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Gender Is Really Strange
by Teddy G. Goetz
I am often frustrated by the claim frequently found in Internet comment sections... "there are only two genders!" That naive insistence ignores chromosomal "abnormalities", hormone fluctuations, the impact of colonialism and white supremacy, and literally thousands of years of cultural experience to the contrary.
"Gender is Really Strange" is both a quick read (presented as a graphic book) and incredibly informative (heavily annotated). It makes every effort to make a very complicated subject accessible, and it mostly succeeds. (I'm a 50 year old ally who reads extensively and has advanced degrees and I still found new and unfamiliar info here!) Due to the complexities of the science, this book is probably best read by high schoolers or older, but even those who don't understand all of the info contained will be struck by the revelation of the intricacies of gender and gender expression.
My thanks to the author, publisher, and #NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book.
#GenderisReallyStrange
"Gender is Really Strange" is both a quick read (presented as a graphic book) and incredibly informative (heavily annotated). It makes every effort to make a very complicated subject accessible, and it mostly succeeds. (I'm a 50 year old ally who reads extensively and has advanced degrees and I still found new and unfamiliar info here!) Due to the complexities of the science, this book is probably best read by high schoolers or older, but even those who don't understand all of the info contained will be struck by the revelation of the intricacies of gender and gender expression.
My thanks to the author, publisher, and #NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book.
#GenderisReallyStrange