Books like 'Gender Rebels: 30 Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive Heroes Past and Present'
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Zone of Action by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRen’s homecoming wishlist includes:•Arman not bashing everyone’s heads together (at least not without him)•Getting the fortress built before the Mongs attack (not at the rate they’re going with all the thefts happening)•Going home without incident (also, again, not likely)What it did not include was:•Social reform•A child•A raiding party•Arman actually using his wordsLife once again proved...Categorized as:
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![Strong Wine by A.J. Demas]()
Strong Wine by A.J. Demas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRetired soldier Damiskos and his lover Varazda have been living together in Boukos for a month, and their future is beginning to look bright. Then Damiskos receives a letter summoning him home to Pheme—where his parents are deeply in debt, his brother is being hunted by loan sharks, and an unwanted arranged marriage looms.And that’s before Damiskos is charged with murder... -
![The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman]()
The Craft of Love by E.E. Ottoman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen professional respect leads to something more ... Benjamin Lewis has created a life for himself as one of the most respected silversmiths and engravers in New York City. For Benjamin, his work is his passion and he has never sought out companionship beyond the close ties of family. Stumbling across dresses sew by his late mother, however, reawakens painful memories from his past... -
![The Selfish Giant and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde]()
The Selfish Giant and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the Selfish Giant decides to build a wall around his garden to prevent the children from playing in it, it becomes barren and stuck in perpetual winter. It takes a wonderful event and the heart of a young boy for him to realize the error of his ways... -
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![Forever Hold His Peace by Rebecca Cohen]()
Forever Hold His Peace by Rebecca Cohen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Crofton Chronicles: Book Three Sebastian Hewel has never been happier. But his life playing the role of his twin sister Bronwyn, the wife of Anthony Redbourn, Earl of Crofton, is about to change. Rumors abound that Bronwyn is using witchcraft to enthrall her husband, and false evidence has been found... -
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Variations by Juliet Jacques
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVariations is the debut short story collection from one of Britain's most compelling voices, Juliet Jacques. Using fiction inspired by found material and real-life events, Variations explores the history of transgender Britain with lyrical, acerbic wit...Categorized as:
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![The Bohemian and the Banker by Bonnie Dee, Summer Devon]()
The Bohemian and the Banker by Bonnie Dee, Summer Devon
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA night lost in Paris finds two hearts changed forever.Sent to Paris on business, Nigel Warren doesn’t quite understand why his colleagues’ eyes twinkle as they tell him to meet them at a local night spot.When he discovers it’s a drag cabaret and his acquaintances aren’t there, he realizes he’s the butt of a joke... -
![Des femmes qui ne font que ce qu'elles veulent by Pénélope Bagieu]()
Des femmes qui ne font que ce qu'elles veulent by Pénélope Bagieu
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDes femmes qui ne font que ce qu’elles veulent : deuxième volet ! Sonita, rappeuse afghane et exilée militante ; Thérèse, bienfaitrice des mamies parisiennes ; Nellie, journaliste d’investigation au XIXe siècle ; Cheryl, athlète marathonienne ; Phulan, reine des bandits et figure des opprimés en Inde… "Les Culottées" ont fait voler en éclat les préjugés... -
![Culottées by Pénélope Bagieu]()
Culottées by Pénélope Bagieu
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMargaret, actrice "terrifiante", spécialisée à Hollywood dans les rôles de méchante ; Agnodice, gynécologue de l’Antiquité grecque qui dut se déguiser en homme pour exercer ; Lozen, femme apache, guerrière et chamane ; Annette, sirène australienne qui inventa le maillot de bain féminin… Pénélope Bagieu brosse avec humour et finesse quinze portraits de femmes, combattantes hors normes, qui ont... -
![We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan by Lou Sullivan]()
We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan by Lou Sullivan
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDrawn from Lou Sullivan’s meticulously kept journals, this landmark book records the life of arguably the first publicly gay trans man to medically transition.We Both Laughed In Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan narrates the inner life of a gay trans man moving through the shifting social, political, and medical mores of the second half of the 20th century... -
![The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman, Rod Dreher]()
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman, Rod Dreher
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsModern culture is obsessed with identity.Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends--and yet, no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of self...Categorized as:
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![Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell]()
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“I get so jazzed about the future of feminism knowing that Amanda Montell’s brilliance is rising up and about to explode worldwide.”—Jill SolowayA brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us.The word bitch conjures many images, but it is most often meant to describe an unpleasant woman...Categorized as:
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![Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis]()
Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA decade-by-decade cookbook that highlights the best (and a few of the worst) baking recipes from the 20th centuryFriends of baking, are you sick and tired of making the same recipes again and again? Then look no further than this baking blast from the past, as B. Dylan Hollis highlights the most unique tasty treats of yesteryear... -
![Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! by Kate Schatz]()
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! by Kate Schatz
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe New York Times Bestseller! "This is The Most Inspiring Children’s Book We've Ever Seen."--Refinery29.com "The very first kids' book released by the iconic publishing house City Lights, Rad American Women A-Z navigates the alphabet from Angela Davis to Zora Neale Hurston with colorful illustrations and short, powerful narratives. The perfect gift for the junior riot grrl in your life...Categorized as:
