Amelia Abraham (External Editor)
Amelia Abraham is a journalist and author from London. She has
worked as an editor at VICE, Refinery29 and Dazed, and writes for
the Guardian, British Vogue and many other publications. Her first
book, Queer Intentions- A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ+
Culture, is a roving, first-person exploration of the mainstreaming
of queer culture across the West.
With We Can Do Better Than This, Amelia Abraham has switched on
every light in the queer village, illuminating the
still-not-visible and giving space to many, important,
intersectional voices on pregnancy and gender, for instance;
refuge; ageing and queer community, or the dream of a
trans-majority future. Let this be an invitation for us to read
further on every pertinent subject and brilliant mind in it
*Paul Mendez, author of Rainbow Milk*
A queer selection box that's at once thought-provoking and
powerful, and at times very funny. This is a snapshot of where we
are now, and where we need to get to
*Juno Dawson, author of This Book is Gay*
A vibey roundtable, an atlas charting global disparities but also
interconnectedness, an expedition over the rainbow, a friendly and
fierce survey of this critical juncture. Join up
*Jeremy Atherton Lin, author of Gay Bar*
We Can Do Better Than This is a diverse and powerful collection of
writing from 35 inspiring figures, as they reflect on their own
experiences of being queer. It poses a simple but essential
question: how can we create a better world for our LGBTQ+ family? .
. . Urgent and vital
*Book of the Month, Attitude*
Captivating . . . We Can Do Better Than This imagines the next step
for our community . . . Digs deep to present a candid commentary on
the LGBTQ+ community's ongoing issues and delivers hopeful,
thoughtful solutions. Simply put, it's a must-read
*Gay Times, 10 LGBTQ+ Books You Have to Read this Pride Month*
Thoughtful and thought-provoking, this book embodies the
rainbow-coloured diversity of the queer community and neatly
articulates the struggles ahead. It is an education in why the
concept of 'pride' remains not only relevant but critical
*Mohsin Zaidi, author of A Dutiful Boy*
Read and be inspired! Global voices with ideas to shape a brighter
LGBTQ+ future - a planet without criminalisation, discrimination
and hate crime. This book is a reminder that it starts with us and
now
*Peter Tatchell*
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