Norah reviewed Queer: a Graphic History by Meg-John Barker
Review of 'Queer' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
So. This is a good start to queer theory, however misses out a few key things.
It completely ignores the idea why some people reject the word queer.
It also claims, bewilderingly, that cishet people can be queer. Kinksters... are not queer. Sorry, pals. It takes a lot of time to discuss lived experiences of actual queer people and then ignores the fact that a lot of queer people don't want cishet people in our spaces.
"I'm queering heterosexuality by engaging in kink." Sure, Jan.
Other than that I feel like this is a good introduction to queer theory in both academic and non-academic contexts. And it's given me a lot of recommendations for other theorists to read!!