Gender Theory Books

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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.05 — 19,459 ratings — published 1989
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Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,751 ratings — published 1993
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The Second Sex The Second Sex (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.18 — 47,118 ratings — published 1949
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Undoing Gender Undoing Gender (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,300 ratings — published 2004
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Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,989 ratings — published 2007
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.35 — 29,618 ratings — published 2003
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Stone Butch Blues Stone Butch Blues (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.54 — 36,367 ratings — published 1993
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Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,981 ratings — published 2010
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Women, Race & Class Women, Race & Class (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.59 — 34,320 ratings — published 1981
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The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses The Invention of Women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.40 — 462 ratings — published 1997
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The Left Hand of Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.10 — 218,735 ratings — published 1969
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Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.03 — 6,366 ratings — published 1994
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Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,994 ratings — published 1998
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The Argonauts The Argonauts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 56,179 ratings — published 2015
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,402,218 ratings — published 1985
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Female Masculinity Female Masculinity (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,697 ratings — published 1998
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My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,655 ratings — published 1997
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Who’s Afraid of Gender? Who’s Afraid of Gender? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,040 ratings — published 2024
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Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.16 — 28,080 ratings — published 2000
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Can the Monster Speak? A Report to an Academy of Psychoanalysts Can the Monster Speak? A Report to an Academy of Psychoanalysts (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.26 — 4,276 ratings — published 2020
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Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.41 — 5,516 ratings — published 1990
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Transgender History Transgender History (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,655 ratings — published 2008
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She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.97 — 13,072 ratings — published 2003
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.02 — 25,544 ratings — published 1976
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GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,244 ratings — published 2002
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Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,513 ratings — published 2006
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The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.24 — 12,752 ratings — published 2021
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The Second Shift The Second Shift (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,439 ratings — published 1989
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Sexual Politics Sexual Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,916 ratings — published 1969
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 118,811 ratings — published 2014
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.53 — 40,784 ratings — published 1984
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Orlando Orlando (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.87 — 114,325 ratings — published 1928
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.83 — 87,156 ratings — published 2014
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 258,209 ratings — published 1929
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Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.45 — 9,013 ratings — published 1984
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Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era Testo Junkie: Sex, Drugs, and Biopolitics in the Pharmacopornographic Era (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,840 ratings — published 2008
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.92 — 26,846 ratings — published 1792
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The Feminine Mystique The Feminine Mystique (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,825 ratings — published 1963
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Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,393 ratings — published 2010
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Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.99 — 526 ratings — published 2007
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Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,822 ratings — published 2000
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American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.47 — 661 ratings — published
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Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,124 ratings — published 2022
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He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.57 — 2,010 ratings — published 2023
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On Female Body Experience: "Throwing Like a Girl" and Other Essays (Studies in Feminist Philosophy) On Female Body Experience: "Throwing Like a Girl" and Other Essays (Studies in Feminist Philosophy)
by (shelved 2 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.17 — 324 ratings — published 1990
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The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.87 — 38,301 ratings — published 1996
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Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.26 — 15,466 ratings — published 2023
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Myths of Gender: Biological Theories about Women and Men Myths of Gender: Biological Theories about Women and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 416 ratings — published 1987
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Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 4.06 — 311 ratings — published 2019
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Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as gender-theory)
avg rating 3.79 — 3,537 ratings — published 2017
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Jeremy Atherton Lin
“On weekdays, everyone would read Armistead Maupan's "Tales of the City," published as a novel in 1978. His leading character Michael "Mouse" Toliver, a clone-ish softie himself, laments the experience of meeting men– nice mustache, Levis, a starched khaki army shirt, strong– and trying to resist visiting the bathrooms, lest he encounter the giveaway, the fantasy-killer: face creams and shampoos for days." Mouse was only being wistful, but the underlying efemmophobia was pernicious on the scene. Masculinity can be something that gay men project onto one another, only to snatch it away at the first sign of inauthenticity. That they hadn't rolled out of bed looking ruggedly handsome, but required a beauty routine to get that way.”
Jeremy Atherton Lin, Gay Bar: Why We Went Out

Riki Anne Wilchins
“If sex is not just about reproduction, it is not just about genes, XY chromosomes, and hormones either. Sex is introduced to explain skeletal structure, mental aptitude, posture, emotional disposition, aesthetic preference, body fat, sexual orientation and responsiveness, athletic ability, social dominance, shape and weight, artistic ability. It is also supposed to explain any number of so-called "instincts", including the nesting instinct, the maternal instinct, and perhaps even the Budweiser instinct.”
Riki Anne Wilchins

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