A review by aruarian_melody
We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights by Amelia Abraham

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Really interesting collection of essays covering a wide range of topics and opinions. I hope that I can return to this in ten years and mark all the positive ways in which we ended up doing better. In the nature of things, I liked some essays more than others. At times I felt like I would have liked a bit more context and details, but for the most part the length of 5-10 pages per essay worked pretty well. 

My personal favourites were:
  • Leaving Bangladesh by Mazharul Islam
  • 'Acceptance' in Brazil by Pabllo Vittar
  • Seen & Unseen: Living between two stigmas by Mykki Blanco
  • Ace of Clubs by Yasmin Benoit
  • Know Thyself, or Don't by Naoise Dolan
  • Single and Fabulous by Amrou Al-Kadhi
  • The End of Forced Intersex Surgeries by Hanne Gaby Odiele
  • Breaking Through: Centering the Needs of Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth by Carl Siciliano
  • Everyone's Trans, Now What? by Travis Alabanza
  • Allyship Starts at Home by Riyadh Khalaf