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My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely

Kate Bornstein,

Diane DiMasa (Illustrator)

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Dec 31, 2015 Brandon Will rated it really liked it

Shelves: unclassifiable, non-fiction, social-justice

I can see cause for a lot of the criticism here, but think that's bound to happen delving into a community and topic so charged and way under-represented.

All in all I think Bornstein's work is awesome amazing wonderful brilliant. ...more

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Nov 06, 2017 Akiva ꙮ rated it it was ok

Shelves: 3-fmt-nf-diy, nf-trans-gnc, nf-queer

Read in college, for leisure. A lot of other books and blogs I was reading referenced My Gender Workbook, so I was excited to finally get my hands on a copy. Sadly, it's not really what it says on the tin. Rather than presenting different options and asking difficult interesting questions, My Gender Workbook has a strong agenda, all the exercises push you towards that agenda, and there's not a lot of other interesting stuff, especially if you're already familiar with the (101-level) arguments. I ...more

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Dec 10, 2007 Candice rated it liked it

Shelves: self-help, trans-genderqueer, postmodernity, gender

My Gender Workbook is an excellent primer to understanding the fluidity of gender identity and expression. Filled with amusing, insightful anecdotes and activities, this book proves Bornstein's point of view over and over again: gender can be and is both complex and fun. ...more

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