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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
LGBT*QIA+
A lovely book. Iris Gottlieb writes (and illustrates) with such care, respect, and intentionality. Each topic is discussed concisely in language that is easy to understand. It presents diverse perspectives in a way that makes them feel tangible and HUMAN. I’ve already recommended this book to a friend of mine who is a high school social studies teacher, because I think it’d be a great addition to her classroom library. This book is not only for LGBT+ folks; as Meredith Talusan writes in the foreword, it’s “for anyone who has a relationship with gender, which means everyone you know, including you.”
A lovely book. Iris Gottlieb writes (and illustrates) with such care, respect, and intentionality. Each topic is discussed concisely in language that is easy to understand. It presents diverse perspectives in a way that makes them feel tangible and HUMAN. I’ve already recommended this book to a friend of mine who is a high school social studies teacher, because I think it’d be a great addition to her classroom library. This book is not only for LGBT+ folks; as Meredith Talusan writes in the foreword, it’s “for anyone who has a relationship with gender, which means everyone you know, including you.”
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Illustrating a different concept on each spread, queer author and artist Iris Gottlieb touches on history, science, sociology, and her own experience regarding gender
This book was very interesting. It is very informative and covers a lot of topics. Briefly.. which unfortunately meant it only scratched the surface for most topics.
Since I am a queer woman myself I knew a lot of the information in the book, but it’s always fun to learn some more facts. I do feel like the people who are very interested in these topics would probably already know the majority of information in here. Nevertheless, I appreciate the effort and care put into the selection and description of everything in the book.
It was an easy read and although the art wasn’t completely my style it was cute and added something to the story.
This book was very interesting. It is very informative and covers a lot of topics. Briefly.. which unfortunately meant it only scratched the surface for most topics.
Since I am a queer woman myself I knew a lot of the information in the book, but it’s always fun to learn some more facts. I do feel like the people who are very interested in these topics would probably already know the majority of information in here. Nevertheless, I appreciate the effort and care put into the selection and description of everything in the book.
It was an easy read and although the art wasn’t completely my style it was cute and added something to the story.
informative
medium-paced
informative
reflective
slow-paced
As a nonbinary human always searching for resources for those in my life, I thought this book was very well written. I found a lot of value in this book and I think it is a great educational tool. However, as a fat person I was disappointed at the use of dated terms to represent my community (“overweight”). I would have liked to have seen terms the fat community uses and accepts to describe our bodies. Otherwise I thought the book was thoughtful and well written, I especially enjoyed all of the illustrations.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Transphobia
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
informative
Seeing Gender is an informative book that covers a lot of ground, but sometimes rather briefly and not too much in-depth. It's still a lot to learn from this book though, especially if one is a bit unfamiliar with topics in regards of identity, expression and LGBTQIA+. It also covers intersectional issues as well, which is a bonus. In general the book shows that things aren't black and white. There's also some simple and actionable steps to be more helpful and mindful human being in regards of LGBTQIA+ issues in this book, such as the use of pronouns. I also really liked the colourful illustrations, which made the book a lot more interesting.
fast-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical content, Dysphoria