C.J. Janovy
Writing on Substack as a Queer Elder Expat.
C.J. Janovy
Writing on Substack as a Queer Elder Expat.
No Place Like Home: A book and a movie
2018: The book
"No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas" is the epic story of how a few disorganized and politically naive Kansans, realizing they were unfairly under attack, rolled up their sleeves, went looking for fights, and ended up making friends in one of the country's most hostile states. In other words, a love story.
2023: The movie
Since 2018, LGBTQ Kansans enjoyed surprising progress followed by a virulent backlash. The book needed a sequel and there was no one better for the job than Academy Award-winning Kansas filmmaker Kevin Willmott. He's the director of No Place Like Home: The Struggle Against Hate in Kansas.
Other selected writing
Catapult Magazine
Catapult Magazine
Catapult Magazine
The New Territory
Catapult Magazine
Catapult Magazine
Kansas Reflector
Catapult Magazine
Kansas Reflector
"Lola—A Love Story" in:
Sweeter Voices Still: An LGBTQ Anthology from Middle America
Edited by Ryan Schuessler and Kevin Whiteneir, Jr.
Belt Publishing, 2020
"The Coolest Parents in Johnson County" in:
Midland: Reports from Flyover Country
Edited by Michael Croley and Jack Shuster
Simon & Schuster, 2020