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We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights

We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights

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  • Create Date：2021-05-26 00:51:27
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  • Author：Amelia Abraham
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Summary

How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people？ 35 extraordinary voices share their stories and visions for the future。

We talk about achieving 'LGBTQ+ equality'， but around the world， LGBTQ+ people are still suffering discrimination and extreme violence。 How do we solve this urgent problem， allowing queer people everywhere the opportunity to thrive？

In We Can Do Better Than This， 35 voices explore this question。 Through deeply moving stories and provocative new arguments on safety and visibility， dating and gender， care and community， they map new global frontiers in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights。

Pabllo Vittar pleads for the end of hate murders， Olly Alexander champions inclusive sex education in schools， and Beth Ditto calls for a revolution in representation。 Elsewhere， Mykki Blanco sets out a vision to end HIV stigma， Owen Jones demands improved LGBTQ+ mental health services， and Travis Alabanza imagines a world without gender policing。

Moving from the UK and USA to Russia， Bangladesh and beyond， this is a guide to understanding the crucial issues facing LGBTQ+ people today。 But it's also a passionate call to action and an important manifesto for how - together - we can start to create a better future。

Edited by journalist and author Amelia Abraham， with writing from:

Peppermint - Wolfgang Tillmans - Olly Alexander - Jonathan Anderson - Pabllo Vittar - Naoise Dolan - Amrou Al-Kadhi - Shura - Beth Ditto - Owen Jones - Riyadh Khalaf - Tom Rasmussen - Mykki Blanco - Phyll Opoku-Gyimah - Travis Alabanza - Yasmin Benoit - Mazharul Islam - Kate Bornstein - Adam Eli - Shon Faye - Fox Fisher - Hanne Gaby Odiele - Sasha Kazantseva - Andrew Gurza - Holland - Levi Hord - Juliet Jacques - Leticia Opio - madison moore - Matthew Riemer （@LGBT_History） - Vincent Desmond - Juno Roche - Bobbi Salvör Menuez - Carl Siciliano

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Reviews

Siobhan ，

We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights is a collection of short essays by various contributors that set out the present and future of areas such as healthcare， community， and visibility for LGBTQ+ people。 Covering topics across the UK and USA but also Uganda， Russia， Bangladesh， Brazil， and more， the book manages to get a great breadth of material from people doing work or who have personal experience in these areas。 It opens with essays on the topic of 'safety'， hi We Can Do Better Than This: 35 Voices on the Future of LGBTQ+ Rights is a collection of short essays by various contributors that set out the present and future of areas such as healthcare， community， and visibility for LGBTQ+ people。 Covering topics across the UK and USA but also Uganda， Russia， Bangladesh， Brazil， and more， the book manages to get a great breadth of material from people doing work or who have personal experience in these areas。 It opens with essays on the topic of 'safety'， highlighting the dangers faced by many people in the present day， and then does on to cover visibility， dating， love and family， health and social care， going beyond the binary， and community and organising。What is particularly impressive the range both of topics covered and of people involved， with famous names in various areas contributing to the collection。 Everyone is going to have essays that particularly speak to them—I personally found Juliet Jacques' look at transphobia and the UK media particularly powerful as it charted the history of the UK media's treatment of trans people， which obviously is a pressing and depressing subject。 A lot of the international essays taught me about what is happening in other countries， and it's good to get that balance alongside the UK-focused contributions。 I also liked Yasmin Benoit's look at asexual visibility， especially non-white asexual people， Amelia Abraham's essay on gendered sporting frameworks and how they need updating， and Travis Alabanza's imagining of a trans future without surveillance。I didn't expect the collection to be able to cover so many different interesting topics and futures for LGBTQ+ people， but by keeping the essays short， the book both covers a lot and stays readable and engaging， suggesting you should go away and find out more if it's something new to you。 It serves as a reminder that globally there is still a lot to do and also that by imagining futures and setting out the change that needs to happen， more people can be drawn into being a part of making that change。 。。。more

