Eli Clare

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    Eli Clare
    Nationality American
    Pronouns he/him[1][2]
    Gender identity genderqueer[1][2]
    Occupation writer, poet, activist

    Eli Clare is a multi-genre writer, queer activist, and disability activist.[3][4] He holds a Bachelor's degree in Women's Studies and a Master's in Creative Writing.[5]

    Quotes

    « I wanted to be a hermit, to live alone with my stones and trees, neither boy nor a girl.[6] »
    « Not man, not woman: I don’t have one word answers for my gendered body, just stories.[7] »

    Books

    • Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation (1999)
    • The Marrow’s Telling: Words in Motion (2007)
    • Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure (2017)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Eli Clare. "Bio". eliclare.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
    2. 2.0 2.1 Barrett, Kay Ulanday (29 April 2018). "Eli Clare on Examining Disability Justice and Writing Cross-Genre". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
    3. "My cerebral palsy isn't a problem to be cured, says writer Eli Clare". CBC Radio. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
    4. Vallejos, Jorge Antonio (11 August 2010). "Eli Clare talks trans pride, disability and the history of the freak show". Xtra Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
    5. Boyd, Helen (22 August 2007). "Five Questions With… Eli Clare". (en)gender. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
    6. Bychowski, M.W. (28 February 2016). "Losing Home: the Rape of Transgender Lives in Exile & Pride". thingstransform.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2020. Content note: in-depth discussion of sexual abuse.
    7. Clare, Eli (2002). "Sex, Celebration, and Justice: A Keynote for QD2002". Queer Disability Conference. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2020. Content note: reclaimed slurs.


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