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"'[B]rilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking.'--Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You; Bridget Jones's Diary meets Americanah in this disarmingly honest, boldly political, and truly inclusive novel that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and found something very different in its place. Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper, where she's constantly forced to compare herself to her white middle class peers. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places . . . including several hazardous men who do a good job of occupying brain space and a bad job of affirming self-worth. As Queenie careens from one questionable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, 'What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be?' -- all of the questions today's woman must face in a world trying to answer them for her. With 'fresh and honest' (Jojo Moyes) prose, Queenie is a remarkably relatable exploration of what it means to be a modern woman searching for meaning in today's world." --.

Bordering psychological realism and science fiction, a collection of stories explore the reality of women's lives and the violence inflicted upon their bodies.

A gender confused boy finally decides to identify as a girl and starts calling himself Lily, and navigates his first year of living openly as a female, navigating the trials of hair removal, coming out to his parents, figuring out dating and voice training, and undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

"As acceptance for the LGBT community grows, our society is coming to understand that many gender identities are not binary. Young adulthood is a critical time for exploring and coming to terms with gender identity. Readers learn about non-binary identities and the issues the community still faces despite the progress that has been made in the 21st century. Fact boxes highlight transgender and non-binary role models in the media, and contact information for LGBT organizations is provided"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the state of masculinity today, whether toxic masculinity actually exists, how it affects others, and how changes in men's and women's roles may or may not be something to fear.

"History has often ignored men who loved men, women who loved women, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Lee Wind examines primary source letters, poems, and more to rethink the lives and loves of historical figures"--.

"A feminist manifesto that denounces the discrimination against and unfairness felt by women from childhood to adulthood . . . [Illustrated] with images of girls with varied body types and personalities, [this book] invites teenagers to question thesexism that surrounds us, in ways that are obvious and hidden, simple and complex"--OCLC.

"While on a week-long amusement park road trip with her soon-to-be-stepsister, Dalia realizes she has a crush on her new bestie, Rani"--Provided by the publisher.

Looks at the life of Jeremy Iverster who came out as transgender, and emerged as an advocate for the transgender community.

This book examines what is occurring, how people learn to accept themselves and find acceptance from others, the challenges of transitioning, and the fight for transgender rights.