The Groom Will Keep His Name

A riotous collection of "witty and captivating" essays by a gay Filipino immigrant in America who is learning that everything is about sex ( Bitch Magazine ) -- and sex is about power. When Matt Ortile moved from Manila to Las Vegas, the locals couldn't pronounce his name. Harassed as a kid for his brown skin, accent, and femininity, he believed he could belong in America by marrying a white man and shedding his Filipino identity. This was the first myth he told himself. The Groom Will Keep His