Queer Intentions
06 August 2020Synopsis
'A landmark exploration into what it means to be queer today' – DAZED
Shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize
In this immersive, accessible and thought-provoking book, journalist Amelia Abraham goes on a fascinating global journey to better understand the challenges and realities facing LGBTQ+ people today.
The freedoms on offer to LGBTQ+ people living in the West appear greater than ever before. But, even as we move forwards, queer people are facing new challenges. And some are being left behind, particularly in parts of the world with different attitudes to LGBTQ+ rights.
In Queer Intentions, Amelia Abraham explores what’s happening in cities around the globe. From losing herself in the world’s biggest drag convention in L.A., marching at Pride parades across Europe, meeting genderless families in Stockholm, visiting trans model agencies and Anti-Violence protests in New York, underground parties in Turkey and gay weddings in Britain, Abraham searches for an answer to the question: what is it really like to be queer today?
Combining intrepid journalism with her own personal experience, Queer Intentions is a provocative exploration of the kaleidoscope of twenty-first-century queer life.
‘Eloquent, empathetic and passionate . . . will not just resonate with a new generation of queer people, but with all those who seek to be their allies. A brilliant book’ – Owen Jones, author of This Land: The Story of a Movement
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06 August 2020
9781509866175Reviews
A beautifully written, personal, intimate voyage into what it is to be queer. Incredibly eloquent, empathetic and passionate, this book will not just resonate with a new generation of queer people, but with all those who seek to be their allies. A brilliant bookOwen Jones, author of Chavs and The Establishment
I loved Queer Intentions! Absolutely fascinating and endlessly entertaining, but so much more than that. It’s also an important read that will resonate with anyone who’s spent more than a minute thinking about gender and sexuality and what it means to identify as queer in 2019, or who’s ever wondered where we go from hereSJ Watson, author of Before I Go To Sleep
An intersectional and insightful journey through the vast nuances of the queer experienceMunroe Bergdorf
This incredibly funny, thought-provoking and immersive exploration of the pros and cons, myths and realities of life for LGBTQ+ people today . . . includes plenty of clubbing, pride parties, joy, shame and lesbian dramaVogue
