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A review by cat_lover_reads
The New Queer Conscience by Adam Eli
1.0
"A" had NEVER stood for ally!!!
I read the whole thing but barely remember a word of it because every time I saw that "A" for ally I wanted to throw the book out a window. Allies are NOT queer, therefore they are not a part of the queer community. Stop spreading this, especially in a beginner's guide for young people. You're just going to give them the wrong idea.
Here's what I do remember of the book - it read more like a guide for kindergartners on how to get along on the playground than for emerging adults to figure out how to live in the world and support each other as queer adults. The information is too vague and elementary. There is so much nuance to the queer experience that simple guides like this usually create more questions and confusion than answers and any path forward.
There are way better introductory guides for queer youth to get started. Read one of those.
I read the whole thing but barely remember a word of it because every time I saw that "A" for ally I wanted to throw the book out a window. Allies are NOT queer, therefore they are not a part of the queer community. Stop spreading this, especially in a beginner's guide for young people. You're just going to give them the wrong idea.
Here's what I do remember of the book - it read more like a guide for kindergartners on how to get along on the playground than for emerging adults to figure out how to live in the world and support each other as queer adults. The information is too vague and elementary. There is so much nuance to the queer experience that simple guides like this usually create more questions and confusion than answers and any path forward.
There are way better introductory guides for queer youth to get started. Read one of those.