Even worse, he caught you alone one night and beat you up, even though you did nothing to provoke him. The things he has to say to provide encouragement to those struggling with similar issues is moving and heartfelt and empowering. This book, while short, is a powerful reminder for us to reflect on the only thing truly important in this life, love.

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I have heard warm stories about Patrick Liverpool, who died in 2001: about his grand outfits and his decadent parties, his home in Brixton being full of Black gay men from all corners of London. In fact, he describes the period in his life when hit complete rock bottom and finally realized he needed serious help with his mental health. Jesus Christ is the embodiment of radical love because -- in addition to crossing divine and social boundaries -- Jesus also crosses sexual boundaries. Most of us respond by thinking, “Yes, if my wife and kids would just do what you’re saying, our home would be great! And I truly believe that if we can help heal the hearts and minds of everyone on earth, we will solve every other problem known to man in the process.For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Heather Dewey-Hagborg: Years before I met Chelsea, I started developing this process of creating portraits of people from abandoned DNA. It was meant to be shown after she was released, and was expected to be an exploration of different kinds of ideas around identity and challenging identity inscription.

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I was a little concerned when he started talking about his faith in God, but it never felt preachy or pushy. There was a part in this book where Levi details his inner conflict for seeking help, in fears that it would get out into the media and paint him in a negative light. He’d written the chunk of this book before the pandemic, and once the pandemic hit, he, like many others, had setbacks in his mental health. By mimicking the processes undertaken by law enforcement – primarily, producing portraits based upon DNA samples collected from strangers – she creates images that stand in resistance to surveillance. Throughout his ministry, Jesus constantly dissolved the religious and social boundaries of his time.The project has been a way of showing how the past has enabled and structured the present: the Precious Brown club night of 1997 is the Pxssy Palace of 2018. But it does mean that we should not be so attached to our belongings that we become angry, hateful people if someone takes something from us. While it includes a lot more swear words than I expected, I appreciate Zach's honest approach about mental health in both his own life and in opening up the conversation, trying to make it normal to talk about mental health without all the stigmas surrounding it. I knew this about him already (and it makes so much sense now knowing that he heard it screamed at himself and those around him his entire childhood), but he definitely doesn't hold back or edit himself in this book.