A Place for Us: A Memoir

Brandon Wolf is a biracial, gay survivor of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting who became a well-known LGBTQ+ activist (and a “national surrogate” for Elizabeth Warrens'2020 presidential campaign!). After a painful childhood in rural Oregon convinced Wolf that he would never find a safe space, he impulsively moved to Orlando where he became part of a welcoming queer community. His sense of security violently destroyed by the mass shooting, Wolf dealt with grief and guilt, eventually deciding to dedicate his life to working on behalf of other “misfits” to honor the legacy of the friends he lost.

I hope Wolf has a bodyguard. I fear that publication of this book will put a bigger target on his back in Florida governor Ron DeSantis' draconian dress rehearsal for an intolerant, ultra-conservative, right-wing Christian nation.