Member Review
Review by
Lara L, Media/Journalist
This is a smart and thoughtful book of persona. narratives from a variety of nonbinary people. This is the most diverse collection on the subject I've seen, with people from Borneo, Ghana, UK, Canada, Germany, Malta, Sweden. Other contributors are of Nicaraguan and Colombian descent and Vietnamese-Australian. Various religions are represented as well: Quaker, Pagan, Jewish, Interfaith, and not everyone is able-bodied, with writers who live with chronic illness, are hard of hearing, and autistic.
Part of what makes this collection so powerful is how universal the stories are, even though the contributors are from all over the globe literally as well as figuratively. Many people wrote about safety and vulnerability, and the decision to be visible or masked. Many wrote about not feeling queer enough, and the struggle to find their places in the queer community.
Being non-binary is to exist in a liminal space, but many people wrote on the joy and freedom that space allows.
"Not every story ends badly. I find that more people rise to the occasion than I ever anticipate, and that gives me hope." (contributor LJ)
This is a wonderful collection of self-acceptance and hope, even in the pits of despair, We are not alone, we matter.
Part of what makes this collection so powerful is how universal the stories are, even though the contributors are from all over the globe literally as well as figuratively. Many people wrote about safety and vulnerability, and the decision to be visible or masked. Many wrote about not feeling queer enough, and the struggle to find their places in the queer community.
Being non-binary is to exist in a liminal space, but many people wrote on the joy and freedom that space allows.
"Not every story ends badly. I find that more people rise to the occasion than I ever anticipate, and that gives me hope." (contributor LJ)
This is a wonderful collection of self-acceptance and hope, even in the pits of despair, We are not alone, we matter.
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