Scan barcode
A review by juliaehill
A Place for Us: A Memoir by Brandon J. Wolf
4.0
What an excellent memoir. I'm a few years older than Brandon Wolf, but grew up in the same small Oregon town and went to the same high school. I am sickened but, unfortunately, not surprised he experienced so much bigotry and discrimination growing up there. It is brave of him to highlight the continued (widespread) existence of white.supremacy groups, as well as their connections to people in power--we don't often discuss or address this insidious presence in our communities, and the trauma they inflict.
Brandon describes the Pulse nightclub shooting in this book and--perhaps more importantly--how he has recovered and started to heal after the loss of his friends and chosen family. His story is an important reminder of the commonplace harassment faced by people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and others, and is a challenge to all of us to do better at acknowledging everyone's common humanity. I hope he continues his activism and leadership for many years to come.
Brandon describes the Pulse nightclub shooting in this book and--perhaps more importantly--how he has recovered and started to heal after the loss of his friends and chosen family. His story is an important reminder of the commonplace harassment faced by people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and others, and is a challenge to all of us to do better at acknowledging everyone's common humanity. I hope he continues his activism and leadership for many years to come.