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HeatherBookNerd
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In light of the executive order made by our uninformed new president, declaring that there are only two genders, I would like to help fellow readers become better educated. Here are six books written by and/or centering on the experiences of non-binary and transgender people. I wish I had a recommendation with some intersex representation, but I can‘t think of anything at the moment. Feel free to suggest other great books in the comments below.

AmyG Thank you. 2d
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I use the hashtag #TransBooks when I post about books by trans authors, there are a lot of great books there. One of my favourite (trans) authors is Kai Cheng Thom. 2d
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I'm going to tag a few recent books by intersex authors! 2d
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian Not sure how much intersex content there is in this one, but the author is intersex so all eir work is worth checking out! 2d
CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian For middle grade kids! 2d
WorldsOkayestStepMom An intersex book I read last year or the year before was 2d
CoffeeK8 Devon price‘s book is great! 2d
HeatherBookNerd Thank you @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian especially for the intersex rep. I have read Born Both - forgot about that one! 2d
HeatherBookNerd Thanks @WorldsOkayestStepMom I forgot about Middlesex too. I read it years ago. 2d
HeatherBookNerd @coffeeK8 my neurodivergent trans kid suggested Autism Unmasked. Very helpful! 2d
HeatherBookNerd Thanks for reading @AmyG 2d
Suet624 Thank you for sharing this. 1d
HeatherBookNerd @Suet624 you‘re welcome! 1d
Amiable Great list —thanks for posting this! Here‘s one that I enjoyed: (edited) 1d
HeatherBookNerd @Amiable all excellent recommendations! 1d
Reggie I‘m always shocked when they say their party is about freedom but really it‘s only about guns cause they‘re all too happy to tell women and trans people what to think about their bodies. Thanks for the recs. 18h
HeatherBookNerd @Reggie yes, this administration seems to be making it a priority on day one to control as many non-male bodies as possible. It‘s been a hard few days. 18h
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yourfavouritemixtape
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A quick and comfortable read. Exactly what I needed. I love me some gay coming of age teenage angst

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RavenclawPrincess913
Keeping You a Secret | Julie Anne Peters
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guinsgirlreads
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
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booklover3258
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My bookspin list for September. Looking forward to seeing which random book is chosen... Still way behind on catching up this year but at least I get to read the books I've been putting off for so long.

@bookspin @thearomaofbooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
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ElizaMarie
This Book Is Gay | Juno Dawson
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Bailedbailed

I understand how important this book is. I just couldn't get into it. I believe myself an ally, and I thought this book had a lot to teach me, but I got about 25% in and thought, maybe it was written for someone else. I feel like its another “not for me“ or “not the right time“ type of books. #DNF #BookSpin @TheAromaOfBooks

dabbe #hailthebail! 🤩🤩🤩 7mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 7mo
Cuilin I with @dabbe if it‘s not for you ditch it!! 7mo
dabbe @Cuilin 💙💚💙 7mo
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ElizaMarie
This Book Is Gay | Juno Dawson
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My #BookSpin pick is this #BannedBook

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Kerrbearlib
Friday I'm in Love | Camryn Garrett
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"That's what picking favorite songs is, really. You offer up your heart so that the song can latch onto you."

A great quote for #TuesdayTunes!

I loved this LGBTQIA+ YA romance. The title is based on the song "Friday I'm in Love" by The Cure. The book discusses sexual orientation, race, class, and music. An excellent read for music lovers during Pride Month!

https://youtu.be/lLikCHwbEzU?si=w5R6YRkznKtc0WUa

TieDyeDude I saw you posted about this book a few days ago; I love its cover!

Great song, too. Such a light, uplifting pop song, which is something I don't always associate with The Cure 😅. Thanks for sharing.
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Kerrbearlib @TieDyeDude I love its cover too. The dress is gorgeous! I agree about The Cure. 7mo
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Kerrbearlib
Friday I'm in Love | Camryn Garrett
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JenniferEgnor
This Book Is Gay | James Dawson
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This is a highly banned book and I‘m happy to say I‘ve finally read it. It is a sex ed guide for YA but it misses the mark. It doesn‘t discuss intersex or trans folx in detail the way it does gay and bi. NB aren‘t mentioned at all. Some of the language is transphobic and harmful. If you are advocating for trans folx, you should not ever use language that mirrors that of transphobic voices. Ever. Maybe the new edition is better? This is a ⬇️

JenniferEgnor problem. Other than the obvious issue, this is a great book for a guide to figuring things out. I like that it is funny and down to earth, unapologetic in the message that not being heteronormative is OKAY. I don‘t think the author intentionally left out other peoplx or intentionally used some transphobic language, I think he was just misinformed. I would also like to see more for Ace peoplx. (edited) 9mo
JenniferEgnor Shown: a local billboard that was put up along the Charleston interstate last year by a local organization, AFFA (Alliance for Full Acceptance), in the midst of hateful laws being pushed through our state legislature. Learn about them here: https://www.affa-sc.org/ 9mo
JenniferEgnor This book should not be banned. It is just sex ed, through a non heteronormative lens. And we need that. 9mo
bibliothecarivs Check this one out. I enjoyed it. 9mo
JenniferEgnor @bibliothecarivs added. Thanks for the recommendation! 9mo
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