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A review by bookishbisexual
Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen
4.5
Reading this book in Feb 2025 was both reassuring and terrifying.
The people interviewed by Samantha are incredible and I’m so grateful I know about the work they’re doing. Living in Toronto I’m quite separated from the culture of red states and yeah, I have wondered why queer people would stay there (other than the cost of living). This was an eye opener for me.
Like some others, I did think the constant hits at NY and SF got old very quickly. There is a reason a lot of queer people flocked there and while I understand the critiques of the big city (again, I live in Toronto) their role as a “gay haven” for many years cannot be forgotten, lest we slip backwards.
Overall I would highly recommend this book to queer people everywhere.
The people interviewed by Samantha are incredible and I’m so grateful I know about the work they’re doing. Living in Toronto I’m quite separated from the culture of red states and yeah, I have wondered why queer people would stay there (other than the cost of living). This was an eye opener for me.
Like some others, I did think the constant hits at NY and SF got old very quickly. There is a reason a lot of queer people flocked there and while I understand the critiques of the big city (again, I live in Toronto) their role as a “gay haven” for many years cannot be forgotten, lest we slip backwards.
Overall I would highly recommend this book to queer people everywhere.