I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyonce

作者：Arceneaux Michael

书名：I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyonce《我无法与耶稣约会》

中文简介：《我无法与耶稣约会》是迈克尔·阿肯诺2018年的一本散文集。由Atria出版的这本书集包括17篇文章，讨论了阿肯诺相互矛盾的身份，他内心的恐同症以及他约会的经历。书中还讨论了他对歌手碧昂斯的热情。

英文简介：In the style of New York Times bestsellers You Can’t Touch My Hair, Bad Feminist, and I’m Judging You, a timely collection of alternately hysterical and soul‑searching essays about what it is like to grow up as a creative, sensitive black man in a world that constantly tries to deride and diminish your humanity.

It hasn’t been easy being Michael Arceneaux.

Equality for LGBT people has come a long way and all, but voices of persons of color within the community are still often silenced, and being black in America is…well, have you watched the news?

With the characteristic wit and candor that have made him one of today’s boldest writers on social issues, I Can’t Date Jesus is Michael Arceneaux’s impassioned, forthright, and refreshing look at minority life in today’s America. Leaving no bigoted or ignorant stone unturned, he describes his journey in learning to embrace his identity when the world told him to do the opposite.

He eloquently writes about coming out to his mother; growing up in Houston, Texas; that time his father asked if he was “funny” while shaking his hand; his obstacles in embracing intimacy; and the persistent challenges of young people who feel marginalized and denied the chance to pursue their dreams.

Perfect for fans of David Sedaris and Phoebe Robinson, I Can’t Date Jesus tells us—without apologies—what it’s like to be outspoken and brave in a divisive world.