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lilycrozier13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
shiarraell's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
mythos05's review
4.0
When writing about queer/gender related experiences especially in nonfiction a lot can go wrong. I have read books where the author downplays experiences, writes using overcomplicated terms making it hard to understand, spread misinformation, etc... This is one of the few books which to my experience/knowledge hasn't done.
I would recommend this book to others. I do believe that people can still learn from reading this book even if they are a 100% sure about their gender. This book doesn't only show you how to explore gender but also has information on how intersectionality affects it. A lot of people tend to underestimate the effect this can have whether it's disability, ethnicity, class, etc... it is all more complex than it seems.
I would recommend this book to others. I do believe that people can still learn from reading this book even if they are a 100% sure about their gender. This book doesn't only show you how to explore gender but also has information on how intersectionality affects it. A lot of people tend to underestimate the effect this can have whether it's disability, ethnicity, class, etc... it is all more complex than it seems.
staciek3's review against another edition
4.0
While this book is definitely geared towards folks who are wondering if they were born in the right birthday suit, experiencing gender fluidity, or just curious about gender, I found some golden nuggets in here as a cis woman.
The first nugget is that while some folks are learning that gender is not as binary as they were taught during their life, this is not new news... Intersex, asexual, transgender, etc. has been in the world since humans have.
The other nugget is that if you feel comfortable as a cis man or woman, it doesn't give you the right to ask very personal questions to those who do not... It's not your place, it's personal, and private. If someone wants you to know their story, they will tell you.
The first nugget is that while some folks are learning that gender is not as binary as they were taught during their life, this is not new news... Intersex, asexual, transgender, etc. has been in the world since humans have.
The other nugget is that if you feel comfortable as a cis man or woman, it doesn't give you the right to ask very personal questions to those who do not... It's not your place, it's personal, and private. If someone wants you to know their story, they will tell you.