WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS

Edited by Amelia Abraham/Vintage

Have we achieved equality if we are still uncomfortable holding hands in public with the person we love? Should our safety depend on how carefully we moderate our queerness? Can the battle for equal rights here ever be said to be won if around the globe LGBTQ+ people are still subject to discrimination, violence and murder? We Can Do Better Than This is a diverse and powerful collection of writing from 35 inspiring figures, as they reflect on their own experiences of being queer. It poses a simple but essential question: how can we create a better world for our LGBTQ+ family? Exploring safety and visibility, dating and gender, care and community, these essays and stories outline new global frontiers in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and provide a roadmap for a better future. From the UK and USA to Russia and Bangladesh and beyond, this is both an appraisal of where we are at now and a manifesto for change. With contributions from Wolfgang Tillmans, Olly Alexander, Shura, Beth Ditto, Owen Jones, Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, Travis Alabanza and Juliet Jacques. Amelia Abraham is the author of Queer Intentions. Urgent and vital. Out now