“How can we create a better world for LGBTQ+ people? We talk about achieving ‘LGBTQ+ equality’, but around the world, LGBTQ+ people are still suffering discrimination and extreme violence. How do we solve this urgent problem, allowing queer people everywhere the opportunity to thrive?”
That’s the subject of an upcoming anthology edited by journalist and author Amelia Abraham. The title of the anthology is “We Can Do Better Than This”, and in it, 35 LGBTQ+ advocates explore the question of what a better world would look like for LGBTQ+ persons.
“Through deeply moving stories and provocative new arguments on safety and visibility, dating and gender, care and community, they map new global frontiers in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights,” the book pre-order page reads. “This is a guide to understanding the crucial issues facing LGBTQ+ people today. But it’s also a passionate call to action and an important manifesto for how – together – we can start to create a better future.”
The themes explored in the anthology include Safety; Visibility; Dating, Love and Family; Health and Social Care; Beyond the Binary; and Community and Organising.
The vision of a better world for LGBTQ+ people in an extraordinary collection of writings from 35 fab contributors like @alexander_olly, @shonfaye, @Glamrou & @theyasminbenoit, edited by @MillyAbraham: #WeCanDoBetterThanThis, coming 3/06 @vintagebooks! https://t.co/iisAY1FnbW pic.twitter.com/BkF2sTsM9r
— Foyles Bookshop (@Foyles) April 7, 2021
“Pabllo Vittar pleads for the end of hate murders, Olly Alexander champions inclusive sex education in schools, and Beth Ditto calls for a revolution in representation. Elsewhere, Mykki Blanco sets out a vision to end HIV stigma, Owen Jones demands improved LGBTQ+ mental health services, and Travis Alabanza imagines a world without gender policing,” Amelia Abraham, the editor writes.
The 35 advocates include Vincent Desmond (Nigeria), Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (UK), Olly Alexander (England) amongst others from UK, USA, Russia, Bangladesh and beyond.
The book, published by Vintage books, is now available for pre-order and will be released on the 3rd of June.
Featured Image by Amelia Abraham (on Instagram). Cover Design: Stephen Parker
