6/24/18 review of the book Lesbian Rule, by Amy Villarejo

Here is the link to my June 24, 2018, Twitter thread review of the book Lesbian Rule: Cultural Criticism and the Value of Desire, by Amy Villarejo.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still moderately coherent. My apologies.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.

10/5/17 review of book Jesus Acted Up, by Robert Goss

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Jesus Acted Up: A Gay and Lesbian Manifesto, by Robert Goss.

The thread gives a summary of the book and some context on why I read it. It discusses the book's themes, such as the crucial activist moments in recent LGBTQ history, Christ's love versus patriarchal ideologies, the importance of Christian LGBTQ community, erotic and agape love, the sacraments as a queer act, and some of my criticisms of Goss's emphasis on the importance of Christianity for LGBTQ people.

7/12/17 review of book In the Darkroom, by Susan Faludi

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book In the Darkroom, by Susan Faludi.

The thread gives quite a bit of background on Faludi, who is probably one of my favorite social theorists. The thread gives a summary of In the Darkroom. The thread discusses some of the book's themes, such as family issues, transgender issues, the Jewish experience, Hungarian life, national identity, and coming to terms with one's past.

Here is the link to the Macmillan Publishers web page for the book.

12/7/16 review of Queer Family Values, by Valerie Lehr

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Queer Family Values: Debunking the Myth of the Nuclear Family, by Valerie Lehr.

The thread gives a summary of the book's major themes in pretty good depth. This probably is one of my favorite queer theory books.

I checked this book out from the Denver Public Library in Colorado.

3/24/16 review of book Queer, by William S. Burroughs

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Queer, by William S. Burroughs.

The thread gives a brief summary of the novel, its style and characters, the relationships of the characters, and what I sympathized with in the book.

Here is the link to the Penguin Random House web page for the book.

I bought this book at the Mutiny Information Cafe used bookstore in Denver, Colorado.

4/12/15 review of the book Safe Space by Christina B. Hanhardt

(Image source: https://www.dukeupress.edu/safe-space)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Safe Space: Gay Neighborhood History and the Politics of Violence, by Christina B. Hanhardt.

My Twitter thread review of Safe Space unfortunately stays pretty shallow. It gives a very basic overview of what kind of history the book covers. It also ends with a kind of quaint opinion about how the LGBTQ movement is "becoming" intersectional. I was just then learning what intersectionality is all about. I was too self-centered to realize I was the one learning, not the LGBTQ community, which had already learned.

Here is a link to the Duke University Press page for Safe Space.

I bought this book from the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver, Colorado.

10/8/15 review of novel The American People, by Larry Kramer

Here is the link to my Twitter thread on the novel The American People, Volume 1: The Search for My Heart, by Larry Kramer.

Larry Kramer is, of course, one of the most important activists of recent history. He did a lot for LGBTQ rights and for the rights of people with HIV/AIDS. My Twitter thread discusses how Kramer's novel The American People is a sort of semi-autobiographical novel of America. I discuss how Kramer uses alternative history as well as personal viewpoints to give a poetic vision of LGBTQ people in America. I also give some criticisms of the book -- namely that it's really confusing at times.

I bought this book at the Tattered Cover Bookstore, a great bookstore chain in Denver, Colorado.

Here is the link to Macmillan's page for Kramer's The American People, Volume 1.

It also might be worth noting that The American People, Volume 2: The Brutality of Fact, is coming out on October 15, 2019.

3/1/15 review of book The Tolerance Trap, by Suzanna Danuta Walters

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of Suzanna Danuta Walters's book The Tolerance Trap: How God, Genes, and Good Intentions are Sabotaging Gay Equality.

In my thread, I explore how the book compares tolerance, inclusion, and equality. I explore Walters's arguments against clinging too closely to genetics as a justification for gayness. I also explore how Walters's work examines patriarchy, heteronormativity, and bigotry.

Here is a link to the NYU Press edition of The Tolerance Trap.

Also, I bought this book at the Tattered Cover Book Store, a bookstore chain in the Denver metro area.