Funny Gyal

Appeals to YA readers of Chessy Prout's memoir of facing sexual assault, I Have the Right To, and Malala Yousafzai's activist memoir We Are Displaced A story of pain and triumph, about a young woman growing up in Jamaica, where being a lesbian is extremely dangerous As a teenager, Angeline experienced corrective rape, convinced an unwilling and complicit police force to capture her assailant, and went on to become an LGBTQ+ human rights activist In 2015, during a state visit to Jamaica, President Barack Obama recognized Angeline Jackson for her bravery and her global activism Angeline is an inspirational speaker and workshop presenter on topics of activism, faith, overcoming adversity, and LGBTQ+ experience Angeline divides her time between Los Angeles and Kingston, Jamaica Published simultaneously in hardcover, paperback, and epub editions