![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, for self-identified glitter princess Jonny, masculinity has always been fraught, especially where it intersects with his indigeneity. His father left when he was a toddler and then died tragically, and his step-father was never a positive force in his life, even if his mother loved him. ![]() The relationships with the women in his family are at the heart of the story, as Jonny was raised by his mother, who had him young, and his grandmother. Homecoming is a complex reckoning with the self, and the family that made him. As he works to scrape together the rent plus funds for the drive up north, Jonny reflects on his childhood, his relationship with his mother and grandmother, and the fraught intersection between his indigenous heritage and his queer identity. But when his step-father dies, his mother calls him home for the funeral and Jonny has only a few days to get together the money he needs for the trip back to the rez. Since leaving the Peguis reservation, Jonny has been doing cybersex work to pay the rent in Winnipeg, rarely traveling back home especially after his grandmother’s death. ![]()
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