Phoebe ，

We Can Do Better Than This is an anthology of 35 LGBTQ+ people talking about their stories and what they envision for the future。 Some of the contributors include Olly Alexander， Naoise Dolan， Peppermint and Juliet Jacques。 This is a tough read that covers such a wide range of topics in relation to LGBTQ+ rights and people， looking at discrimination， mental health， medical care， rallies， stigma， homelessness and so much more。 We Can Do Better Than this looks at the misrepresentation and the trea We Can Do Better Than This is an anthology of 35 LGBTQ+ people talking about their stories and what they envision for the future。 Some of the contributors include Olly Alexander， Naoise Dolan， Peppermint and Juliet Jacques。 This is a tough read that covers such a wide range of topics in relation to LGBTQ+ rights and people， looking at discrimination， mental health， medical care， rallies， stigma， homelessness and so much more。 We Can Do Better Than this looks at the misrepresentation and the treatment of LGBTQ+ people in the mass media， especially trans and non-binary individuals。 This anthology focuses on realistic solutions and goals that can be put into action to improve how life is for LGBTQ+ people， and these solutions are important and worth listening to。 I appreciated how there was asexual and intersex representation in this anthology as I find that their stories are normally left out of LGBTQ+ literature and their experiences and visions are so important to read and learn from。 We Can Do Better Than This covers a wide breadth of experiences， covering topics across the UK and USA as well as Russia， Brazil， Bangladesh， Uganda and more。 As with any anthology some stories are stronger than others， but they were all important and brought a new perspective to the collection。 The book is engaging and really readable due to the essays being short， even if the topics that are covered are devastating and hard。 Overall， this is such an important book that included diverse voices from the LGBTQ+ community from all around the world。 This is a book that everyone should read。 Thanks to Netgalley and Vintage Books for allowing me to read and review this book。 。。。more

Gem ~ Bee ，

Such an important book amplifying diverse and intersectional voices within the LGBTQ+ community around the globe。

patri ，

my rating: 3。75/5 ⭐we can do better than this is a deservedly tough read， and the sheer scope of subjects delved into is dizzying; far from sticking to the typical topics， this collection delivers candid conversations tackling all the taboos and then some。 the thirty-five pieces that make up we can do better than this touch on politics online and offline， all forms of discrimination faced by queer folk， the harm done to LGBTQ+ mental health， rallies against forced intersex surgery， righteous fru my rating: 3。75/5 ⭐we can do better than this is a deservedly tough read， and the sheer scope of subjects delved into is dizzying; far from sticking to the typical topics， this collection delivers candid conversations tackling all the taboos and then some。 the thirty-five pieces that make up we can do better than this touch on politics online and offline， all forms of discrimination faced by queer folk， the harm done to LGBTQ+ mental health， rallies against forced intersex surgery， righteous frustration regarding the ridiculous wait times and relentless hoops to jump through to access gender-affirming healthcare， disability and queer dating， the stubborn， senseless stigma around PrEP and HIV positivity， the harrowing rates of poverty-induced homelessness among LGBTQ+ youth， the community-specific care owed to LGBTQ+ elders， binary-breaking in fashion and sports， and so much more。while the misrepresentation of and misinformation about marginalized identities and how these tie into the myriad mythologies that exist about LGBTQ+ individuals in the mainstream are well-documented interlinking issues， many of the essays in we can do better than this track a telling exposition of the treatment of trans and non-binary folk by mass media that are traced back to the high standards and stifling homogeneity expected of trans people。 the commentary on the insidious capitalism of queer influencer culture （and， by association， the co-option of social justice by corporations） and the popularity of trans content creation documenting physical transitions （and the power these influencers find on different platforms and among diverse audiences） were particularly interesting and informative investigative takes。 providing so much more than a litany of long-established problems， we can do better than this pinpoints and promotes realistic and actionable solutions for the LGBTQ+ plights that plague the world over， and these are well worth listening to。 personally， i was really thrilled with the asexual representation （Yasmin Benoit's 'Ace of Clubs' was an A+ addition） made space for， and i found Shura's relatable ruminations on safety， KPop star Holland's poignant story， Naoise Dolan's co-morbid conjectures about autism and fluidity， and Olly Alexander's probing into the link between the shame that swallows queer people up and our sexualities to resound quite a lot; i'd emphatically recommend we can do better than this to anyone under the umbrella （or allied） on the lookout for some exemplary， edifying and all-accommodating LGBTQ+ non-fiction。i'd like to thank netgalley and random house UK， vintage for kindly passing on this arc！ 💫 。。。more

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