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A review by askoda
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution: An Oral History by Walter Crasshole, Yony Leyser, Liam Warfield
5.0
Queercore went above and beyond my expectations. I’ve always wanted to understand the LGBTQ+ movement more and quite frankly, the cover caught my eye.
Just going off of aesthetics I was leery. There’s so much garbage that goes around claiming to be true queer history. It had a cool name and a cool cover. It was almost TOO cool. But this book was more than just history- it was real life experiences from people who led the movement.
Instead of being told through the grapevine, I got to witness the identities of the movers, the shakers, the doers. Reading this book not only opened the doors to the interpersonal lives of the people who paved the way to acceptance, it opened my eyes to the connection between punk and the LGBTQ+ movement; two movements I have always felt pulled towards yet never fully felt part of.
I didn’t pick this book up to study it but as time went on, I realized I had to. The stories and experiences that lay within the binding deserved great attention. They also debunked many theories, curiosities, and rumors. The interviews also revealed the backlash of these movements which came as a surprise to me.
But most importantly, this book reminded me of all the voices that were silenced too soon or misconstrued. It reminded me that there are millions of stories that need to be told. There are many voices that are still shouting. That they too deserve to be heard.
Just going off of aesthetics I was leery. There’s so much garbage that goes around claiming to be true queer history. It had a cool name and a cool cover. It was almost TOO cool. But this book was more than just history- it was real life experiences from people who led the movement.
Instead of being told through the grapevine, I got to witness the identities of the movers, the shakers, the doers. Reading this book not only opened the doors to the interpersonal lives of the people who paved the way to acceptance, it opened my eyes to the connection between punk and the LGBTQ+ movement; two movements I have always felt pulled towards yet never fully felt part of.
I didn’t pick this book up to study it but as time went on, I realized I had to. The stories and experiences that lay within the binding deserved great attention. They also debunked many theories, curiosities, and rumors. The interviews also revealed the backlash of these movements which came as a surprise to me.
But most importantly, this book reminded me of all the voices that were silenced too soon or misconstrued. It reminded me that there are millions of stories that need to be told. There are many voices that are still shouting. That they too deserve to be heard.