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Publication
Penguin Workshop (2020), 64 pages
Description
"Poet, artist, and LGBTQIA+ rights advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines the gender binary"--
User reviews
LibraryThing member ShannonRose4
An excellent book to start the conversation. It explains many aspects of how sustaining the gender binary is a waste of time and energy. It’s absolutely exhausting; so why do we as a society do it? This book tells you how and why we do and how we can change our thinking to make society better for
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LibraryThing member ShannonRose4
An excellent book to start the conversation. It explains many aspects of how sustaining the gender binary is a waste of time and energy. It’s absolutely exhausting; so why do we as a society do it? This book tells you how and why we do and how we can change our thinking to make society better for
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all humans. Show Less
LibraryThing member fred_mouse
Despite the blurb on the back of the book, I don't think that 'readers everywhere' are going to gel with this book. The first section, while obviously linked to the very personal experiences of the author, talks exclusively about the legal and social situation in the United States. This is fine,
The second section, which gives well articulated responses to a number of problematic things that people say to/about non-binary people, is more useful for me. However, there are still a lot of unvoiced assumptions that I suspect I'm missing, such that it is most likely to be useful for people who hang out online in English speaking, American dominated spaces.
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but I'd have appreciated something that clearly flagged that this wasn't going to be as relevant to me as I'd hoped. The second section, which gives well articulated responses to a number of problematic things that people say to/about non-binary people, is more useful for me. However, there are still a lot of unvoiced assumptions that I suspect I'm missing, such that it is most likely to be useful for people who hang out online in English speaking, American dominated spaces.
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LibraryThing member psalva
This is a slim volume, but it packs a lot of valuable information into a small space. Based on Vaid-Menon’s experiences as a non-binary artist and performer, we get an exploration of gender as expression, but there are also comments on power structures, shame, found family, and art. The second
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half goes into a detailed breakdown of common arguments used against gender nonconforming people in order to maintain power and control. Overall, a great read- I would have appreciated citations for some points, but that’s my only complaint. Show Less
Awards
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — 2021)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Teens (Nonfiction — 2020)
Language
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English
Physical description
6.25 inches
ISBN
0593094654 / 9780593094655