{"product_id":"queer-joy-a-mosaic-of-self-love-community-and-resistance-9781966655725","title":"Queer Joy: A Mosaic of Self-Love, Community, and Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat would it mean to stop surviving and start truly living in joy?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prevailing narrative tells us that queer lives are defined by struggle. Queer Joy offers a different story-one where joy is not something we earn, but something we inherently deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBethany Meier-Evans, interfaith minister and creator of the Joyfully Queer Podcast, guides readers through an interactive journey of healing and celebration. Drawing on accessible research, personal storytelling, and twenty years of LGBTQ+ advocacy, she explores how joy grows from three essential roots: loving yourself, finding community, and rooting yourself in liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter offers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical tools for cultivating self-love and releasing shame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies for building chosen family and finding affirming community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays to channel joy into activism and mutual aid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJournaling prompts for deeper reflection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreative art prompts to build your own \"mosaic\" of queer joy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor anyone who: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs healing from religious trauma, family rejection, or internalized shame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants to move beyond survival mode into celebration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeks practical tools for self-compassion and community connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelieves joy can be both personal healing and radical resistance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueer Joy is published by Tehom Center Publishing, an independent press elevating marginalized voices. Learn more at www.tehomcenter.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeier-Evans, Bethany:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Bethany Meier-Evans is a creative spirit, speaker, and coach focused on queer joy, healing, and liberation. She has an M.A. in Gender and Queer Studies, a Master of Divinity degree, and is an ordained interfaith minister. Bethany is the creator of the podcast Joyfully Queer and the online community Joyfully Queer Collective. She finds queer joy spending time with her wife and son, their animals, her family and chosen family, queer entertainment, and iced lattes.","brand":"Tehom Center Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52196528292114,"sku":"9781966655725","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6b30813a-cf57-43d9-b1d3-99900e2187aa.jpg?v=1776152188","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/queer-joy-a-mosaic-of-self-love-community-and-resistance-9781966655725","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}