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Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ + Culture by Amelia Abraham
3 reviews
randeerebecca's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
I learned about parts of queer culture I had never heard of before (e.g. ballroom culture), but otherwise didn’t feel like this was that great. The author is a lesbian and part of the title of this book referred to it as a “personal journey through LGBTQ+ culture.” Other than the relationship anecdotes, there was actually VERY little exploration or discussion of lesbian culture at all. This book claims to be about LGBTQ+ culture, but it really focuses mostly on gay men, transgender women, and shitting on RuPaul. There’s no acknowledgment whatsoever of ace identity, and very little expansion on lesbian or bisexual identities. I did not read the last chapter, so it’s possible the author suddenly decided to expand her focus, but I doubt it.
As a disclaimer, I am not mad that this book is mostly about gay men and trans women. I am mad that the marketing and title led me to believe that it would be a personal reflection written by a lesbian. I am a lesbian and I read this book for pride month because I wanted to make an effort to expose myself to media where I would see myself represented more. I wish I had not wasted my time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Murder, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Addiction
ladymirtazapine's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Police brutality, Murder, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Dysphoria
holomew151's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Death, and Homophobia
Minor: Mental illness