identity

Provides an introduction to the full spectrum of gender identity for teenagers and adults, and discusses how topics such as transitioning, sexuality, gender politics, healthcare, and legal issues play a role in the lives of transgender and nonbinary individuals. Profiles famous trans and nonbinary role models throughout history, and features stories from real teens about their experiences with their gender identity. Includes black-and-white illustrations, a glossary, a reading list, and additional resources.

"Lindo Bacon . . . returns with another groundbreaking book that explores the deep ramifications people experienced when 'othered' in society and provides a guide for creating a world where all bodies are valued and everyone belongs"--Provided by publisher.

"The memoir of a woman caught between her identity as a gay woman and the love and life debt she owes her mother"--.

"Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper, where she's constantly forced to compare herself to her white middle class peers. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places . . . including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth. As Queenie careens from one questionable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, 'What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be?'--all of the questions today's woman must face in a world trying to answer them for her"--OCLC.

"History has often ignored men who loved men, women who loved women, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Lee Wind examines primary source letters, poems, and more to rethink the lives and loves of historical figures"--Provided by publisher.

Thirty authors share first-person narratives of living with a gender that doesn't fit neatly into the categories of male or female.

"As their senior year approaches, four diverse friends joined by their weekly Dungeons & Dragons game struggle to figure out real life. Archie's trying to cope with the lingering effects of his parents' divorce, Mari's considering an opportunity to contact her biological mother, Dante's working up the courage to come out to his friends, and Sam's clinging to a failing relationship. The four eventually embark on a cross-country road trip in an attempt to solve--or to avoid--their problems"--Provided by publisher.

Contains essays by author Melissa Febos about the forces that shape girls and the women they become, and examines how aspects of the patriarchy influence the concept of girlhood.

"[Explores the author's life of] struggles, and victories as a transgender teen, and a guide for transitioning teens"--Provided by publisher.

"Examines how gender lines have been crossed as more and more individuals--including young adults--have found the courage to express and celebrate their authentic selves"--Provided by publisher.