We Can Do Better Than This

Amelia Abraham (b. 1991) is a journalist and author from London. She has worked as a commissioning editor at VICE and Refinery29, and is currently Features Editor at Dazed. She writes for the Guardian, Observer, Independent, Sunday Times, New Statesman, ES Magazine, i-D Magazine and Vogue. She is currently working on a script for television. Her main interest is LGBTQ+ culture and politics, and her first book, Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ+ Culture was released with Picador in May 2019. Taking the reader on a thought-provoking and entertaining journey, Amelia explores the mainstreaming of queer culture across the West, from the first same-sex marriage in Britain, the world's biggest drag convention in LA, Pride parades across Europe, a transgender model agency, and Turkey's underground LGBTQ+ scene, to a genderless, polyamorous commune in Stockholm. Owen Jones said: 'this book will resonate with a new generation of queer people and all those who seek to be their allies - a brilliant book'. Naomi Wolf wrote: 'A voice that is profound, vulnerable and hilarious in turn.'