
#Queer #LGBTQ #trans history, #Indigenous lit, #CanLit & #comics in this 07/11/25 Friday Reads #booktube episode
https://youtu.be/dPPH51rSw-g
#Queer #LGBTQ #trans history, #Indigenous lit, #CanLit & #comics in this 07/11/25 Friday Reads #booktube episode
https://youtu.be/dPPH51rSw-g
I have mixed feelings on this book (mostly, I had a hard time figuring out what character was which) I did find the thought of anyone having a high level of testosterone in this world, would cause you to also turn into a killing machine. Horrifying, as someone with PCOS. The story of just trying to survive the world while trying to navigate forces and a virus that‘s threatening you. Pretty intense. Good for a one read.
The author reads her own memoir-in-essays in this #audiobook about growing up in a hyper-masculine environment, working in her dad‘s glass repair shop in Whitehorse Yukon. Music helped her survive and to eventually come out as a #trans woman. A tender tribute to her father and to the ways music can save us. #LGBTQ #CanLit
Listened to the audiobook narrated by the author. We meet Maria, a 20 something trans woman who is finding out she likes her freedom more than being with her gf. The 2nd part of this book is Maria meeting James in Nevada, a trans person who doesn‘t know theyre trans, yet. This book is quite a peek into the mind of a trans person. I hate the ending but love that the author uses such exact language to express every thought and feeling. A pick!
August 2025 Theme: Trans Fantasy
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Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.
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Happy Pride Month! Last weekend I did classic, classics of Pride - which because they are older skewed very male. This weekend I want to do some ladies with Modern Classics (published after 1980)
All of these are FANTASTIC and worth the read.
Stone Butch Blues was written by a trans author it is novel about a lesbian that is heartfelt, sad, and for many an informative look at what being Butch in the 50-60s was like. Please check TW
5 ⭐
#sundayfunday
Another children‘s book, but that is going to be my emphasis in grad school so it‘s educational. 😊
I'm conflicted.
The writing is great. Sharp and subversive. Lots of social commentary. Centres trans experiences. Some amusing moments.
But I struggled to root for the characters because they were all so very selfish, and showed such little regard for each others' feelings and needs.
Made me miserable in the same way that All Fours and The Pisces did.
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On Tuesday I facilitated a discussion on this for the Keuka Compass LGBTQ+ Book Club. We had a vibrant conversation about whitewashing, trans and queer misogyny, policing and prisons, and activism. While I still get anxious after events like this from the crash post-socializing, my community groups have been a lifeline recently in addition to powerful books like this one. #stonewall #lgbtqia+ #solidarity