{"product_id":"nonbinary-9780231185332","title":"Nonbinary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, thirty authors highlight how our experiences are shaped by a deeply entrenched gender binary. Nuanced storytellers break away from mainstream portrayals of gender diversity, cutting across lines of age, race, ethnicity, ability, class, religion, family, and relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNonbinary \u003c\/i\u003eis a beautiful collection, filled with moving and personal stories from life outside the binary. Reading it felt like coming home to a community I'd always longed for. Folks from all across the gender spectrum should dive into these gorgeous insights and revelations about living a life of authenticity. -- Jill Soloway, creator of \u003ci\u003eTransparent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is beyond vital. It is the anthology I've always yearned for, but never realized could be real. \u003ci\u003eNonbinary\u003c\/i\u003e blows open the core of the thing, goes straight for the heart, burrows deep and then some. In a world that insists trans and nonbinary people adopt consistent, easy-to-digest messaging about who we are, this anthology stands bravely above the noise, boldly declaring our multiplicity as our beauty, our contradiction as our multifaceted shimmer. -- Jacob Tobia, author of \u003ci\u003eSissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA thoughtfully assembled collection of fresh and alert writing about the beautiful past, complex present, and dazzling future of nonbinary people and identities. \u003ci\u003eNonbinary \u003c\/i\u003econtains the kind of specific stories, redolent of truth and feeling, that open a door for anyone, of any gender, to walk through and be engaged (and entertained, too!). -- S. Bear Bergman, author of \u003ci\u003eBlood, Marriage, Wine, \u0026amp; Glitter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat a treat to expand my understanding of gender through time and space, and be reminded that we are not a monolith. These memoirs are sure to captivate and comfort the nonbinary community and open the eyes of those who have had little reason to question the gender binary. -- Charlie McNabb, author of \u003ci\u003eNonbinary Gender Identities: History, Culture, Resources\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNonbinary\u003c\/i\u003e is a great book—timely, wide-ranging, interesting, readable, and relatable. This will be a great primer for parents, teachers, doctors, and anyone else who wants to understand the nonbinary community. -- Jen Manion, Amherst College\u003cbr\u003eIt is fascinating to witness, as a queer scholar, how much has been accomplished in these past decades. \u003ci\u003eNonbinary\u003c\/i\u003e makes a profound contribution through an insistence upon increasing exposure to the concepts and lived experiences of contemporary queer people and ideas. This book will do amazing things. This is a vital queer theory textbook. -- K. W. Mott, Seton Hall University\u003cbr\u003eThe time is certainly right for a book of this sort that puts a human face on an otherwise theoretical subject. It is, altogether, an original and necessary contribution to the ever-expanding body of LGBTQIA+ literature. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e[These] essays evince a sincere desire to candidly share difficult feelings on a complicated topic. This well-meaning book will be an asset in college classroom conversations about queer theory. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThe collection is an overall strong and diverse one. . . . \u003ci\u003eNonbinary\u003c\/i\u003e is a useful snapshot of what it means to be nonbinary now and in the past with hopes for the way forward. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eThe anthology is a good resource for people exploring their own nonconforming identity, but it's also a useful, honest read about being human in general. -- Rebecca Rafferty * Rochester City Newspaper *\u003cbr\u003eEngaging and accessible. . . . [\u003ci\u003eNonbinary\u003c\/i\u003e] provides a sense of vibrant community that will be invaluable to a group often marginalized in mainstream society and queer culture alike. The book’s unpretentious tone and its glossing of technical terminology will also make it a helpful resource for friends, relatives and allies. -- Lloyd (Meadhbh) Houston * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eThe voices given agency here speak to everyone who has ever questioned their identity and the rigid roles assigned to them by a non-accepting society. * Advocate *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is highly recommended for its diversity of viewpoints and the care it takes in allowing individuals to tell their own stories freely and honestly. * RGWS: A Feminist Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword: From Genderqueer to Nonbinary to . . . , by Riki Wilchins\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction, by Micah Rajunov and Scott Duane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. What Is Gender?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. War Smoke Catharsis, by Alex Stitt\u003cbr\u003e2. Deconstructing My Self, by Levi S. Govoni\u003cbr\u003e3. Coatlicue, by féi hernandez\u003cbr\u003e4. Namesake, by michal “mj” jones\u003cbr\u003e5. My Genderqueer Backpack, by Melissa L. Welter\u003cbr\u003e6. Scrimshaw, by Rae Theodore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Visibility: Standing Up and Standing Out\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e7. Being Genderqueer Before It Was a Thing, by Genny Beemyn\u003cbr\u003e8. Token Act, by Sand C. Chang\u003cbr\u003e9. Hypervisible, by Haven Wilvich\u003cbr\u003e10. Making Waves in an Unforgiving Maze, by Kameron Ackerman\u003cbr\u003e11. Life Threats, by Jeffrey Marsh\u003cbr\u003e12. Just Genderqueer, Not a Threat, by Jace Valcore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Community: Creating a Place for the Rest of Us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e13. What Am I?, by CK Combs\u003cbr\u003e14. Questions of Faith, by Jaye Ware\u003cbr\u003e15. Coming Out as Your Nibling: What Happened When I Told Everyone I Know That I’m Genderqueer, by Sinclair Sexsmith\u003cbr\u003e16. Purple Nail Polish, by Jamie Price\u003cbr\u003e17. Uncharted Path: Parenting My Agender Teen, by Abigail\u003cbr\u003e18. The Name Remains the Same, by Katy Koonce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV. Trans Enough: Representation and Differentiation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e19. Lowercase Q, by Cal Sparrow\u003cbr\u003e20. Not Content on the Sidelines, by Suzi Chase\u003cbr\u003e21. You See Me, by Brian Jay Eley\u003cbr\u003e22. Clothes Make the Gender\/Queer, by Aubri Drake\u003cbr\u003e23. The Flight of the Magpie, by Adam “PicaPica” Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e24. An Outsider in My Own Landscape, by s. e. smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V. Redefining Dualities: Paradoxes and Possibilities of Gender\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e25. Not-Two, by Avery Erickson\u003cbr\u003e26. Kitchen Sink Gender, by Nino Cipri\u003cbr\u003e27. What Growing Up Punk Taught Me About Being Gender Nonconforming, by Christopher Soto\u003cbr\u003e28. Rock a Bye Binary, by Jules De La Cruz\u003cbr\u003e29. To Gender and Back, by Kory Martin-Damon\u003cbr\u003e30. Rethinking Non\/Binary, by Eli Erlick\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400325177687,"sku":"9780231185332","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231185332.jpg?v=1730470393","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nonbinary-9780231185332","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}