Youngman

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