a_reflective_reader 's review for:

Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression by Iris Gottlieb

5.0

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This is an accessible, thoughtful, beautiful book. This is the first book I’ve read exploring gender and it did a great job laying the foundations for understanding gender identity, gender expression, sexuality, and sex - how they are all different and the fluidity within these labels. Everything is written as information blurbs, none longer than a page, related to the broad topic of gender with beautiful illustrations. There’s history, biographies, varied topics, definitions, and memoir all rolled into one. Ultimately, the goal of this book is to build empathy and for me, that goal was accomplished.