The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf,The by Kaila Adia Story

The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf,The by Kaila Adia Story

A queer Black feminist debunks the myth of rainbow solidarity, repositioning Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ people at the forefront of queer pasts, presents, and futures

FINALIST FOR THE PUBLISHING TRIANGLE'S AMBER HOLLIBAUGH AWARD FOR LGBTQ+ SOCIAL JUSTICE WRITING (2026)

Your favorite Black queer studies professor Kaila Adia Story says the rainbow ain't never been enough in this introduction to the current state of queer intersectionality, or lack thereof. Story argues that to be queer is to be political, and the carefully glittered fa ade of solidarity in the pride movement veils dangerous neoliberal ideals of apolitical queer embodiment. The rainbow as a symbol of communal solidarity is a hollow offering when cis white LGBTQ people are allowed to opt out of divesting from white supremacy, misogyny, and transphobia.

The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf fills a necessary gap in our understanding of how racism, transphobia, and antiblackness operate in liberal spaces. Black feminist and queer theorist Kaila Adia Story blends analysis, pop culture, and her lived experiences to explore the silencing practices of mainstream queer culture. She touches on cornerstone issues of the movement like

• the whitewashing of queer history and commodification of pride celebrations
• the appropriation of the Black and Latinx ball scene and culture
• the racialized and gendered violence inflicted upon Black trans women
• the exclusion of the lives and work of activists like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, Storme DeLarverie, and CeCe McDonald from queer history
• the lack of remembrance and respect for the lives of the Black and Lantinx queer and trans people who have always been on the frontlines of queer liberation

Expanding beyond the classroom, Story utilizes her expertise as a scholar of queer theory to offer readers a comprehensive understanding of how racism operates in these spaces and what we can do to create a more equitable future.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780807004654
ISBN 10	0807004650
Title	The Rainbow Ain't Never Been Enuf,The
Author	Kaila Adia Story
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Beacon Press
Year published	2025-05-13
Number of pages	240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.