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This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers by Elias Jahshan
1 review
julian7's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
As a gay, trans, Lebanese man, I’ve been needing a book like this for a long time. Not all of the essays in this anthology resonated with me, but the ones that did were often a little too relatable. Reading these essays sometimes felt like having my heart torn out and then shown to me-painful, but cathartic and healing. The fact that I didn’t connect to or feel like I “got” every essay just speaks to the diversity of the collection and the fact that not all queer Arabs have the same experiences. Also, I wasn’t expecting for there to be some “theory,” and not just memoir, but that’s not a bad thing.
Overall, the book can be triggering for queer Arabs who have faced abuse, homophobia, transphobia, etc, so I would recommend only reading when you feel like you are in a safe space, both in and outside of your body. I would definitely look at the trigger warnings beforehand!
Will probably add a list of my favorite essays from the collection after I mull over it a bit more. :)
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Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Colonisation, Genocide, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Islamophobia, Medical content, Outing, and Transphobia
Minor: Body shaming and Panic attacks/disorders
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