queerloras's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I thought this was a really interesting look at queer history, focusing not on the familiar heroes - Marsha P. Johnson, Harvey Milk, Oscar Wilde, etc. - but the messy types who we are less keen to claim as "one of us". The section on Magnus Hirschfeld was particularly interesting, and I liked how global the history was admittedly generally the Global North, but the people covered were from everywhere between the USA and Japan.
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity, Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Addiction, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Cancer, Colonisation, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Classism, Drug abuse, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Police brutality, Suicide, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
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