Rainbow Paws, the LBGTQ+ Club at Penn State York, is sponsoring a book club on campus and has selected “Symptoms of Being Human,” as their first book to read and discuss. Students have until April 9 to sign-up to receive the book and then take part in a Zoom discussion on April 27.
“Our club was inspired by the Student Government Association (SGA) who is doing a book club and reading, “How to Be an Antiracist,” in hope of increasing conversations on campus about racial issues,” said Catie Noble, president of Rainbow Paws. “We thought it would be a good idea to offer a book that might help increase awareness about LGBTQ+ issues,” she said.
The book is a coming-of-age story about an LGBTQ+ teenager, Riley, who some days identifies as a boy and other days as a girl, and the struggles faced being gender fluid. The club voted to have this book be the first selection.