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1) What an outstanding book! Author @megjohnbarker and illustrator @juliascheele pack so much nuance into this straightforward—and frankly engrossing—primer. Reading it has given me a concrete handle on social issues which I have often thought about in vague or uninformed terms.
2) It's not an account of LGBT+ social movements, but a history of academic ideas. Astonishingly, very little of this developed theoretical discussion has trickled down into social reality. Here lies the book's great value: it renders these thoughts accessible and useful.
3) I've realised, with fascination, that shifts in my own stance towards notions of identity or sexuality mirror historic evolutions in queer theory. It's also helped me form an opinion on some matters and made me question my thoughts on others.
4) Why do we think of sexuality only in terms of the gender of attraction, and not other dimensions like, say, the level of sexual desire? Why should the responsibility for disrupting heteronormativity rest with the most marginalised? What are the risks of gatekeeping identities?
5) I have really enjoyed grappling with these questions and will endeavour to think more queerly in my day-to-day. In short: very much recommended. (Did I mention the illustrations are also great?)
Para mis seguidores hispanohablantes (ahora ya sé que sois mayoría): el libro también se ha publicado traducido al español. Al menos en España lo he visto en librerías. 
Súper recomendable.
Súper recomendable.
