Reviews - He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters

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

Schuyler Bailar

4.64 AVERAGE

prettyboypercy's review against another edition

3.5

challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

archiebb's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

pairs well w/ 🍷: Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok V Menon. Menon's book was more of a pamphlet and geared toward queer youth, this one is longer and geared toward an adult audience of allies or potential allies.
I really enjoyed reading this book and learned a lot about talking to people who are learning about transness (from the ones who are just little kids and very open to the adults who are bringing in their transphobia).
I appreciated the mix of his own experience and his knowledge of the subject and the balance of that.

I did wonder about him getting called out for anti-Black racism bc it sounds like he figured out he was wrong and apologized. But then again it's from his perspective so idk and have yet to look it up.

I definitely will be recommending this book to Mom and other family members who need to work on their transphobia.

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andybeagle333's review

4.75

Got this to read and then send to my mom so she can try and understand more. I think it'll be perfect!!

rainbowbookworm's review

5.0

Part memoir, part guide to respecting people's gender and sexuality. This was a quick read because Bailar's literary voice is captivating and because the subject matter itself was interesting.