All the Young Men is the touching memoir of Ruth Coker Burks, a woman who dedicated herself to caring for the people neglected by their families, friends and most of society during in the AIDs crisis in America in the course of the 1980’s and 90’s. Throughout her story, Ruth comes across as such a… Read More Book Review: All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks & Kevin Carr O’Leary
After reading Liberation by Emma Eker, I can’t help but feel that this book was meant to enter my life. I said “yes” to reading and reviewing Liberation on a whim. For some reason it just felt right. Little did I know that was exactly what the book would lead me to learn I should… Read More Book Review: Liberation by Emma Eker
We Have Always Been Here is the fantastic queer Muslim memoir of editor and photographer Samra Habib. In the book she details her life so far starting with her birth and early childhood in Pakistan. There are some beautifully written snapshots of her early life in the first part of the book. Her memories of… Read More Book Review: We Have Always Been Here – Samra Habib’s Queer Muslim Memoir
Every year we get ready for Pride. We fill the streets with rainbow flags and slap on a bit glitter. It is the designated time of year when most liberal, hetronomative societies in the world have to tolerate the LGBTQQIAAP (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersexual, asexual, ally, pansexual) community so they can shout:… Read More Book Review: The Stonewall Riots – A Documentary History by Marc Stein
‘Uncomfortable labels’ is the story of one gay, autistic, transgendered woman and her journey to find her place in the world. Laura Kate Dale’s writing brings her experiences to this book with the same raw honesty that we see from others who are part of a plethora of people who have found a home on… Read More Book Review: Uncomfortable Labels By Laura Kate Dale
Istoria Lit 