Nonbinary

In this groundbreaking book, thirty authors highlight how our experiences are shaped by a deeply entrenched gender binary. Nuanced storytellers break away from mainstream portrayals of gender diversity, cutting across lines of age, race, ethnicity, ability, class, religion, family, and relationships.

Foreword: From Genderqueer to Nonbinary to . . . , by Riki WilchinsIntroduction, by Micah Rajunov and Scott DuanePart I. What Is Gender?1. War Smoke Catharsis, by Alex Stitt2. Deconstructing My Self, by Levi S. Govoni3. Coatlicue, by féi hernandez4. Namesake, by michal "mj" jones5. My Genderqueer Backpack, by Melissa L. Welter6. Scrimshaw, by Rae TheodorePart II. Visibility: Standing Up and Standing Out7. Being Genderqueer Before It Was a Thing, by Genny Beemyn8. Token Act, by Sand C. Chang9. Hypervisible, by Haven Wilvich10. Making Waves in an Unforgiving Maze, by Kameron Ackerman11. Life Threats, by Jeffrey Marsh12. Just Genderqueer, Not a Threat, by Jace ValcorePart III. Community: Creating a Place for the Rest of Us13. What Am I?, by CK Combs14. Questions of Faith, by Jaye Ware15. Coming Out as Your Nibling: What Happened When I Told Everyone I Know That I'm Genderqueer, by Sinclair Sexsmith16. Purple Nail Polish, by Jamie Price17. Uncharted Path: Parenting My Agender Teen, by Abigail18. The Name Remains the Same, by Katy KooncePart IV. Trans Enough: Representation and Differentiation19. Lowercase Q, by Cal Sparrow20. Not Content on the Sidelines, by Suzi Chase21. You See Me, by Brian Jay Eley22. Clothes Make the Gender/Queer, by Aubri Drake23. The Flight of the Magpie, by Adam "PicaPica" Stevenson24. An Outsider in My Own Landscape, by s. e. smithPart V. Redefining Dualities: Paradoxes and Possibilities of Gender25. Not-Two, by Avery Erickson26. Kitchen Sink Gender, by Nino Cipri27. What Growing Up Punk Taught Me About Being Gender Nonconforming, by Christopher Soto28. Rock a Bye Binary, by Jules De La Cruz29. To Gender and Back, by Kory Martin-Damon30. Rethinking Non/Binary, by Eli ErlickAcknowledgmentsFurther ReadingList of ContributorsIndex