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• He/she/they

  How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters

  Bailar, Schuyler,

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  Transgender activist and former Harvard University swimmer Bailar offers a smart and accessible discussion of gender and sexuality, adapted from hundreds of speeches on trans inclusion he has given across the country over the past four years.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond the Gender Binary

  Vaid-Menon, Alok,

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  Artist and activist Vaid-Menon demonstrates how the normativity of the gender binary represses creativity and inflicts physical and emotional violence. The author, whose parents emigrated from India, writes about how enforcement of the gender binary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Hope We Choose Love

  a Trans Girl's Notes From the End of the World

  Thom, Kai Cheng,

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  A collection of personal essays proposing heartfelt solutions on the topics of violence, complicity, family, vengeance, and forgiveness.

• Salt the Water

  Iloh, Candice,

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  Black nonbinary 17-year-old Cerulean Gene is fed up with the rigid rules and expectations of public high school. After a dispute with a teacher escalates, Cerulean drops out of school. Cerulean; their partner, Zaria; and friends Irvin and Jai—the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Chromatic Fantasy

  H.A.,

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  H.A. debuts with an inspired mix of stylish fantasy , erotic trans romance, and droll humor. In medieval times, a nun named Jules makes a pact with a devilish entity to shed his female identity and escape his oppressive convent. The deal also…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Before We Were Trans

  a New History of Gender

  Heyam, Kit, 1990-

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  In this highly informative text, Heyam, a U.K.–based queer history activist and trans awareness trainer, tells a wide variety of pertinent stories that are often left out of the trans narrative. Many of the ideas that the author explores don’t fit…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Transmogrify!

  14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

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  In this fantasy anthology featuring entries by a broad range of trans authors, transgender teens discover strength, truth, and magic in themselves as they fight oppressive societal expectations and define their own destinies. (Kirkus Reviews, May…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We See Each Other

  a Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film

  Anderson, Tre'vell, 1991-

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  Journalist Anderson’s stellar debut surveys pop culture representations of trans people. Criticizing the entertainment industry’s rocky history with trans stories, Anderson argues that such films as Tootsie and Mrs. Doubtfire perpetuate harmful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Light From Uncommon Stars

  Aoki, Ryka,

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  Aoki draws from her own experiences as a queer Japanese American woman to craft a dark but ultimately hopeful sci-fi exploration of the threats faced by queer people of color. Violin teacher Shizuka Satomi has a contract with hell to deliver the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Risk It Takes to Bloom

  on Life and Liberation

  Willis, Raquel,

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  Journalist Willis debuts with an amiable chronicle of her transformation as a Black trans woman and her activism on behalf of the trans community. Willis recounts navigating racism and homophobia in her middle-class community in Augusta, Ga., in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wicked Bargain

  Novoa, Gabe Cole,

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  Debut author Novoa explores the often-underrepresented history of various marginalized populations in the early-19th-century Caribbean, using cinematic action scenes to conjure a swashbuckling tale brimming with sorcery. In 1820, nonbinary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Psalm for the Wild-built

  Chambers, Becky,

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  Hundreds of years ago, when the robots of Panga first gained sentience, they chose to retreat from human society rather than live in it as free citizens—and they haven’t been seen since. When Sibling Dex, a tea monk, leaves The City, Panga’s only…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Okay, Cupid

  Deaver, Mason,

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  As a Cupid, 16-year-old agender Jude is responsible for keeping the universe in balance by facilitating romantic relationships. But Jude is still on probation after breaking one of the cardinal rules by falling for a human on the job. As a test,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pageboy

  a Memoir

  Page, Elliot, 1987-

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  From his childhood as a “tomboy” to his days as a closeted celebrity, Page yearned to be someone other than the person others expected him to be. He reveals how his body dysmorphia led to self-harm and disordered eating and testifies to the…Read moreRead more of this annotation