Hey all! mao-wave

I'm recording another audiobook! And I hope some of you will be interested enough to follow along and have thoughts on the book.

The book is a retrospective on the AIDS crisis, and even moreso, the social changes that have happened in the queer community (in the US, anyhow) in its wake, both the normalization and integration into straight society of (some) gay people and the continued marginalization of others. Sarah terms it the "gentrification of the mind".

The introduction (~30 mins) is already recorded and available here (or as a file download here)

If you want to read along rather than listen, the book is available on LibGen in PDF and EPUB forms.

Links to later chapters:

  • redhex [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    The part about the young, queer artists going mainstream really spoke to my current situation. I've been warned multiple times by people at work that I need to basically tone down my queer appearance, appear more "normal" or "professional", even though my actual professionalism and work ethic are never called into question, I just don't look the part. And yet there's nothing about my appearance that they would feel remotely ok saying those same things to a cis woman about. I've been really conflicted on how to handle it. Maybe this book can help with that. Looking forward to the next chapter.

    Also, @notfutomes@hexbear.net , your audiobook for Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg literally changed my life, and I probably wouldn't have read it otherwise, if you hadn't made it so easy, so thank you so much.

    • notfutomes [they/them]
      hexagon
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      1 year ago

      stalin-heart I'm so happy to hear that it helped you!

      I don't know if this book will be similarly life changing, but I hope it's at least thought provoking, I know it was for me