{"product_id":"9780262047234","title":"Rethinking Gender: An Illustrated Exploration","description":"Author: Lauger, Louie\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780262047234\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 232\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 319mm x 219mm x 13mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003eQueer, cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, androgynous, maverique, intergender, genderfluid. Louie and their cat (a.k.a. \"Cat\") take you on a journey through the world of gender-without claiming to have it all figured out or knowing the perfect definition for this widely complex subject. Gender is tricky to understand because it's a social construct intersecting with many other parts of our identity, including class, race, age, religion. For a long time, people thought of gender as binary- male\/female, pirate\/princess, sports\/shopping. Now, we're starting to understand it's not that simple. That's what this book is about- figuring out what gender means, one human being at a time, and giving us new ways to let the world know who we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoy, girl, either\/or, neither\/nor, everything in between- gender is a spectrum, and it's hard to know where you fit, especially when your position isn't necessarily fixed-and the spectrum keeps expanding. That's where \u003ci\u003eRethinking Gender\u003c\/i\u003e can help- it gives you a toolbox for empathy, understanding, and self-exploration. Louie's journey includes a deep dive into the historical context of LGBTQIA+ rights activism and the evolution of gender discourse, politics, and laws-but it also explores these ideas through the diversity of expressions and experiences of people today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRethinking Gender \u003c\/i\u003eLouie offers a real-world take on what it means to be yourself, see yourself, and see someone else for who they are, too.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eQuestions explored in \u003ci\u003eRethinking Gender\u003c\/i\u003e include-\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat is cisgender? Dysphoria? Non-binary? Intersex? Intersectionality?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAre sex and gender biological? Cultural? Social? Personal?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat do race, religion, age, and education have to do with it?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow do we recognize stereotypes, and what can we do about them?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eDo physical characteristics determine sex, and, if not, what does?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow common is it not to fit in the box checked M or F?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhen is surgery or medical intervention called for, and who gets to decide?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow have ideas about gender changed over time?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat is gender identity, how do we know ours, and how do we talk to someone whose gender is different from our own?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lively, informative, and engaging guide to gender by an author-illustrator who helps readers understand the multiplicity of answers to \"What even is gender?\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueer, cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, androgynous, maverique, intergender, genderfluid. Louie and their cat (a.k.a. \"Cat\") take you on a journey through the world of gender-without claiming to have it all figured out or knowing the perfect definition for this widely complex subject. Gender is tricky to understand because it's a social construct intersecting with many other parts of our identity, including class, race, age, religion. For a long time, people thought of gender as binary- male\/female, pirate\/princess, sports\/shopping. Now, we're starting to understand it's not that simple. That's what this book is about- figuring out what gender means, one human being at a time, and giving us new ways to let the world know who we are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoy, girl, either\/or, neither\/nor, everything in between- gender is a spectrum, and it's hard to know where you fit, especially when your position isn't necessarily fixed-and the spectrum keeps expanding. That's where \u003ci\u003eRethinking Gender\u003c\/i\u003e can help- it gives you a toolbox for empathy, understanding, and self-exploration. Louie's journey includes a deep dive into the historical context of LGBTQIA+ rights activism and the evolution of gender discourse, politics, and laws-but it also explores these ideas through the diversity of expressions and experiences of people today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRethinking Gender \u003c\/i\u003eLouie offers a real-world take on what it means to be yourself, see yourself, and see someone else for who they are, too.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eQuestions explored in \u003ci\u003eRethinking Gender\u003c\/i\u003e include-\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat is cisgender? Dysphoria? Non-binary? Intersex? Intersectionality?\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAre sex and gender biological? Cultural? Social? 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