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![How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David France]()
How to Survive a Plague: The Inside Story of How Citizens and Science Tamed AIDS by David France
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic from the creator of, and inspired by, the seminal documentary How to Survive a Plague...Categorized as:
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![The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez, Bahni Turpin]()
The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez, Bahni Turpin
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alphabet book that presents key names, moments, and places in Black history with simple text lyrically written by poet Rio Cortez. This is an opportunity for children to learn their ABCs to the sound of words beyond apple, boy, and cat, and an opportunity for young thinkers to prepare for big ideas... -
![Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene]()
Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Celebrate the lives, stories, and contributions of Indigenous artists, activists, scientists, athletes, and other changemakers in this illustrated collection...Categorized as:
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![There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey]()
There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired.Back in the day, there was a heckuva party, a jam, for a word-making man. The King of Letters. Langston Hughes... -
![Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital by Chris Myers Asch, George Derek Musgrove]()
Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital by Chris Myers Asch, George Derek Musgrove
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMonumental in scope and vividly detailed, Chocolate City tells the tumultuous, four-century story of race and democracy in our nation's capital... -
![Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.]()
Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWe live, according to Eddie S. Glaude Jr., in a moment when the struggles of Black Lives Matter and the attempt to achieve a new America have been challenged by the election of Donald Trump, a president whose victory represents yet another failure of America to face the lies it tells itself about race... -
![The Children by David Halberstam]()
The Children by David Halberstam
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Children is Halberstam's moving evocation of the early days of the civil rights movement, as seen thru the story of the young people--the Children--who met in the 60s & went on to lead the revolution... -
![Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 by Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo]()
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 by Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 is a children's book packed with 100 bedtime stories about the life of 100 extraordinary women from the past and the present, illustrated by 60 female artists from all over the world...Categorized as:
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![I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein]()
I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright, revealing never-before-told stories of his personal struggles and conflict, of sex and romance, and of his fabled career Harvey Fierstein's legendary career has transported him from community theater in Brooklyn, to the lights of Broadway, to the absurd excesses of... -
![Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness by Berkeley Breathed]()
Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness by Berkeley Breathed
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAn anthology of cartoons from the syndicated comic strip, "Bloom County" encompasses highlights from the five-year span of the strip...Categorized as:
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![Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi]()
Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith all the fashion and quirks of the 50's comes the vintage queer love story that you've never heard before. Rock and Riot follows the tales of teenage delinquents learning about gender and sexual orientations while still maintaining their fabulous hair... -
![The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola]()
The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow the clash between the civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism continues to illuminate America's racial divideOn February 18, 1965, an overflowing crowd packed the Cambridge Union in Cambridge, England, to witness a historic televised debate between James Baldwin, the leading literary voice of the civil rights movement, and William F. Buckley Jr... -
![Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman]()
Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWinner of the 2022 Lambda Literary LGBTQ Nonfiction Award and the 2022 NLGJA Excellence in Book Writing Award. Finalist for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbriath Award for Nonfiction, the Gotham Book Prize, and the ALA Stonewall Israel Fishman Nonfiction Award . A 2021 New York Times Book Review Notable Book and a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice...Categorized as:
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![A Wild and Precious Life by Edie Windsor, Joshua Lyon]()
A Wild and Precious Life by Edie Windsor, Joshua Lyon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA lively, intimate memoir from a marriage equality icon of the gay rights movement, describing gay life in the 1950s and 60s New York City and her longtime activism."Brash, funny and brave." --NPR"A captivating and inspiring story of a queer woman who believed in her right to take up space and be seen... -
![Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer]()
Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Mahu, brought healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, based on the Oscar Award-contending short film. In the 15th Century, four Mahu sail from Tahiti to Hawaii and share their gifts of science and healing with the people of Waikiki...Categorized as:
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![Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality by Debbie Cenziper, Jim Obergefell]()
Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality by Debbie Cenziper, Jim Obergefell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe fascinating and very moving story of the lovers, lawyers, judges and activists behind the groundbreaking Supreme Court case that led to one of the most important, national civil rights victories in decades—the legalization of same-sex marriage...Categorized as:
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