Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

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

4 reviews

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

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

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

buttermellow's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body shaming, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction and Misogyny