{"id":40747,"date":"2026-08-23T18:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=40747"},"modified":"2026-08-23T18:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:54:13","slug":"the-me-in-the-mirror-by-connie-panzarino-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/the-me-in-the-mirror-by-connie-panzarino-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Me in the Mirror by Connie Panzarino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\r\n\r\nIn this deeply candid and fiercely defiant memoir, Connie Panzarino recounts a lifetime of breaking through physical and societal barriers. Born with a progressive neuromuscular disorder that left her with minimal muscle control, Panzarino traces her path from a complex childhood to her pioneering activism within the disability rights movement, including her pivotal lobbying efforts for the Rehabilitation Act. Alongside her political battles, she charts her emotional and sexual awakening\u2014from a turbulent, long-term relationship with veteran and author Ron Kovic to her liberating embrace of her identity as a lesbian. The Me in the Mirror offers an invaluable first-person look at the realities of bodily autonomy, caregiving, and the intersectional fight for queer and disabled liberation.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\r\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n .TFtable<br \/> .TFtable td<br \/> \/*  Define the text for all the 2nd columns  *\/<br \/> .TFtable td:nth-child(2)<br \/><\/style>\r\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>ISBN: <\/strong>9781878067456<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subtitle: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Health; Autobiography\/Biography<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subject(s): <\/strong>Lesbians; Lesbians\/ United States\/ Biography; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Spinal Muscular Atrophy\/ Patients\/ United States\/ Biography<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>1994-04-11<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Original Publication Date: <\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>Basic Books<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Language: <\/strong>English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Format: <\/strong>Paperback<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Pages: <\/strong>260<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Rating: <\/strong> <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Notes: <\/strong>The Me in the Mirror (1994) is a non-fiction autobiography by writer, artist, and advocate Connie Panzarino. 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