Results for: non-binary
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K. Allison Hammer Imagines the Queer and Trans Possibilities of Masculinity
Rather than focus on individual, exceptional figures of toxic masculinity, Hammer wanted to explore masculinity as a cultural form that people of all genders can embody.
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New Book “Solidarity” Is Necessary Read, Even if It’s Difficult To Apply to All Liberation Movements
As with most nonfiction books about political topics, I finished Solidarity with more questions than answers about how to integrate its concepts into my day-to-day life.
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Omise’eke Tinsley’s “The Color Pynk” Celebrates Black Femme Art for Survival
A beautiful commitment to and demonstration of Black femme poetics, The Color Pynk offers a radical alternative to the genre of the academic book, one that celebrates Black queer language as its own tactic of freedom-dreaming.
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Moby Dyke Is a Fresh Take on the Old Conversation About Disappearing Lesbian Bars
I didn’t go to my first lesbian bar until I was in my early twenties.
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“He/She/They” Is a Helpful Guide and Call to Action for Allies Everywhere
I’d recommend suggesting it to as many well-meaning cis people as you possibly can.
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Butch Memoirs To Check Out in Honor of “Hijab Butch Blues”
This is not an exhaustive list of butch memoirs, and I would love to hear about more.
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Gender Nonconformity Has Always Existed
Trans activist and historian Kit Heyam’s new book Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender examines gender nonconformity throughout history.
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New Memoir Explores Growing Up as a Twin and Coming Out in Midlife
There’s no doubt queer people face much more social stigma than twins do, but using the lens of society’s erroneous beliefs about twinship can help deconstruct our culture’s most fallacious thoughts about queerness and what it means to be a queer person.
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“Fair Play” Reflects on the Origins of the Trans Sports Debate and How We Can End It
Throughout the text, Barnes reminds us over and over again: “What began as a good-faith discussion about policy and physiological differences between sexes has given way to a level of intolerance and discrimination that is simply unconscionable.”
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Cyrus Grace Dunham’s “A Year Without a Name” Is an Affecting, Imperfect Exploration of Identity
Often, we talk about novels that should have been short stories. Dunham’s book of the same title “A Year Without a Name” feels like a memoir that should have been a personal essay.
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Chris Belcher on “Pretty Baby,” Dungeon Dynamics, and the Expansiveness of Queer Sex
“I always envisioned this book as something that would allow me to talk about how I got to know masculinity as an adult through sex work and reflect back on how I came to know masculinity from the time I was younger.”
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What to Read When You’re Queer and Expecting: 6 Parenting Books That Smash The Patriarchy
Unfortunately, most parenting books weren’t written with queer moms, trans dads, non-binary parents and gestational carriers, and families that look like ours in mind.
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How To Negotiate Better Consent: An Asexual Perspective
Most consent conversations are based on the assumption that everybody experiences sexual desire and attraction — but asexual people don’t.
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11 Books for Getting Started with Polyamory and Non-Monogamy
Search polyamory and you’ll see the term partnered with words like “sexual revolution” and “on the rise” in several news pieces on the subject. Surely, there’s more to non-monogamy than sex, or the rebellion of joining a fad? What could it take to make being open/ polyamorous/ non-monogamous work? Eleven books and the internet’s idea of a “sexual revolution” bookshelf later, I present to you a list of some major titles relevant to queer women.
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Juno Roche’s Queer Sex Is an Argument for Erotic Empowerment
Queer Sex, a collection of interviews with trans and non-binary folks on sex, love and intimacy, is a map to erotic empowerment. In this excerpt, author Juno Roche explores her fears, hopes and erotic potential.
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‘Wait, What?’ Is the Body-Affirming, Gender-Expansive Sex Ed Comic Preteens Need
The book deftly acknowledges that each of its five main characters is different in their experience of their bodies, sexualities, genders, romantic interests, and overall development. It allows each kid to define their experience on their own terms and shows a little of their process of becoming comfortable with their unique selves, while promoting kind and thoughtful behavior toward all peers.
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“In Intimate Detail” Is the Singular Guide to Lingerie – and It’s Queer-Inclusive
“I’ve had conversations with brands where they’ve been very explicit about who their customers weren’t. They weren’t plus size people. They weren’t queer people. They weren’t people of color. And those attitudes affect me as well as a black, queer woman.”
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15 Must-Read Bisexual Nonfiction Books
Whether you’re looking for powerful personal bisexual narratives, insightful political analysis of bisexual issues, or information to help understand bisexuality (yours or someone else’s), there are books in here you don’t want to miss!
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Trauma Queen: An Autostraddle Book Review and Interview
Trauma Queen, the new memoir by Lovemme Corazon, is a hard read but equally hard to put down. There are many, many people who will find a familiar history in this book, and the author hopes that will be a jumping off point for healing and discussions.