We Can Do Better Than This

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 MilkA 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 GayA 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 BarWe 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 – Uli Lenart * 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 BoyRead 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