- Published: 29 March 2022
- ISBN: 9781784877347
- Imprint: Vintage Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 448
- RRP: $22.99
Youngman
Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan

















- Published: 29 March 2022
- ISBN: 9781784877347
- Imprint: Vintage Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 448
- RRP: $22.99
Celebratory, even radical
The New Yorker
Monumental
Hyperallergic
Lou is an open-book mystery, a man who built bridges of access, a gentle soul with whom I share similar demons
Amos Mac, them
This finely edited collection pulls out threads like gender self-determination, illicit queer sexual desire, and relationship woes that span his entire life. The volume reads like an open letter written for future queer trans people longing to understand their identities and experiences across time and space
Chris Vargas
This is a great book by a great person...If I am perhaps too glowing in my praise of Lou, that's probably because I can't physically imagine myself without him
Charlie Markbreiter, Bookforum
It feels like a gift to be able to read such a complete and evocative record of a life spent in pursuit of joy
Sasha Geffen, The Nation
This Trans Day of Remembrance, if you're in need of a little joy, a little reconnection with life, a little reminder of how we can fight for our own happiness, this is a volume to pick up
Henry Giardina, The Pride LA
Lou Sullivan was a visionary, a leader, and clearly one of the most significant trans figures of the late 20th century
Gayle Rubin
The intimate details of Lou's life shared in his journals lay bare just how human he was. Lou transgressed the limited thinking of his era, the restrictions of his body, and even a terminal diagnosis to leave a legacy of self-determination that resounds beyond the trans masculine community he sought to empower. This collection continues Lou's legacy of knowledge-sharing and brings a oft-overlooked pioneer into sharp focus.
Rhys Ernst