Excuse Me, Sir! Memoir of a Butch - Howard, Shaley
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As a young child, in many ways, Shaley didn't stand a chance. Growing up as a closeted lesbian in the 1970's, in a dysfunctional family with an often mentally unstable mother, the only thing on her mind was survival. Turning to alcohol and drugs at an early age, she thought she'd found the perfect escape from the shame of being gay and her mother's erratic emotional roller-coaster ride. Excuse Me, Sir! Memoir of a Butch is a story of the outsider. It's about what it means to be marginalized, the journey of overcoming and enduring the agony of addiction and how even in our darkest times, we can still find levity, laughter and hope.…mehr

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As a young child, in many ways, Shaley didn't stand a chance. Growing up as a closeted lesbian in the 1970's, in a dysfunctional family with an often mentally unstable mother, the only thing on her mind was survival. Turning to alcohol and drugs at an early age, she thought she'd found the perfect escape from the shame of being gay and her mother's erratic emotional roller-coaster ride. Excuse Me, Sir! Memoir of a Butch is a story of the outsider. It's about what it means to be marginalized, the journey of overcoming and enduring the agony of addiction and how even in our darkest times, we can still find levity, laughter and hope.
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Shaley Howard is a small business owner, an activist and award-winning author. Her memoir, Excuse Me, Sir! Memoir of a Butch received the IPPY Silver Award and IAN Finalist Award for LGBTQ+ Non-fiction. She recently published her second book, the GenX Latchkey Kid Recipe and Activity Guidebook: For a generation that had no guidelines. Her articles have appeared in HuffPost, Curve, The Advocate, Tagg, DIVA, and SF Bay Area Reporter. She was named one of GO Magazine's "100 Women We Love", featured on the cover of the Female CEO Magazine, and the recipient of Portland's Q-Center's Shine "Quasar" award, for outstanding community involvement. Born and raised in Portland Oregon, she absolutely loves the PNW, traveling, and hiking with her adorable, albeit plump, dog Dingo.