland Oregon’s Just Out newspaper “With a passionate introduction by Matthew Shepard’s mother, Judy Shepard, Kicked Out promises transformative storytelling from the get go. And does it ever come through on that promise, which is quite fitting seeing as Lowrey is fueled by a philosophy that everyone has a story to tell, and everyone deserves the space to relate it. This compilation does just that, offering space for yesterday and today’s rejected queer youth to convey their powerful tales.”
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“These individual narratives meld together to tell one gut-wrenching epic story, a story that many of us were and are afraid to hear. The book grabs the reader by the eyelids, forcing those of us who don’t know about the LGBT homeless youth epidemic to confront that fear by looking at it eye-to-eye. Quite simply, Kicked Out punches any apathy regarding the issue right out from under you.”
Kicked Out editor Sassafras Lowrey was invited to participate in a guest blog for the Daily Kos (click above image to be directed to blog) entitled ‘kicked out of prom, kicked out of home’ which jumped to the top of the day’s reccommended reading list.
Kicked Out: New York Release from Samantha Stark on Vimeo.Kicked Out: New York Release from Samantha Stark on Vimeo.Samantha Stark of Dirty Hands New York was at the NYC release for Kicked Out and has just put up a fantastic article & video about the event.
Kicked Out received coverage on GLAAD’s blog. Please click the above image to check out the full post.
“GLAAD is happy to be helping Sassafras pitch her book to mainstream media outlets in hope of bringing these stories into more homes across the country.
We will keep you informed about the progress of this vitally important anthology. We urge all GLAAD supporters to pick up a copy.”
Kicked Out received a fantastic review on the Trans Enough website! click the above image to check out the full review.
“It is important for the LGBTQ communities to face reality about our youth and begin taking steps to support and build families for these youth whose only offense was living authentically.”
Kicked Out received a fantastic review on the Trans Parental website! click the above image to check out the full review.
“The real strength of Kicked Out is how, by telling survivors’ stories in their own voices, the stories feel viscerally real. The contributions all feel very soul-baring and Truthful-with-a-capital-T, particularly the incredible photos by Samantha Box. One photo in particular captures two people embracing, one kissing the other’s shoulder, that wordlessly speaks volumes.”
Last night editor Sassafras Lowrey along with four Kicked Out contributors (Tommi, Ksen, Tenzin, and Jenn) were interviewed on Portland Oregon’s KBOO radio for the Out Loud show. Out Loud is KBOO’s queer culture show, celebrating & serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning & allied communities. We feature local musical talent, interviews with local and national community groups, authors, and really anyone from the queer community. We strive to give voice to those not heard in the main stream media.The show streamed live on the interent, but for those of you who were unable to tune in, the entire show as well as extended interviews with Ksen, Tenzin, and Tommi are available for free Mp3 download from the Out Loud webpage! http://kboo.fm/OutLoud
Direct Links to the full broadcast & full interviews with contributors:
Out Loud Radio Broadcast on Kicked Out: stories of homeless LGBTQ youth
Kestryl Cael & Sassafras Lowrey featured as the first in a seriese of queer creative couples!
An Afternooon of Zine Making, Five Years Later
Femme Liberation reviews Kicked Out!
“You all need to know this stuff. It’s an advantage that it is put together beautifully. This more than any Prop 8 rally should serve as a reminder of the work we have to do in our community to reach out to and take care of our youth.”
http://femmeliberation.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/kicked-out-a-review/
The Kicked Out Anthology was featured in Curve Magazine’s 2009 Holiday Gift Guide!
November 19, 2009
Editor Sassafras Lowrey was asked by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to be a guest blogger during their week of posts about Transgender Day of Remembrance. The blog is all about the epidemic of homelessness amongst trangender & gender non-conforming youth.http://glaadblog.org/2009/11/19/what-does-transgender-day-of-remembrance-mean-to-you-sassafras-lowrey/
October 29, 2009
Kicked Out Editor Sassafras Lowrey sits down with the great folks at Campus Pride to talk about the epidemic of LGBTQ youth homelessness, hir own experiences of being kicked out as a teenager, and what students and community members can do to end the epidemic.
http://campusprideblog.org/blog/interview-sassafras-lowrey-kicked-out
Top 100 Women We Love– GO Magazine June 2009
Curve Magazine January/February 2009
National Gay News
2009: A Sneak Peek at the Trans Year to Come
TransNatio- ‘From FTM to Femme: Paradox of a PoMo Freakshow’
Jacob Anderson-Minshall did a spotlight on Sassafras and hir work in his nationally syndicated column Trans Nation!
Full text of the article can be read here: http://trans-genre.net/content/transnation-sassafras-lowrey
JOY 94.9 Australia’s first gay and lesbian radio station invited me to speak about queer youth homelessness and the ‘Kicked Out’ anthologyThe interview can be found off of the Homofactus Press website here:http://www.homofactuspress.com/2007/11/13/kicked-out-editor-interviewd-by-aussie-radio/
Zinecore Radio Show invited Sassafras to talk about hir history as an active zinester and transition to author. Ze spoke about both ‘GSA to Marriage: Stories of a Life Lived Queerly’ and ‘Kicked Out.’ Ze is the second guest on the show, and you can listen to the entire show here!
“Sassafras is an honest emotional writer. Ze cuts right to the chase by allowing hirself to be vulnerable and exposed for hir audience. Ze forces people to take a closer look at lives that often are overlooked. Ze commands respect as an artist and a community builder. I have no doubt Sassafras will go far.”
-KatastropheFTM emo-hop mc
“Sassafras exists as a bridge and in doing so has the rare ability to give voice to the gender borderland. Ze chose a feminist space as hir forum and I am honored.”-Sue BurnsIn Other Words Feminist Books
Sassafras was featured in a blog titled “Paw Prints on the Body Canvas” for the modern dog culture magazine
The BARK (click the image to be directed to the actual blog posting)
“In monologues unfailingly earnest and often poignant, these bright, unselfconscious bois and grrlz gave voice to the trials of self discovery, body acceptance, and the differences between “gay” and “queer.” “
-Willammette Week in a review of The Language of Paradox