Beyond the Gender Binary

By Alok Vaid-Menon and Alok Vaid-Menon

Book Overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A short, compassionate, and deeply personal primer on gender's expansive, multifaceted nature, from acclaimed author and gender non-conforming performance artist and speaker Alok Vaid-Menon.

"When reading this book, all I feel is kindness."--Sam Smith, Grammy and Oscar award-winning singer and songwriter

In Beyond the Gender Binary, poet, artist, and LGBTQIA+ rights advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines the social definition of gender, challenging the world to view it not in black and white, but in full color. Taking from their own experiences as a gender-nonconforming artist, Alok shows readers that gender is a flexible and creative form of expression--the only limit is your imagination.

Presented by Pocket Change Collective, a small book series with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists, Beyond the Gender Binary allows readers to express themselves freely, and encourages love in all its forms.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593094654
• ISBN13: 9780593094655
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Penguin Workshop
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.4" x 6.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Brilliant! An excellent guide

This author is brilliant. I love their work & you can find plenty of fotage of them speaking including a Ted talk.

Worth it

Helps in a simple way what it means to have socialized behaviors and more importantly that not everybody experiences gender and identity the way the majority does. What does it mean to feel more of a tomboy but not quite like a man but definitely not like a woman. It's many years thinking about it. This is a nice intro

Accessible and Informational!

Going into reading this book I wasn’t expecting to learn much as a nonbinary person myself but wanted to support Alok’s work! I was pleasantly proven wrong. Alok’s book offers insight that I believe to be accessible and educational to all identities. I regularly recommend this book to friends and family; especially if they’re looking to learn more about what it means to be nonbinary. Thank you Alok for your art and insight!