the GENDER book

the GENDER book is a fun, colorful, community-based resource, which illustrates the beautiful diversity of gender - a gender 101 for anyone and everyone. Follow the adventures of Boston’s personal gender exploration in the GENDER book, a colorful, all-ages visual primer on the world of gender. You’ll meet along the way new friends: drag queens and kings, intersex folks, genderqueer and nonbinary and agender and genderfluid individuals, and many others under the transgender umbrella. They’ll introduce you to new and familiar topics in a way that is accessible, nonjudgmental, and fun! Enjoy the 120-page fully illustrated book in one sitting, or come back to it again and again. You’ll appreciate the countless hours of research, more than 300 questionnaires, and dozens of one-on-one interviews with members of the communities depicted. The result represents an agreement of many diverse community voices and a huge step forward in the world of gender education.“One of the most comprehensive and user-friendly pieces of literature on the topic of gender theory in recent history.” Parker Marie Molloy, Huffington Post“A beautifully illustrated guide to the infinite possibilities of human identification. It’s interactive, patient, funny, and intersectional” Cara Giaimo, Autostraddle“Clear enough for your mom to understand, real enough to hit home on every page.” Lily Hiott-Millis, buzzfeed.comWhat's new in the second edition?The second edition is revised and expanded to include more identities, over 20 new pages, more full length surveys, major text updates, brighter colors, more interactive worksheets and pages, and a dyslexic friendly font.Made by creators Jay Mays, Robon Mack, Hunter Rook, and a big beautiful community!The hardback version is easier to share, a coffee table conversation-starter! Supports the (trans and queer) artists who made this! Eco-friendly (100 trees planted) and printed in the US. Part of the proceeds go to the book scholarship fund (600 books donated for orgs and individuals so far!) Features a pull-out booklet to tear-n-share, Fun to flip through! Makes a great gift.Topics include: transgender, nonbinary, gender, trans woman, trans man, crossdresser, two spirit, intersex, bigender, genderfluid, genderqueer, gender diversity, gender flux, aporagender, demi, libra, agender, neutrois, gender 101, cisgender, trans, drag queen, drag king, intersex, gender identity, the gender binary, transphobia, gender euphoria, pronouns and other gendered language, multigender, gender nonconforming, how to be an ally Read more