There's plenty to talk about after reading this, and plenty to critique, but overall I highly recommend this as a must read for EVERYONE. Regardless of whatever. A must read is a must read.

My biggest critique I noticed while reading it is Rich's use of people of color as examples. She mentions women of color around the world and collective oppression they face, including some things that I don't know much about but had previously thought of them as cultural practices, then uses Black lesbian authors as her main examples other than white women.

I would've had no problem with that, except she uses no other stories from lesbian authors of color. It made me think of how white queers often try to make a connection with us (Black queers) because they think they can relate to us somehow. Like, they finally understand oppression now. It made me think of white saviorism, how whites made a mess in other parts of the world and now think they're going to be the ones to lead the charge to fix it. Had she used an excerpt from a brown, Latinx or Asian or other, lesbian author, I would've not mentioned it in my review, but to specifically use Black women made me think of the heavy lifting Black women have done, and how whites often take credit for it.

She does try at least, at least acknowledging we need to make a future for all races, ethnicities, and classes, but it's a very white woman thing I noticed to 1.) poke at other people (of color)'s traditions, 2.) use Black women words to amplify white voices, 3.) not mention any work by other people of color, and finally 4.) call for the inclusion of all people for ultimate liberation. Like... babe the call is coming from inside the house. :/

But I still highly recommend this. I pray lesbians in 2080 read this piece and can see the changes that have been made. I hope they are further leaps that the future I can imagine. I hope, I hope.