Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman by Laura Kate Dale

13 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

Could've definitely used an additional round or two of editing for concision. There is kind of a lot of repetition throughout, so by the end, I was kind of skipping around. Glad stories like this exist in the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Religious bigotry

lumaslegume's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book is amazing! 

I think it's massively important to acknowledge the intersectionality of queer identities and autism. It's a demographic not widely spoken about, or heavily misunderstood and even demonised. I felt that Laura hit all the right notes when speaking on how transgender people with autism are treated in society. Even though this book is now a few years old, it's very applicable to current issues still, which only shows we still have issues to tackle.

As a autistic transgender man I found this book highly relatable, it also gave me lots of hope despite some of the negative themes in it.

It's a very accessible read, with easy to understand language and easy font. 


This isn't the first book I've read by Laura Dale Kate, having first read Gender Euphoria, which meant when I saw this book on the library bookshelf I knew I was in for a great read. She is a fantastic writer and if I ever find another one of her books I'd happily pick it up in a heartbeat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

zipples's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

i think it made me more hopeful for my adult life as an autistic person who is queer and just turned 18. I can have rich social life, and I can not overcome the difficulties with autism but work with them. It was nice to see another autistic queer person have a rich social life, and be queer and happy. They have a fiance and hobbies. I want to be like that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Deadnaming

kateellis00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

fizzymilk22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Such an interesting book to me. Gender dysphoria and autism have a lot of overlap in my own life at the moment, and having the perspective of someone who's had to deal with both and is at a more confident stage in their life is incredibly valuable. It is definitely pitched to be accessible to those unfamiliar with LGBT culture and autism, which while absolutely the right move makes certain sections less interesting as they go over things I'm already familiar with. But as I expected this is simultaneously joyous and tragic and in the end hopeful to the point of inspiration to me. I wish there were more perspectives like this out there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Dysphoria

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Sexual harassment

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

Though there is a large correlation between autistic people and queer people, it's sometimes challenging to find books from that lived experiences. I am grateful to Dale, as a gay autistic trans woman, for putting her story out there to share what those intersections look like for her. 

A lot of Dale's personal story is emotionally heavy and tragic, but she ends the book on a positive and hopeful note.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia and Stalking

bettylooksatbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kstericker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

mosswood's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

I learnt a lot from this book and consumed it very easily due to the writers lovely and accessible writing style. It taught me of the unique intersections between transness and autism. It was a lovely read that I learnt a lot from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

benediction's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt