A review by anothersun
We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan by Lou Sullivan

fast-paced

3.5

I didn't like this as much as others seem to have. Sullivan's internalized transphobia, or gender-devalidation at younger ages was really hard for me to handle. Not only how he spoke about himself, but also about other trans people - up until adulthood, where he still frequently chose to randomly misgender people after his own liking, "to better identify with them". I don't think it's nicely written - without a lot of personal connection to and interest in the themes, I wouldn't necessarily have read this. Ofc it's a diary, but hell, there are nicely written diaries. All in all, there were many elements I disliked about this, but I'm glad to have read it. 
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