Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar

6 reviews

jmelauren's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Sexism

icox's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

This is a heartfelt read that is part encyclopedia, part memoir. As someone familiar with transness, the book started fairly slow, but as Schuyler’s story and experiences took up more time later in the book, I found myself enjoying it more and more. Certainly an incredible resource for learning about transness as well as tough conversations about identity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Bullying, Hate crime, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Eating disorder and Rape

alexirt's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, Racism, Ableism, Deadnaming, and Misogyny

Minor: Dysphoria, Mental illness, Outing, Hate crime, Sexism, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Racism, Deadnaming, and Homophobia

felishacb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Schuyler Bailar is a gift to humanity, and his ability to connect as an educator and advocate is astounding. 

I've been a follower of his work on Instagram, and through this book, I learned more about his late teens and college years. Part biography, He/She/They is both a beginning primer for those who seek to learn more about creating an inclusive world for trans people (and all people) and an ongoing workshop for those who care about trans people. His style of including online feedback and audience questions adds a community feel to the work. 

Bailar doesn't owe anyone education or details about his life; he doesn't owe anyone the patience I've seen him embody when responding to ignorance or outright hate speech. And we are lucky he offers it. 

In this book, Bailar gives so much of himself and his story in order to help readers see the world-changing beauty of trans folks. This book is for allies, for queer and trans folks. If you have questions, this is a great place to start. 

I highly recommend the audiobook, too. 

Quotes: 

Connection is the essence of our humanity itself. 

You are welcome to be curious. But you must also remember that your curiosity doesn't mean that you deserve an answer. 

Committing to including grief in my life means acceptance that growth is, after all, extremely painful, and it is also how I become all that I am supposed to be. 

I did not exit the box of womanhood to jump into somebody else's box of manhood. I am here to be myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

calamitydane's review

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book is such a good resource. It's got a relaxed style like a real person just talking, not like a text book. It explains so many issues for trans folks in a way that can be understood by someone new to the concept.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Violence