Reading Outside the Gender Binary - hosted by dytiscusfriend

A memoir, biography, or other nonfiction book
People who are outside the gender binary are not only authors and poets but also scholars, scientists, historians, therapists, and many other professions that bring their knowledge and expertise to their writing. Knowledge and expertise on one's own life can make reading a memoir a delight as well.
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Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color by

Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Afterglow (a Dog Memoir) by Eileen Myles

Afterglow (a Dog Memoir)

Eileen Myles

224 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography memoir nature reflective slow-paced
Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story by David A. Robertson

Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story

David A. Robertson

40 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical young adult dark emotional informative fast-paced
Black Water: Family, Legacy and Blood Memory by David A. Robertson

Black Water: Family, Legacy and Blood Memory

David A. Robertson

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Queer as Camp: Essays on Summer, Style, and Sexuality by Joshua Whitehead, Kenneth B. Kidd

Queer as Camp: Essays on Summer, Style, and Sexuality

Joshua Whitehead, Kenneth B. Kidd

256 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ reflective medium-paced
Soul Catcher: A Journal to Help You Become Who You Really Are by Michelle Barnes, Kathy Eldon, Amy Eldon

Soul Catcher: A Journal to Help You Become Who You Really Are

Michelle Barnes, Kathy Eldon, Amy Eldon

136 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction self help inspiring fast-paced
Effeminism: The Economy of Colonial Desire by Revathi Krishnaswamy

Effeminism: The Economy of Colonial Desire

Revathi Krishnaswamy

208 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

history challenging informative medium-paced
The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story by A. Revathi, V. Geetha

The Truth About Me: A Hijra Life Story

A. Revathi, V. Geetha

312 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography gender lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Our Lives Our Words: Telling Aravani Life Stories by A. Revathi

Our Lives Our Words: Telling Aravani Life Stories

A. Revathi

80 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction emotional informative medium-paced
A Life in Trans Activism by Nandini Murali, A. Revathi

A Life in Trans Activism

Nandini Murali, A. Revathi

237 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ challenging emotional slow-paced