bellevue's review against another edition
1.0
The artwork was nice but it didnt feel like anything new or exciting about LGBTQ history. The fact that besides recognizing the existence of the two spirit identity from the Zuni tribe, it takes a very long time to talk about any people of color in terms of the queer community. The bisexuality definition was outdated and frankly, it felt almost tokenizing the history that was highlighted. Look elsewhere for queer history.
greyhuigris's review against another edition
3.0
2.5*
The drawings are nice, but there are serious flaws in this.
In terms of content, the scope is basically only inclusive of the US and UK, the language used in some parts is dismissive of some identities in the LGBT+ community (such as using the term "both genders"), POC LGBT+ history is somewhat pushed to the side, each of the items featured in the book are given as discrete units with no connection to each other, and the text is so tiny that it's hard to read.
Overall, it's a bit disappointing, but for someone with no knowledge of queer history, it isn't the worst starting point.
The drawings are nice, but there are serious flaws in this.
In terms of content, the scope is basically only inclusive of the US and UK, the language used in some parts is dismissive of some identities in the LGBT+ community (such as using the term "both genders"), POC LGBT+ history is somewhat pushed to the side, each of the items featured in the book are given as discrete units with no connection to each other, and the text is so tiny that it's hard to read.
Overall, it's a bit disappointing, but for someone with no knowledge of queer history, it isn't the worst starting point.
ejmealer's review against another edition
This book is beautiful and full of wonder, but the text is far too small to read. I wish there was a large print option or the font had been bigger. However, unfortunately, it's just not accessible for me.
thorshanda's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5