Gender Identity: Beyond Pronouns and Bathrooms
Gender Identity: Beyond Pronouns and Bathrooms
What does it mean to think of gender as being a range instead of simply male or female?
Gender Identity: Beyond Pronouns and Bathrooms invites readers to consider the cultural Read More
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Reviews
Publishers Weekly
"This addition to the Inquire & Investigate series provides an interactive exploration of gender identity, gendered societal expectations, and LGBTQ rights. Sections explore gender expression in media and place changing views within the broader context of social history. They also name significant events, figures, and legislation pivotal to the LGBTQ movement from the 1930s onward. Cornell’s comic panels feature characters expressing affirming perspectives on gender identity, while Cook provides vocabulary relating to expression, questions for readers to consider, and suggestions for further investigation. A thought-provoking resource. Ages 12–15. ‚
From the foreword by Christine Hallquist, first openly transgender major party gubernatorial nominee in the United States
“Maria Cook has done a brilliant job of capturing the important moments and the key leaders in the transgender movement, as well as providing an understanding of the nuance of language and the issues. For anyone who is transgender, who knows someone who is transgender, or simply wants to learn about the transgender movement, this is the book for you.”
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Classroom GuideDetailed Book Description
What does it mean to think of gender as being a range instead of simply male or female?
Gender Identity: Beyond Pronouns and Bathrooms invites readers to consider the cultural significance of gender identity in the United States and beyond. Middle and high schoolers learn about the history of LGBT rights, with a particular focus on transgender rights and the rights of gender-variant people, while engaging in research activities to help put what they have learned into context. These activities encourage teens to form their own, well-informed opinions about public figures, historical events, and current news regarding gender identity.
Busting the myth that the gender identity movement is a new phenomenon, this book teaches teens about some of the first openly transgender public figures in history, such as Lili Elbe, the first recorded person to ever medically transition in the 1930s, and Christine Jorgensen, who medically transitioned and rose to fame in the 1950s. The stories of activists and other important public figures are highlighted throughout the book and offer plenty of opportunity to connect with the history of the gender identity movement on a human level. From the Stonewall riots to the institution of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, teens will gain a rich understanding of how gender identity fits into culture, past and present.
Readers learn concepts that are crucial to understanding the basics of gender identity, such as how gender identity differs from physical sex and sexual orientation, why drag queens and transgender women are not one and the same (although transgender women can be drag queens!), and the importance of gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns. Teens also discover works of fiction featuring or starring transgender characters, from television shows to novels to award-winning films.
Gender Identity includes critical-thinking activities and research exercises to encourage readers to dive deep into the topic and consider viewpoints from many different identities. Fun facts, links to online primary sources and other supplemental material, and essential questions take readers on an exploration of the past, present, and future of gender identity.
Gender Identity is part of a set of four books called Inquire & Investigate Social Issues of the Twenty-First Century, which explores the social challenges that have faced our world in the past and that continue to drive us to do better in the future. Other titles in this set are Feminism, Immigration Nation, and Race Relations and Civil Rights.
Try these critical-thinking activities
- Explore cultural expectations of gender
- Research the life of Lili Elbe
- Compare and contrast fictional characters from two works of fiction
- Examine the legal decisions affecting transgender people in different countries
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Timeline
Important People
Introduction
What is Gender Identity?
Chapter 1
Early Gender Pioneers
Chapter 2
The Birth of a Movement
Chapter 3
Challenges and Changes
Chapter 4
Violence and Progress in the 1990s
Chapter 5
A New Century of Connectedness
Chapter 6
Gender Identity in Popular Media
Chapter 7
The “New” Revolution
Glossary
Resources
Index