"[An] informative, at times heart-wrenching survey of laws pertaining to LGBTQ+ people around the world ... It's an enraging window on the ongoing battle to secure LGBTQ+ rights."
--Publishers Weekly

"An important addition to the body of literature on the history of the LGBTQ+ community and emphasises the global nature of the movement."
--Booklist

"International human rights advocate and lawyer Keio Yoshida compiles an impressive body of research in Pride and Prejudices ... As useful to students considering human rights law as it is to allies and activists, this book does much more than just Inform."
--BookPage

"Filled with joy and hope, Keio's beautiful book charts a course towards a future where the law enables joy, liberation and love for everyone. Combining deeply personal stories from his lived experience, together with his expert, accessible legal analysis, this book is unique: it is a must read for all who care about equality and a much-needed antidote to attacks on trans rights."
--Jennifer Robinson, Barrister

"There's a lot of talk recently about LGBT rights coming under attack. Pride and Prejudices shows that LGBT rights have always been under attack: around the world, queer and gender-nonconforming people have always been subject to prejudice, censorship, and criminalization, abuse, and injustice. But what this book also shows is that there have always been courageous, clever, relentless activists like Keio Yoshida who work for a better, brighter, more inclusive future for everyone. Read this book, see how much has been achieved and how much there is to be done. Read--and resist!"
--Diarmuid Hester, author of Nothing Ever Just Disappears

"An inspiring account of the global struggle for LGBT+ human rights."
--Peter Tatchell, LGBT+ and human rights campaigner

"Keio Yoshida weaves insightful threads of personal narrative into the stories of LGBTQ+ rights around the world. This is an important book, reflecting changing times, which reveals how far we have come and how far we have yet to go."
--Paul Baker, author of Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language

"A personal gut punch into how queer lives intersect with the law ... There are no dusty law books in sight as Yoshida weaves personal stories through their legal analysis, making complex legal concepts easy to grasp ... Yoshida gives us the human scale of the legal system and the lived reality of the struggle for recognition, safety and dignity for queer people worldwide."
--Justine Hyde, The Saturday Paper

"Yoshida is impelled to fight for a more considered recognition of queer lives, and Pride and Prejudices imagines how the law can tell queer stories differently."
--ABC News

Praise for How Many More Women?:

"A stunning book; as vital as it is compelling. A powerful warning about how the justice system can be used to silence women, and why urgent change is needed: a must-read for women and allies alike."
--Harriet Johnson, author of Enough The Violence against women and how to end it:

Praise for How Many More Women?:

"Witty, gritty, insightful, and true, this book is essential reading for all women. Robinson and Yoshida lay down the law, on law, in an accessible way, giving us the ammunition we need, not just to protect ourselves, but to go out there and win."
--Kathy Lette, bestselling author

Praise for How Many More Women?:

"In forensic detail with real cases, Robinson and Yoshida show how far the law is trailing behind the zeitgeist of MeToo. The sheer scale of the problem is shocking -- if you are a woman who likes to express your views, you need to read this book. If anyone can change things, in court or through the pages of this powerful book, it is these two fearless feminist lawyers."
--Dr Susie Alegre, author of Freedom to Think

Praise for How Many More Women?:

"This important book demonstrates how man-made laws and legal procedures bear down harshly and unfairly on women who try to exercise their free speech rights to complain about domestic violence and abuse. At a time when reform of defective laws of defamation and confidentiality is being considered in many English-speaking countries, the injustices eloquently described by these authors deserve special attention. Theirs is a book that should be read--with shame--by judges and politicians and with appreciation by news editors, journalists, and all concerned to enhance freedom of speech."
--Geoffrey Robertson KC, barrister, former UN judge, and author

Praise for How Many More Women?:

"The authors show how a siloed approach to law, together with long outdated but persistent myths about women (particularly in relation to sexual violence and gender-based violence) perpetuates injustice in practice. Using case studies from across the globe, many involving their clients, the authors seek to break this silence, give women back their voice, and show how change can and is happening. A fine example of feminist legal scholarship. It should be made essential reading for law students, trainee advocates, and judges."
--Dr Susan Atkins CB, author of Woman and the Law

Praise for How Many More Women?:

"The oppression of women is a many-headed beast--commonly, as we defeat some, others emerge. How Many More Women? lifts the lid on the way the law is weaponized to silence women from speaking out about the violence and abuse they suffer. It is crucial reading for any person wanting to fight against all forms of gendered abuse."
--Jess Phillips MP

Publisher: Scribe Us

Pub date: 2026-03-03

Length: 256 pages