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bea_reads_books's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
jayraams's review against another edition
4.0
The cool to action and the practical advice on how to follow through is done well for a short book. My favourite line was; " A Queer person anywhere, is responsible for Queer people everywhere." If you have some time give this book a read.
cat_lover_reads's review against another edition
1.0
"A" had NEVER stood for ally!!!
I read the whole thing but barely remember a word of it because every time I saw that "A" for ally I wanted to throw the book out a window. Allies are NOT queer, therefore they are not a part of the queer community. Stop spreading this, especially in a beginner's guide for young people. You're just going to give them the wrong idea.
Here's what I do remember of the book - it read more like a guide for kindergartners on how to get along on the playground than for emerging adults to figure out how to live in the world and support each other as queer adults. The information is too vague and elementary. There is so much nuance to the queer experience that simple guides like this usually create more questions and confusion than answers and any path forward.
There are way better introductory guides for queer youth to get started. Read one of those.
I read the whole thing but barely remember a word of it because every time I saw that "A" for ally I wanted to throw the book out a window. Allies are NOT queer, therefore they are not a part of the queer community. Stop spreading this, especially in a beginner's guide for young people. You're just going to give them the wrong idea.
Here's what I do remember of the book - it read more like a guide for kindergartners on how to get along on the playground than for emerging adults to figure out how to live in the world and support each other as queer adults. The information is too vague and elementary. There is so much nuance to the queer experience that simple guides like this usually create more questions and confusion than answers and any path forward.
There are way better introductory guides for queer youth to get started. Read one of those.
mesy_mark's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
So I listened to this book through an audiobook and found that it is very idealistic. The idea that queer people need to stand up for queer people seems to be so simple but it is very complex to carry out in part because of the past and current history. The 'sin' and hatred of the past that has lingered on into laws and jail and death if engaged in now. And if LGBT is not included in every day, cishet washed away, then I don't see how this is possible. But the book gave me a fever for hope and yeah, as an LGBT person I'll be engaging in the primary message.
thebookishunicorn's review against another edition
5.0
"Queer people anywhere are responsible for queer people everywhere. Queer people anywhere must fight for queer people everywhere. After all, wouldn't you want someone to fight for you?"
sunshine169's review against another edition
4.0
I picked up this book from the SLJ Live conference. I think have these short condensed topic driven books are great for young readers... and even adult readers who need an entry way to learning. Reading about people's personal experiences is a great way to wake up your brain to understanding others and throwing away fears and prejudices. This book is full of great perspectives on how the Queer community can band together and continue their work for equality and equity.
Thank you Netgalley for an e=arc of this book in exchange for a review.
Thank you Netgalley for an e=arc of this book in exchange for a review.