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Was hoping I might be able to use this for some of the teens I work with but it‘s too “much” for adolescent community mental health. Kate Bornstein is straight up truth.

I love the idea of this book, and found it generally sensitive to the diversity of its intended readership. Where Bornstein seemed to have blindspots were with sex and religion. She recommends sex as a solution in quite a few of her alternatives, and when addressing people whose expression of sexuality is a cause of their oppression I get that, but it leaves behind those who identify as asexual, or who just aren't interested in it for now. 👇👇

The standards of beauty in America's über-culture are purposefully set too high so that we will buy anything in our frantic scramble to become attractive. We are meant to feel crushed, inadequate, and less-than so that we'll buy more and more things in the vain hope of "fixing" ourselves.

When God says no to your harmless desires, it's time to get another God.

Are you breaking some either/or cultural law, just by being who you are? If so, you're not alone.

Try This: Imagine the world as a place where anyone can safely and even joyfully express themselves the way they‘ve always wanted to. Nothing about the bodies they were born with or what they choose to do with those bodies – how they dress them, or decorate, or trim or augment them – would get people laughed at, or targeted, or in any way deprived of their rights. Can you imagine a world like that?

First buy from the book fair. Lunch now and back later for a workshop, if I'm in time!

Sup. My names harriet Morris and there a few things you should know about me I'm a massive feminist,I'm a lesbian.on this account il be reviewing mostly books about LGBT and feminism and talking about how the media portrays these two subjects. If you want to know some more about me I love cats I have brown eyes and I relate to princess bubblegum from adventure time to much. So come along on my journey and enjoy my hopefully helpful book reviews

Everyone who doesn't feel like they fit in needs to read this book. I feel like buying it for everyone and having a couple copies to loan out. This book would be a life line, a raft for a drowning person and is written by a self identified freak and outcast! HIGHLY RECOMMEND

This. All of this

Love the idea of tarot cards!

The slayer.....well if anybody would understand angst it is Buffy or Faith

I love how Kate gives all the alternatives and then a step by step encouragement! This book is SO SO important and should be in every library or required reading for high schoolers everywhere

Tidy your campsite before you move on