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ISBN-10: 0593094654
ISBN-13: 9780593094655
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Publish Date: 06/02/2020
Dimensions: 6.20" L, 4.40" W, 0.40" H

Beyond the Gender Binary

Illustrator: Ashley Lukashevsky

Paperback

Price: $8.99

Overview

Winner of the 2021 In The Margins Award

“When reading this book, all I feel is kindness.”– Sam Smith, Grammy and Oscar award-winning singer and songwriter

“Thank God we have Alok. And I’m learning a thing or two myself.”–Billy Porter, Emmy award-winning actor, singer, and Broadway theater performer

“Beyond the Gender Binary will give readers everywhere the feeling that anything is possible within themselves”–Princess Nokia, musician and co-founder of the Smart Girl Club

“A fierce, penetrating, and empowering call for change.”– Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“An affirming, thoughtful read for all ages.” — School Library Journal, starred review

In Beyond the Gender Binary, poet, artist, and LGBTQIA+ rights advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines the gender binary.

Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today’s leading activists and artists. In this installment, Beyond the Gender Binary, Alok Vaid-Menon challenges the world to see gender not in black and white, but in full color. Taking from their own experiences as a gender-nonconforming artist, they show us that gender is a malleable and creative form of expression. The only limit is your imagination.

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Reviews
"There's no better time for a new conversation about the damaging effects of mainstream society's oppressive, dismissive, and silencing stance on who folks are supposed to be based on . . . what . . . ? Thank God we have Alok. And I'm learning a thing or two myself." –Billy Porter, Emmy award-winning actor, singer, and Broadway theater performer

"This beautiful book is a beacon, just like Alok. Having Alok in my life has saved me in so many ways, and now you can have a little bit of them with you, too. When reading this book, all I feel is kindness. This is a step-by-step education on what it means to respect non-binary people. Alok is a human being who has a deep love and commitment to other human beings. They have come to us from the future to show us what life could be like if we all loved a little harder and dug a little deeper." –Sam Smith, Grammy and Oscar award-winning singer and songwriter

"Beyond the Gender Binary is a literary vessel of light for those who are looking for hopefulness, honesty, and a stimulating education in the exploration of themselves. This book is a twenty-first-century survival guide for queer-identifying people of all walks of life–Alok provides a safe space of shared experiences, commitment, and love to expand the gender binary to create a brighter and more inclusive present and future. This book shares wisdom, knowledge, and the universal spirit of celebrating one's self by shattering the transphobic lens that hinders most gender non-conforming people. Beyond the Gender Binary will give readers everywhere the feeling that anything is possible within themselves, and that self-love through whatever choice of gender expression is truly attainable."–Princess Nokia, musician and co-founder of the Smart Girl Club

"A fierce, penetrating, and empowering call for change."– Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"An affirming, thoughtful read for all ages." – School Library Journal, starred review

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Details

ISBN-10: 0593094654
ISBN-13: 9780593094655
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Publish Date: 06/02/2020
Dimensions: 6.20" L, 4.40" W, 0.40" H
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