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We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan by Lou Sullivan
17 reviews
melll_brisk's review
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, Death, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Terminal illness
cellelina's review
5.0
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Dysphoria, and Car accident
anothersun's review
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, Death, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Medical content
imrereads's review
5.0
It made me think about how much has changed in terms of trans rights and how we're virwed in society – and how much hasn't changed. It was so interesting to see how the terminology changed throughout his diaries, not only his personal way of identifying, but also the standard terms.
For a while I was thinking I wish I could have read this when I was younger, to have had this role model earlier, but I've concluded with being glad I read it as an adult. Lou Sullivan was by no means a perfect man, there are many instances of misogyny to give an example, and I'm glad I read it at a point were it's easy to be reflective and not romanticising.
I love the way he describes the beauty of men. I thought a lot about how he in his younger years especially spoke about wanting to be the men he loved.
This is a beautiful example of a supportive family, standing by him and loving him for who he was. It saddens me that he didn't have uncondintional support in his romantic relationships, rather dealing with men who didn't see him as a man or wanted to restrict the ways he transitioned. I just wanted to yell back through time "you deserve so much better!"
In the end, I cried.
Graphic: Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness
Minor: Incest
chuckyinspace's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Moderate: Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Homophobia
Minor: Incest, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Sexism
beanaroni's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, and Medical content
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Car accident
phvntomstvrs's review
4.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Terminal illness, and Transphobia
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Drug use, Body shaming, and Addiction
bashsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I will say, I didn't love all the stylistic choices the editors made - I wish there had been clearer markers of the passing time, and the footnotes were a little sparse.
Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Infidelity
Minor: Incest, Police brutality, War, and Car accident
-Death of siblings -Graphic descriptions of Sullivan's decline due to HIV/AIDS -Car accident is actually a motorcycle accident -Does it count as deadnaming if he is literally referring to himself? I don't really think so, but you decide for yourself.lawnmower_man's review
3.75
Graphic: Dysphoria and Terminal illness
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Death, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Deadnaming, and Death
treereadingabook's review
3.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Dysphoria, and Homophobia