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A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon
3.0
This should have been a 4/4.5 stars.
First, this is a really good, short intro to asexuality and aromanticism. It gives a good starting point on many different topics that you can then deep dive into if you want to know more. Some definitions could be confusing but overall, it was good.
However,
The section titled “The ‘A’ in LGBTQIA+” talked about what the ‘A’ meant: either asexual or ally (hint: it does not mean ally, at least not anymore). But when asked whether asexuals are actual members of the queer community the authors gave a wishy-washy answer of maybe/maybe not. The right answer should have been that, definitely yes, asexuals and aromantics are members of the community until an individual says they don’t identify that way. Throughout most of the book they kept repeating the mantra of finding community and then didn’t come right and say that they are welcome and included in the queer community. That could be a very confusing message for someone just discovering their asexuality.
This was good and I’ll be looking at some of the other books in this series.
First, this is a really good, short intro to asexuality and aromanticism. It gives a good starting point on many different topics that you can then deep dive into if you want to know more. Some definitions could be confusing but overall, it was good.
However,
The section titled “The ‘A’ in LGBTQIA+” talked about what the ‘A’ meant: either asexual or ally (hint: it does not mean ally, at least not anymore). But when asked whether asexuals are actual members of the queer community the authors gave a wishy-washy answer of maybe/maybe not. The right answer should have been that, definitely yes, asexuals and aromantics are members of the community until an individual says they don’t identify that way. Throughout most of the book they kept repeating the mantra of finding community and then didn’t come right and say that they are welcome and included in the queer community. That could be a very confusing message for someone just discovering their asexuality.
This was good and I’ll be looking at some of the other books in this series.