Eaton Hamilton

the problem with being trans is cis people. The problem with being queer is straight people. The problem with being disabled is abled people. The problem with being Black is white people. In other words, prejudice.

The Amazing Con of JT LeRoy revisited

by eatonhamilton

This thorough essay by writer by Nancy Rommelmann in the LA Times takes us through con woman Laura Albert’s long literary fraud as dienfranchised teen writer JT LeRoy. Con artists–and we may know some in our ordinary lives–mirror our concerns and thoughts back at us. Intelligent people find them compelling. JT LeRoy, who didn’t exist, was long celebrated by people such as Dennis Cooper, Dave Eggers, Mary Gaitskill, Lou Reed and Gus Van Sant.

The Lies and Follies of Laura Albert, aka JT LeRoy

Published: 03/06/2016

Filed Under: articles by others

Tags: cons : Dave Eggers : Dennis Cooper : frauds : Gus Van Sant : JT LeRoy : LA Times : Laura Albert : literary cons : Lou Reed : Mary Gaitskill : Nancy Rommelmann : Sarah : The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things

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The Amazing Con of JT LeRoy revisited

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