As part of our Civic Engagement project, here's a selection of books, articles, podcasts, and other resources related to Gender issues.
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Resources
Books for Children (Fiction)
- What Riley Wore by Elana K Arnold
- Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchino
- Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz
- Ho’onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale
- The Dinosaur Expert by Margaret McNamara
- Melissa by Alex Gino
- Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker
- The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag
Books for Children (Nonfiction)
- It Feels Good to be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn
- Alice Across America; The Story of the First Women’s Cross-Country Road Trip by Sarah Glenn Marsh
- You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer: A Very Improper Story by Shana Corey
- Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math by Jeannine Atkins
- Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
- You be You!: The Kid’s Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family by Jonathan Branfman
Resources for Parents
- Raising Them: Our Adventure in Gender Creative Parenting, Kyl Myers
- Talking to Your Child about Identity: A Resource for Parents, Planned Parenthood
- For Families: 5 Tips for Preventing and Reducing Gender Bias, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Gender Identity Development in Children, HealthyChildren.org, American Academy of Pediatrics
Books for Teens (Fiction)
- The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag
- Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
- The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
- A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller
- The Exact Opposite of Okay by Laura Steven
Books for Teens (Nonfiction)
- Escape From St. Hell: My Trans Teen Life Levels Up by Lewis Hancox
- What's the T? by Juno Dawson
- Trans Teen Survival Guide by Owl Fisher
- Gender Identity: Beyond Pronouns and Bathrooms by Maria Cook
- Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
- Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
- Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin
Books for Adults (Fiction)
- In Universes by Emet North
- The Out Side: Trans & Nonbinary Comics
- This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
- The Antidote for Everything by Kimmery Martin
- There Has To Be A Knife by Adnan Khan
- The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
- Still Lives by Maria Hummel
Books for Adults (Nonfiction)
- Cactus Country by Zoë Bossiere
- He/She/They : How We Talk About Gender and Why it Matters by Schuyler Bailar
- Pageboy by Elliot Page
- Uncomfortable Labels: My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman by Laura Kate Dale
- Boys Will Be Boys by Clementine Ford
- Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
- A Better Man: A (Mostly) Serious Letter to my Son by Michael Ian Black
Articles
- What Is Feminism, and Why Do So Many Women and Men Hate It? by Kathy Caprino (Forbes)
- The Future of Feminism by Jessica Machado and Karen Turner (Vox)
- Intersectional Feminism: What It Means and Why It Matters Right Now by UN Women
- How Toxic Masculinity Harms Men and Society as a Whole (Focus for Health)
- Gender Identity (Planned Parenthood)
- Understanding the Transgender Community (Human Rights Campaign)
- 9 Questions about Gender Identity and Being Transgender You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask by German Lopez (Vox)
- Finding a Voice: A Guide to Gender Affirming Voice and Communication Training (Speech Pathology's Master's Programs)
Documentaries & Videos
- My Whole Self (Kanopy)
- Growing Up Female (Kanopy)
- How I Unlearned Dangerous Lessons about Masculinity by Eldra Jackson (TED Talk)
- What It’s Like to be a Transgender Dad by LB Hannahs (TED Talk)
- Anita: Speaking Truth to Power (Hoopla)
- Women’s March (Kanopy)
- Yours in Sisterhood (Kanopy)
Podcasts
Updated 1.9.25