The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality
From Ace to Ze
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Pub Date 21 Jun 2018 | Archive Date 18 Apr 2019
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Description
There can be confusion around the appropriate terminology for trans and queer identities, even within the trans community itself. As language is constantly evolving, it can be especially difficult to know what to say. As a thorough A-Z glossary of trans and queer words from 'ace' to 'xe', this dictionary guide will help to dispel the anxiety around using the "wrong" words, while explaining the weight of using certain labels and providing individuals with a vocabulary for personal identification.
Having correct and accurate terminology to describe oneself can be empowering, especially with words and phrases that describe gender identity, sexuality, sexual orientation, as well as slang relevant to LGBTQ+ rights and anti-discrimination, queer activism, gender-affirming healthcare and psychology. Written in a traditional A-Z glossary style, this guide will serve as a quick reference for looking up individual words, as well as an in-depth look at trans history and culture.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781785923425 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 208 |
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Featured Reviews
Han H, Educator
This is a brilliant book that I will be able to use to support the gender and Christianity topic I do in school.
Clear and well set out, it’s so much more than a thematic dictionary. It puts all words into context.
A clear, comprehensive and extensive list of terms related to gender and sexuality. Up to date and well explained. Also includes definitions related to ableism, autism, privileges and divers political institutions.
Louise B, Reviewer
The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality by Morgan Lev Edward Holleb is a comprehensive guide to terms used for gender and sexuality topics. Something that is needed in a world where terms in this area are forever evolving and emerging. While this is not a bad thing it does make a book like this necessary to know what the correct terminology to use is.
This glossary is extremely educational, as I hoped it would be. It has many terms that I had never heard of and it was fun to learn about their existence. I was especially excited to see different gender neutral terms other than they/them. I was annoyed by the examples that were given for using them in a sentence though. Here there was no usage of punctuation which made it hard to determine the proper way to use them. I hope that this will be fixed in the finished copy.
For being advertised as a glossary this the definitions were quite wordy and political at times. I chose this book to use more like a reference when reading LGBTQ+ novels. Finding a term quickly is important when it comes to this usage. This made it quite annoying for me to use, there were terms that took up whole pages. This made me really dislike this format.
Along with this I was looking for a glossary or a dictionary not a history lesson which is what happened soooo many times here. While it was interesting to read at times, I didn't think that it was the place for it to be included.
It was incredibly frustrating to be told that something was going to be a glossary of terms and get told things, that while they were related to the word they weren’t needed to know what the word meant. This is not something that I would recommend for what it advertises. Go into this book to not only learn definitions but also to hear more things that are related to the more complex and charged terms. Unfortunately, I could not give it a good rating because of this.
Alisha E, Reviewer
I am always interested in reading more about gender and sexuality, and this is something i found very useful and will definitely come back to!
Renae M, Reviewer
This is a super useful and informative book, encompassing many of the terms used for gender, sexuality, and marginalized communities. It would be better as a physical copy, I'm sure. But I appreciate it for what it is -- an honest lesson.
Laura D, Reviewer
I really appreciated this title. While a lot of people may not think there needs to be a dictionary of sorts, there really does due to human need to classify, categorize and label everything. Sexuality is fluid, therefore there will be many overlapping terminology.
This book is good for everyone. It does trail off into some unnecessary tidbits here and there, but sexuality is sometimes something that needs context and more in-depth explaining because people cannot simply accept anything out of heteronomativity. So while some people may not appreciate that, society will have to get used to the extra details until the day comes where people don't question or judge someone's sexuality and/or gender.
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