About this item
If you've ever questioned the logic of basing an entire identity around what you have between your legs, it's time to embark on a daring escape outside of the binary box... Open your eyes to what it means to be a boy or a girl -- and above and beyond! Within these pages, you get to choose which path to forge. Explore over one hundred different scenarios that embrace nearly every definition across the world, over history, and in the ever-widening realms of our imagination! What if your journey leads you into a world with several genders, or simply one? Do you live in a matriarchal society, or as a sworn virgin in the Balkans? How does gender (or the lack thereof) change the way we approach sex and love, life or death? Jump headfirst into this refreshingly creative exploration of the ways gender colors every shade and shape of our world. Above all, it's more important than ever for us to celebrate the fact that there are infinite gender paths -- and each of them is beautiful.
About the Author
Robyn Ryle is a sociologist and a writer who has taught about gender, race, and sexuality to college students for twenty years. Her book, THROW LIKE A GIRL, CHEER LIKE A BOY: THE EVOLUTION OF GENDER, IDENTITY, AND RACE IN SPORTS is forthcoming from Rowman and Littlefield in June 2020. She is also the author of SHE/HE/THEY/ME: FOR THE SISTERS, MISTERS, AND BINARY RESISTERS (Sourcebooks) and a textbook, QUESTIONING GENDER: A SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLORATION (SAGE Press) in its 4th edition. She lives in a 180-year-old house in Madison, Indiana, where she likes to hang out at the coffee shop, play trivia, knit and bake. You can find her on Twitter (@RobynRyle) and Instagram (@robynryle) .
