jacksimonrosso's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
cupidcove's review against another edition
4.5
While I would say the actual individual pieces in this collection vary in quality of writing throughout the text, I found the experience of reading overall to be quite interesting and valuable in that it provides individual experiences of activism and brought up some intersectional elements that I had not considered before. I did think that some of the pieces were far too short and surface-level, but those were in the minority and would most likely be perfect for a younger queer person looking to get insight into intersectional thought. I also think that the use of the word strategies in the title imply an instructional element that was not present in the book and that may work to the book's disadvantage in terms of finding an audience, but once I realized what the book was I was able to shift my thinking about it pretty quickly.
dweenzers's review against another edition
4.0
Introspective look at organising and resistance from coastal US in the 1990s and early 2000s. It was like being present at many debrief sessions and witnessing honest discussions of what worked and what didn't.
poigraph's review
DNF - read to page 46
I dnf’d this book because it wasn’t what I was looking for. This isn’t to say it was bad, at least of the essays I had read. Just a note that it wasn’t clear to me how the essays were grouped in each section and thought that was a weakness if you were trying to pinpoint something specific.
Who might like this book? Mainly radical queers or those interested in radical queer thought though be warned this book is dated. Not dated as in themes because many of what issues this book focuses on is still pertinent today. However, I think currently there is a better understanding of how racism permeates even the left, the need for more poc voices and more openings for our voices to be heard, and a shift or new ways of community building that move things forward. Ultimately, I think that’s what I was looking for. How people think and build movements in the 2020s.
I dnf’d this book because it wasn’t what I was looking for. This isn’t to say it was bad, at least of the essays I had read. Just a note that it wasn’t clear to me how the essays were grouped in each section and thought that was a weakness if you were trying to pinpoint something specific.
Who might like this book? Mainly radical queers or those interested in radical queer thought though be warned this book is dated. Not dated as in themes because many of what issues this book focuses on is still pertinent today. However, I think currently there is a better understanding of how racism permeates even the left, the need for more poc voices and more openings for our voices to be heard, and a shift or new ways of community building that move things forward. Ultimately, I think that’s what I was looking for. How people think and build movements in the 2020s.
bajoranjay's review against another edition
5.0
Challenging and unique, I appreciate this book in the sea of assimilationist "GL (bt?)" books.
As a genderqueer person and disabled person, I appreciate the chapter on the history of the group PISSAR.
As a genderqueer person and disabled person, I appreciate the chapter on the history of the group PISSAR.
turiagirl's review against another edition
5.0
patrick califia's essay was the best shit i've read in a very long time
jauntyhako's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent read for the queer looking to get radicalised. Even those who have already embraced radical politics, there are plenty of useful anecdotes.
No failing of the book itself, but since it was published in '04, reading it now can sometimes feel like listening to the 'old timers' reminisce about the good old days. Most of what they say can be applied 1:1 to now, so it really just crops up as an issue of tone every now and then.
No failing of the book itself, but since it was published in '04, reading it now can sometimes feel like listening to the 'old timers' reminisce about the good old days. Most of what they say can be applied 1:1 to now, so it really just crops up as an issue of tone every now and then.
thepudding's review against another edition
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
gkmuller's review against another edition
5.0
I gave this book five stars for the half of the essays that challenged everything I thought about the gay movement. The other half were drama.
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