A very relevant book in this time and age, especially with so many people wanted to make the gender binary political and deny the rights of trans people.

I was surprised by how insightful this book was! I had no idea that there were ethnic groups in Indonesia that recognized three genders. I also did not know this about Indigenous cultures. The book pulls a lot of examples of how multiple ethnic groups recognized genders beyond gender binary, such as the Hijras in India and Pakistan, First Nation People in Australia, and the Mahus of Hawaiian and Tahitian cultures. The author also uses news stories and ancient burial sites as resources to explore gender identities and the roles different genders played in different societies and cultures.

Additionally, although I am not religious myself, I've seen countless people using it in order to condemn the LGBTQ+ community. It was refreshing to see it as a tool of empowerment of gender diversity instead of a tool of criticism.

This is a pretty introductory text with some interesting historical/cultural background information about he concepts of gender included as well. I think that this could be a good resource for people new to the topic!

I've never understood why people want to make gender political. Even in elementary school science, we learned that there were variations in sex and gender. That's just basic.
But this book tells about so much more! There was clearly a lot of research done here because there is information from around the world about many cultures that have recognized multiple genders. There are also other topics such as eunuchs, proving that gender identity has so many possibilities. One of my favorites was the women warriors in Africa, and I also liked the section that put the spotlight on remarkable individuals.
Even though this is written simply enough for younger people, it has enough information to keep anyone interested. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley.
A wonderful addition to my lgbtq nonfiction library. Thank you.

I LOVED THIS.

I’m a freelance educator who does short term arts workshops with kids in underserved communities as well as a DEI consultant in NYC and this book will be recommended by me to be ordered by every institution I work with.

This was bright, funny, engaging, honest, factual, and didn’t talk to kids like they’re stupid. We need more books just like this and STAT.