I struggle to rate people's memoirs... I didn't realize that is what this was until I got about 75% of the way through. I think this work is important and eye opening in many ways. I felt for the protagonist/author. There are many messy things that made me look up it it was a memoir about 75% of the way through as they didn't make narrative sense. I think being queer is a hard thing and while there was much I might have appreciated not knowing... It was a compellingly raw and honest telling of a person's lived experience. And I can respect and appreciate that.