A review by clairealex
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters by Schuyler Bailar

4.0

This book covers a lot of ground, some better than others. Probably not meant to be read straight through, but referred to chapter by chapter according to need, it has a lot of repetition, so that each section can be read alone. I skimmed the parts that were meant for other readers (trans readers) and appreciated the parts for me. The beginning held the most new information for me; the chapter on What Not to say informed me more than I expected. While I'd not ask most of the questions listed, I could certainly have thought them, and several made me rethink my suppositions about gender.As did "Finding the Right Words." I'll admit to having thought indicating pronouns "silly" for people presenting as they appear, but now see the assumptions hiding in that thought.The chapter on trans people in sports answered many questions I had on that subject. The book is worth reading for those chapters.