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No Fats, No Fems: A Guide to Queer Empathy and Unpacking Prejudice
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Expected 19 May 26Queer activist and sex educator Max Hovey shares the essential modern guide for understanding what divides us and the path to building a better community.
Exclusionary rhetoric in online spaces like “no fats, no fems” can be an unfortunate reality for many queer people and speaks to a larger issue at hand—but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Activist Max Hovey has gained thousands of supporters worldwide by challenging stereotypes and unpacking the problematic ideologies that queer people can place on each other—and often on themselves. Combining diverse personal testimonies and the latest research from across the LGBTQIA+ community, this revolutionary guide will
prejudice in queer spaces through discussions of race, class, and identity the historical evolution of queer thought the role of intersectionality in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights internalized homophobia and its role in creating division body image issues and the importance of sexual liberation how to accept non-conformity and handle rejection self-reflection through understanding different perspectives ways to promote positivity and acceptance in ourselves and others what having pride and community really means Regardless of background or sexual orientation, our final destination is empathy, and Max gives us all the tools needed to get there. The Velvet Rage for a modern audience, No Fats, No Fems is an urgent call to action that offers a roadmap toward stronger community and a much kinder future.
Exclusionary rhetoric in online spaces like “no fats, no fems” can be an unfortunate reality for many queer people and speaks to a larger issue at hand—but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Activist Max Hovey has gained thousands of supporters worldwide by challenging stereotypes and unpacking the problematic ideologies that queer people can place on each other—and often on themselves. Combining diverse personal testimonies and the latest research from across the LGBTQIA+ community, this revolutionary guide will
prejudice in queer spaces through discussions of race, class, and identity the historical evolution of queer thought the role of intersectionality in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights internalized homophobia and its role in creating division body image issues and the importance of sexual liberation how to accept non-conformity and handle rejection self-reflection through understanding different perspectives ways to promote positivity and acceptance in ourselves and others what having pride and community really means Regardless of background or sexual orientation, our final destination is empathy, and Max gives us all the tools needed to get there. The Velvet Rage for a modern audience, No Fats, No Fems is an urgent call to action that offers a roadmap toward stronger community and a much kinder future.
- GenresNonfiction
320 pages, Paperback
Expected publication May 19, 2026
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February 10, 2026
Initial thoughts, full review to come
- good introduction for folks wanting to know more about intersectionality and lack there
of in queer spaces
- glad that asexuality and aromanticism were discussed, but I felt that outside of the moments they were specifically called out it wasn’t considered (basically, the importance of aspec identities was acknowledged once, but not considered in other sections)
- the last chapter telling you “what you can do” didn’t feel like it actually provided anything, and felt kind of pointless/repetitive
- appreciate the quotes from other folks in the queer community, as I think they truly helped to round out this book
- good introduction for folks wanting to know more about intersectionality and lack there
of in queer spaces
- glad that asexuality and aromanticism were discussed, but I felt that outside of the moments they were specifically called out it wasn’t considered (basically, the importance of aspec identities was acknowledged once, but not considered in other sections)
- the last chapter telling you “what you can do” didn’t feel like it actually provided anything, and felt kind of pointless/repetitive
- appreciate the quotes from other folks in the queer community, as I think they truly helped to round out this book
Displaying 1 of 1 review