Most of the stories are written from the perspective of people in their late teens or 20s. Three stories feature transgender characters, and two explore how nationality and language barriers interact with sexual orientation. Cart's six-page introduction declares the theme of the anthology to be "what it might mean to be gay, lesbian, or transgender." The introduction introduces each author, briefly describes their story entry, and provides a very brief note about how the story confronts the concept of sexual identity. The anthology contains an introduction by editor Michael Cart, and the 12 stories. Booklist added the work to its Rainbow List 2010, a bibliography of young adult books which include significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or questioning content. The book was a Lambda Literary Award finalist for LGBT Children's/Young Adult literature.
The anthology contains an introduction by Cart, 11 short stories, and one novella by acclaimed lesbian and gay authors. How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity is an anthology of LGBTQ short stories for young adults edited by American author Michael Cart.
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