This commentary on Andrew Tucker's ‘A Sexuality Pivot’ highlights the relevance of his call in the face of violent backlashes against equalities experienced by queer people – especially trans. Solidarity through difference and beyond scale, I argue, is key for imagining and building queer utopias that exceed the boundaries of the violent present.
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