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Book

The gender binary is a big lie : infinite identities around the world

Author

Lee Wind

Call Number

  • 305.3 W763 TEEN (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

Minneapolis : Zest Books , [2024]

Physical Description

309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Audience

Grades 7-9 Zest Books.

Summary

"Author Lee Wind takes readers across the globe to examine gender identity and representation throughout history. Learn how cultures both past and present debunk the idea of a gender binary"--

Contents

  • Eunuchs were one of many genders in the ancient Roman empire
  • The six genders of classical Judaism
  • Hijras in India
  • Māhū in Hawaii and Tahiti
  • Six more gender diverse people who lived outside, and challenged, the gender binary
  • The colonization of gender
  • Intersex gender assignment surgery on babies in the us (and beyond) was based on a theory, and then on a lie.

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