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A review by drops_everything_and_reads
My Culture, My Gender, Me by Cassandra Jules Corrigan
5.0
This book is definitely geared to younger people (maybe tweens?) as a way to show and celebrate the diversity of genders around the world in different cultures.
I really appreciated the straightforward language used and the cheerful illustrations. Even as an adult, it was fun and interesting to learn a bit more about how other cultures view gender, terminology and pronouns that are used, and in many cases, how celebrated genderqueer people can be. We need more of this!
I did make note that the book was authored by a white American, who gave no indication of their gender and/or sexuality in the book itself (unless I missed it. if so, my apologies!). I did end up searching online for more details about the author, and learned that they are genderqueer, using she/he/they pronouns. I was really pleased to learn this as it meant that the book was authored by someone in the queer community and that a queer (and disabled) person was given a platform to write and publish an important book like this.
What frustration I have pertaining to this book is not the book itself, but the fact that in today's political climate in the western world, this book likely won't make it into the hands of as many youth as it should.
I really appreciated the straightforward language used and the cheerful illustrations. Even as an adult, it was fun and interesting to learn a bit more about how other cultures view gender, terminology and pronouns that are used, and in many cases, how celebrated genderqueer people can be. We need more of this!
I did make note that the book was authored by a white American, who gave no indication of their gender and/or sexuality in the book itself (unless I missed it. if so, my apologies!). I did end up searching online for more details about the author, and learned that they are genderqueer, using she/he/they pronouns. I was really pleased to learn this as it meant that the book was authored by someone in the queer community and that a queer (and disabled) person was given a platform to write and publish an important book like this.
What frustration I have pertaining to this book is not the book itself, but the fact that in today's political climate in the western world, this book likely won't make it into the hands of as many youth as it should.