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128 pages, Hardcover
Published April 19, 2022
is frank about she is “gender-fluid”
Given that June is Pride month, I wanted to read a factually accurate history of the LGBTQIA+ movement, from our current reality to as early as research and artifacts shows, and this book accomplishes that.
The structure of this non-fiction novel is very logical and comprehensible for readers of any age or understanding, and various features - such as quotes, timelines, dictionary entries, biographies, and even personal essays from people who show Pride - enhanced its informative, colorful, and compelling pages. In fact, I learned so much important history that I wish had been addressed more in education - the hardships and challenges once and still faced by the LGBTQIA+ community need to be recognized from primary to secondary to high school. There were so many people and foundations of whom I'd been unaware, and their Pride and refusal to subside to society's irrational stereotypes is truly inspiring. I also learned more regarding what it means to be transgender, and how society's disapproval has affected transgender humans. The ending invigorated me to learn more, to advocate for all love and gender identities anywhere and everywhere, and to be the best, most compassionate human I can be.
However, I do wish that the book had been more expansive with gender and sexuality terms, as it hardly mentioned any identities aside from lesbian, gay, bisexual, non-binary, and transgender - and there are so many others that need recognition in history. I also believe that my rating could have been improved to 4 stars had this novel been more accurate with specific terms.