Bøger af Schuyler Bailar

How can we change the conversation around gender, become better allies, challenge misconceptions, and make the world a better place?Gender is a human experience, not just a trans experience. Every single one of us has a relationship with gender that we must begin to reckon with.He/She/They is Schuyler Bailar's empowering, essential, and urgent guide to understanding gender identity. As a transgender man, inclusion advocate, and LGBTQ+ educator, Schuyler inspires hope and much-needed positive change - he encourages personal reflection and exploration so that every human can be the most compassionate, most authentic version of themselves - and most importantly, become better trans allies in the process.Schuyler equips readers with essential trans and gender literacy through empowering and informative stories from his own experiences, as well as those of other trans and non-binary individuals around the world. This urgent, hopeful guide will shift the conversation around gender and allow all readers to better understand what gender is and how to talk about it at this critical moment.He/She/They is a vital, supportive, and life-affirming resource for anyone questioning their gender identity or trying to understand it better.

"A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such a splash"--

Now in paperback--the essential, urgent guide that changes the conversation about gender. National Bestseller Winner, 2023 Porchlight Business Book Awards Longlisted, 2024 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Nonfiction Forbes 30 Under 30 Anti-transgender legislation is being introduced in state governments around the United States in record-breaking numbers. Trans people are under attack in sports, healthcare, school curriculum, bathrooms, bars, and nearly every walk of life. He/She/They clearly and compassionately addresses fundamental topics, from why being transgender is not a choice and why pronouns are important, to more complex issues including how gender-affirming healthcare can be lifesaving and why allowing trans youth to play sports is good for all kids. With a relatable narrative rooted in facts, science, and history, Schuyler helps restore common sense and humanity to a discussion that continues to be divisively coopted and deceptively politicized. He/She/They is more than a book on allyship; it also speaks to trans folks directly, answering the question, "does it get better?" with a resounding yes, celebrating radical trans joy. Myth-busting, affirming, compassionate, and fierce, He/She/They is a crucial, urgent--and lifesaving--book that forever changes the conversation about gender.