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Written by two nonbinary therapists.
Chapter 1 covered sexualities and how they are more like a vast and varied landscape than a binary and some aspects can stay the same and some can change over time depending on the person.
It's more helpful to regard consent and pleasure than normal/abnormal, natural/unnatural, and nature/nurture.
There's so much more out there than straight or gay.
It was refreshing to read.

I'm liking this book so far. Might have to add it to the personal collection.

I like this one. The myths and misconceptions each get a dozen or so pages so it's easy to chew in little pieces. The writing voice is nice too.

Chapter 4: Finding a Home

This was a nice chapter and I want to highlight too much of it to share here, but I'll try.
"Apparently, lesbianism leads to voting"
"transgender and non-binary identity is no different than the issues that plague defining what a "woman" or a "man" is."
"trans identities are instead merely another valid perception of this large play in which we are all participating, non-binary equally so."

Chapter 5: the third sex

A short one that discusses historical alternatives to the binary system.
Plato and Aristophanes, then Ulrich's, Hirschfeld, and Freud.
Then the Kinsey scale.

One of the discussion questions at the end:
Which is more liberating - regarding sexual orientation as something one is born with or as something that develops over time? Why?

It's a binary question, which amused me.

This chapter was a lot of discussion about who is and isn't and was considered trans, possibly to set up better understanding for a future chapter.

I don't yet know what to make of it aside from interesting.
The protagonist is visiting a planet where all the people are genderless until it's time to reproduce and then they can choose which part they would like to play.

Chapter 2 We Have Always Been Here

This book is easy to read and affirming. I like it.

The chapter title is Aristotelian and Judeo-Christian Models of Sex Difference.
It's difficult to think about religion and gender and how they intertwine. Also makes a lot of sense.

Off to a good start with the first chapter. I like Dianna's writing voice.

A textbook.
The first chapter is about how categories are sometimes too specific and sometimes not specific enough and there are so many possible variations of life.
It's pretty pointless to try to put everybody in one of two boxes because it's just not a true thing about life.