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Speaking Sex to Power: The Politics of Queer Sex by Patrick Califia-Rice

ella_francess's review

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4.0

Finally! Jesus Christ this was a long one. I will say reading a queer elder on kink and the community was really lovely at some points, if at other times it was really long. Highly recommend for folks interested in kink, leather, HIV crisis, and gender!

avoryfaucette's review

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4.0

Overall an interesting essay collection addressing political topics around sexuality, transitioning, losing an abusive parent, queer parenting, AIDS, S/M, and more from the perspective of a transitioning person in the kink scene in the late 90s and early 2000s. Some of it's pretty dated and occasionally misogynistic, but nuanced enough to not totally break empathy. It's an interesting snapshot.
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