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He/She/They is a fantastic book about gender diversity, the trans experience, the sports debate, advice for allies & parents, and so much more. The audience for He/She/They is anyone! Including people looking to learn more about gender, parents of trans kids, and people questioning their own gender. Schuyler leaves room for you to continue your own learning but offers various frameworks for understanding as well as for taking actions.
Schuyler Bailar is an excellent communicator and educator. He gives the reader frameworks that are applicable not only to the subject at hand, but really for living a caring and conscious life overall. There's an outline for how to genuinely apologize for a microaggression which could be easily adapted to any situation warranting a genuine apology. There's a system he uses to decide whether to confront someone (DEPTS) which you could apply to various conflicts. Schuyler spends some time talking about how he came to understand himself & the ways that he validates himself, and I could see some of those methods working for validating not only ones gender identity, but sexuality, mental health, disabilities, and anything else you must deal with on a personal scale. Schuyler reminds us that having love and empathy for others, even if you don't understand or relate to them, is still a universal language that we can all understand.
He/She/They is a book with the power to spark radical change, if only enough of us read it. It contains so much useful information for living authentically, advocating for others, and creating care & love in our communities. No matter who you are, I genuinely think you will benefit from taking the time to read He/She/They.
"But what those in power fail to realize is that they can never take our knowing away from us... And I think this is our innate power that we are just discovering - and that they can never take from us."
Schuyler Bailar is an excellent communicator and educator. He gives the reader frameworks that are applicable not only to the subject at hand, but really for living a caring and conscious life overall. There's an outline for how to genuinely apologize for a microaggression which could be easily adapted to any situation warranting a genuine apology. There's a system he uses to decide whether to confront someone (DEPTS) which you could apply to various conflicts. Schuyler spends some time talking about how he came to understand himself & the ways that he validates himself, and I could see some of those methods working for validating not only ones gender identity, but sexuality, mental health, disabilities, and anything else you must deal with on a personal scale. Schuyler reminds us that having love and empathy for others, even if you don't understand or relate to them, is still a universal language that we can all understand.
He/She/They is a book with the power to spark radical change, if only enough of us read it. It contains so much useful information for living authentically, advocating for others, and creating care & love in our communities. No matter who you are, I genuinely think you will benefit from taking the time to read He/She/They.
"But what those in power fail to realize is that they can never take our knowing away from us... And I think this is our innate power that we are just discovering - and that they can never take from us."
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If you're queer, this book is either insanely validating or kinda boring and if you're an ally, this book is either the best resource or a review. Either way, it's well written, insightful, and a work of absolute love.
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I really appreciate the work Schuyler Bailar is doing. His work as a social educator is valuable and needed. There aren’t enough sources that bridge the cis/trans experience in such clear ways, and I definitely learned a lot.
Bailar is obviously super smart, articulate, and authentic. There were many times in my reading when I wished I could debate or question what I was reading, so the margins of my book have squiggles of frustration, exclamation marks of surprise, and stars of things I want to remember.
As a reader the age of his parents (he is my child’s age - 27), there were moments that pulled me away from that well-written narrative — his relatively short time in the world is still one that is ego-centric - his focus often veers to his accomplishments and privileged place in the world…even that he refers to “in my career” as if he had decades of experience - all were off-putting to me after a while. Braggadocio, while common in successful men, is rarely a good look.
Bailar is obviously super smart, articulate, and authentic. There were many times in my reading when I wished I could debate or question what I was reading, so the margins of my book have squiggles of frustration, exclamation marks of surprise, and stars of things I want to remember.
As a reader the age of his parents (he is my child’s age - 27), there were moments that pulled me away from that well-written narrative — his relatively short time in the world is still one that is ego-centric - his focus often veers to his accomplishments and privileged place in the world…even that he refers to “in my career” as if he had decades of experience - all were off-putting to me after a while. Braggadocio, while common in successful men, is rarely a good look.
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The best book on trans identities that I’ve ever read!