In The New Queer Conscience, LGBTQIA+ activist Adam Eli argues the urgent need for queer responsibility — that queers anywhere are responsible for queers everywhere.
In The New Queer Conscience, Voices4 Founder and LGBTQIA+ activist Adam Eli offers a candid and compassionate introduction to queer responsibility.
Eli calls on his Jewish faith to underline how kindness and support within the queer community can lead to a stronger global consciousness. More importantly, he reassures us that we’re not alone. In fact, we never were. Because if you mess with one queer, you mess with us all.
The New Queer Conscience. Adam Eli. Paperback. 64 pages.
A 2021 Sydney Taylor Notable Book
“The new manifesto for how we as queer people could and should navigate the world. It’s the holding hand I never had–but wish I did.”–Troye Sivan, Golden Globe nominated-singer, songwriter, and actor
“To Eli’s credit, all of the rules are rooted in considerations of conscience and kindness and, if observed, will make a better world –as will this book.”–Booklist, starred review
“A must-read that highlights the importance of radical empathy, community building, and solidarity.”–School Library Journal, starred review
Adam Eli is a community organizer and writer in New York City. He is the founder of Voices4, a nonviolent direct-action activist group committed to advancing global queer liberation and was included in Out Magazine‘s 100 most influential queer people of 2018. He believes that when you mess with one queer, you mess with us all.
Published by Pocket Change Collective: a series of small books with big ideas from today’s leading activists and artists. Also from Pocket Change Collection, check out Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon.