Think Like a Vegan

Emilia A. Leese writes essays on life, travel and veganism for a variety of online publications, including her personal blog Emi's Good Eating. She regularly hosts benefit supper clubs and yoga retreats, and speaks about veganism at events and festivals. She has been a corporate finance lawyer for over twenty years. Emilia lives in London. www.emisgoodeating.com
Eva J. Charalambides is a photographer and vegan advocate. She has written for the vegan lifestyle website Ecorazzi, and was involved in organising the multi-city Vegandale Food Drink Festivals. She lives in Toronto.

Introduction
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Basics
What does it mean to be vegan?
Vegans are just like you, we promise
Rejecting speciesism
Animals and ownership
Use is the problem
Being vegan in a non-vegan world
Rejecting all bigotry
What would the answer be in a human context?
Vegan or plant-based?
What is a plant-based diet?
How does veganism differ?
Why do we care?
Can¿t we all just get along?
A framework for analysing animal issues
Chapter 1 Takeaways
Chapter 2: Live and love vegan
Vegans don¿t need capes
Serves them right!
Vegansexualism
Our journey and advocacy
Straight-edge
Going vegan in one¿s 40s
The rocky road to a partner going vegan
Veganism and yoga
Libby: An argument for rescuing animals
Honey isn¿t ours
Chapter 2 Takeaways
Chapter 3: Veganism is for everyone
If you believe in social justice, you believe in veganism
Veganism and poverty: reconcilable and intersectional
Exploitation and the patriarchy
The mechanisms of ¿isms are the same
A vegan experiment
Only forty-six days
Chapter 3 Takeaways
Chapter 4: Money and politics
Body count
Beyond meat
A wicked good opportunity
What about `no-kill¿ eggs?
Size doesn¿t matter
The California fur ban: what does it actually accomplish?
Chapter 4 Takeaways
Chapter 5: Healthy and frugal vegan
What the experts say
Veganism as a measure of health
Disordered eating in veganism
Frugal vegan
Zoonotic diseases: our deal with the devil
Chapter 5 Takeaways
Chapter 6: Environment
Environmental science
Land use
Are we so different from climate-change deniers?
Chapter 6 Takeaways
Chapter 7: Bringing it all together
Chapter 8: Practical thought experiments
Further reading
Authors¿ notes
List of essays by author
Endnotes