About this Event
Queers. United. in Activism. Community. and Knowledge.
Hello! Thank you for your interest in the Q.U.A.C.K.'s Queer Book Club. Our March 2026 book is: Stag Dance by Torrey Peters
- 288 pages
- 9 hour, 6 min audio book
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We will be discussing the book in its entirety; however, please don’t feel discouraged from attending if you haven’t finished it. Your input in the discussion is both valued and appreciated.
We aim to create a collaborative environment and a safe space for everyone. We encourage feedback on the book and invite readers of all levels to join us. Our goal is to learn and grow together as a community.
RULES:
We have a zero-tolerance policy for hate. Any form of homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, classism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, etc., will result in immediate removal from this space. Please be respectful.
As the date approaches, we will send out reminders. Thank you for your interest, and we will be in touch soon.
Plot:
In this collection of one novel and three stories, Torrey Peters’s keen eye for the rough edges of community and desire push the limits of trans writing.
In Stag Dance, the titular novel, a group of restless lumberjacks working in an illegal winter logging outfit plan a dance that some of them will volunteer to attend as women. When the broadest, strongest, plainest of the axmen announces his intention to dance as a woman, he finds himself caught in a strange rivalry with a pretty young jack, provoking a cascade of obsession, jealousy, and betrayal that will culminate on the big night in an astonishing vision of gender and transition.
Three startling stories surround Stag Dance: “Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones” imagines a gender apocalypse brought about by an unstable ex. In “The Chaser,” a secret romance between roommates at a Quaker boarding school brings out intrigue and cruelty. In the last story, “The Masker,” a party weekend on the Las Vegas strip turns dark when a young crossdresser must choose between two guides: a handsome mystery man who objectifies her in thrilling ways, or a cynical veteran trans woman offering unglamorous sisterhood.
Acidly funny and breathtaking in its scope, with the inventive audacity of George Saunders or Jennifer Egan, Stag Dance provokes, unsettles, and delights.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
South Bay LGBTQ+ Center, 16610 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, United States
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