Kamphorst, Martijn - Optimistisch queer handboek voor hardere tijden

Title: Optimistic queer handbook for harder times

Author: Martijn Kamphorst

Number of pages: 240

Publisher: Blauw Gras

Binding: Paperback

Publication year: 2026

Summary:

It's undeniable: the climate for the rainbow community has become colder in recent years. Or as the compiler of this book, Martijn Kamphorst, says: 'We live in the era of the tyrant.' But such eras have existed before, and even then, queers lived, celebrated, and danced. What can we learn from their past resistance? How do you collaborate? How do you stay cheerful? How do you avoid victimhood and show your opponents that you will be happy right in their faces?

In a unique collection, eight essayists provide a guide for harder times in clear, practical language. About how self-pity is useless. About how we should not look away. About how collaboration in the past yielded beautiful results. About how you can combine activism and joy. Martijn Kamphorst introduces and concludes, summarizes and streamlines – and then there are still twenty authors, actors, athletes, Dutch celebrities, and television makers who wrote a short encouragement.

Relevant tags:

Non-fiction, Essays, Activism, Positivity, Candid, Freedom