Yo, how you adopt the only queer snail? 😂

Gender identity is prided for being complex because it attributes the LGBT community for boundary-pushing definitions.

"Because Sexual Orientation/Attraction Is Different From Gender Identity" and then all these straight-ass snails are screaming, "YEAH!" In the background. Like, bruh, I wish 💀

Yo, these sproutlings be doing the nasty while this snail tripping 8I

I imagine this author went through fake enlightenment. Like get really into Buddhism for a week, then forget all about it, but kept all the chakra shit.

Apparently, biological sex is being questioned because there's too many variables in defining male/female. "Genitalia, hormonal activity, chromosomes, and internal anatomy can vary in so many ways." I think that having a variation from the expected version of these leads to disabilities and disorders. Even then, I would still refer to them by their sex (if they're cisgender) because it's respectable not to think less of others (for example, I'd still view a woman as a woman if she have a damaged uterus).

Yo, sproutlings are kinda hot in bed low-key :>

I love how, like, "Hard Femme, Soft Butch, and Soft Masc" are all things we have to ask ourselves before we pick our wardrobe.

Crows are HAUNTING after them flashy snails! Bees Gees - Stayin' Alive (0 _0;)

I just imagined my hairy uncle experimenting with gender identity at a Halloween party by wearing a slutty Leprechaun outfit, then liking it, and now wears slutty, green outfits like an Anti She-Hulk. I know it's a misconstrued sentiment, but jeez, I can understand why millennial humor did really poorly with queer representation/jokes.

OMG I ACTUALLY USED XBOX360 AVATAR CREATOR TO EXPERIMENT WITH GENDER IDENTITY 😂

Yo, Peppermint Patty is a tomboy icon!

I have social dysphoria while bottoming. I sometimes want them to call me a girl... y'know, just because it'd be exciting? . _.

Oh! I had non-binary dysphoria at my cousin's wedding! They rented an apartment. The top floor was girls while the basement floor was guys. I felt so out of place in both floors (mainly because my dad was there an he's an abusive alcoholic) so I just sat in my room the entire time.

Omg, saying having an affinity with cartoon characters because they're "less gendered" is such a based line.

Do you know how fucking crazy it is to get an Endometrial ablation just to prove an identity? Like wow, holy fuck, talk about confident.

Do flat-chested girls put bundled-up socks in their bra to combat body dysphoria? I remember hearing something like that on, "Dazed & Confused."

I'm so proud of trans people. Don't tell them I said this, but I think trans people are hot :3

I do wonder if trans people go through like a morning rep to enforce who they are. Like, "Huff... huff... you can do this Paul, you got this! When you step out this door, people are gonna see the real you. Huff... Huff... you're gonna a step out a real woman Paul. Huff... Huff... yeah yeah yeah you got this, you got this! Watch out world! HERE I COME!"

- Quit on Page 59 Starting Asexuality - ( )

This book was review for me, but I wish it was written to be more accessible for younger people. Conceptually I think it's fine, but linguistically it's written at a fairly high reading level, and I think using more accessible language would make this resource more available for younger readers. (Yes, I'm thinking of my 7-year-old here.) ( )

There is lots of great information in this book. It’s put in a graphic novel format that is easy for most people to read and understand. However, I do not find it as successful as its companion, books. The reason being is that this information is being given to the reader by a snail. And there are little stories in between each chapter that are about some type of “being” wanting to be different. I understand the purpose of the mini stories between the chapters but it’s the snail. Sometimes the snail does let human characters take over talking about certain subjects, but for the most part, it’s a snail. Maybe this is done to reach a younger audience. Who knows it’s just such a weird way to present this book as compared to its companion books. Overall while the information is good, the way it’s presented makes this a book I will not be putting in our collection. ( )

It's hard to write a review of 101 stuff when you're not the audience. This is a hodgepodge of the authors' strong opinions on pet topics loosely related to gender and sexuality, presented as universal truths... but that doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad intro, esp for the younger audiences it's (apparently?) oriented towards.

If you are bored of "X is valid!"-type identity platitudes, this book is not for you. ( )

My full review is featured on my blog at https://booksbeyondbinaries.blog/2019/03/04/harrowing/

Included in a blog post and resource list at https://booksbeyondbinaries.blog/2019/06/10/non-fiction-about-gender-and-trans-e... ( )