Posts tagged Gender & Sexual Identity
Getting It: A Guide to Hot, Healthy Hookups & Shame-Free Sex
Getting It: A Guide to Hot, Healthy Hookups & Shame-Free Sex

A comprehensive and fun-to-read guidebook for people of all sexual identities and experience levels, Getting It covers all the bases of hook-up culture from first moves and sex etiquette to navigating non-monogamy and sexual health. In an era of endless crossed signals and heightened awareness of consent and respect, award-winning author and sex educator Allison Moon shows you how to achieve safe and enjoyable encounters by practicing clear communication and consideration of all parties involved--yourself included.

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Sex, ConsciousnessThe Sex Edsex, Consciousness, Desire & Libido, Orgasms, Love & Relationships, Sex Tips, Gender & Sexual Identity
Some Men: Feminist Allies and the Movement to End Violence Against Women
Some Men: Feminist Allies and the Movement to End Violence Against Women

Some Men explores the promise of men's violence prevention work with boys and men in schools, college sports, fraternities, and the U.S. military. It illuminates the strains and tensions of such work-including the reproduction of male privilege in feminist spheres-and explores how men and women navigate these tensions.

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ConsciousnessThe Sex EdMasculinity, Feminism, Social Justice, Love & Relationships, Gender & Sexual Identity
Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity
Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity

The effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our time. In this engaging and provocative new book, beloved actor, director, and social activist Justin Baldoni reflects on his own struggles with masculinity. With insight and honesty, he explores a range of difficult, sometimes uncomfortable topics including strength and vulnerability, relationships and marriage, body image, sex and sexuality, racial justice, gender equality, and fatherhood.

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ConsciousnessThe Sex EdSelf Love, Masculinity, Overcoming Trauma, Love & Relationships, Gender & Sexual Identity
Plays Well in Groups: A Journey Through the World of Group Sex
Plays Well in Groups: A Journey Through the World of Group Sex

Plays Well in Groups provides a historical and cultural history of group sex throughout the ages. From depictions in Paleolithic cave art to the Playboy mansion, Katherine Frank delves into the fields of sociology, biology, anthropology, and psychology to provide explanations for both, participation in group sex and the complex reactions to it—from fascination to fear. This book draws on survey research, ethnographic observation around the world, and interviews with participants to offer a cross-cultural look at the manifestations and meanings of group sex; who has it, and why.

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SexThe Sex EdConsent, Love & Relationships, Desire & Libido, Sex Tips, Orgasms, Gender & Sexual Identity, Bondage Fetish & Kink
Men's Work: How to Stop The Violence That Tears Our Lives Apart
Men's Work: How to Stop The Violence That Tears Our Lives Apart

In a world that thrives on aggression and physical force, male violence has become an all-too-frequent response to the frustrations and anxieties that fill men's lives. Men's Work gives back to men the power and responsibility they need to unlearn the lessons of control and aggression. Going beyond the mythology of the current men's movement, this revolutionary work identifies and develops the social and political framework on which to place men's individual efforts to recover their humanity.

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ConsciousnessThe Sex EdMasculinity, Self Love, Overcoming Trauma, Love & Relationships, Gender & Sexual Identity, Social Justice, Feminism
She Always Knew How: Mae West, A Personal Biography
She Always Knew How: Mae West, A Personal Biography

Biographer Charlotte Chandler draws on a series of interviews she conducted with the star just months before her death in 1980, as well as interviews with people who worked or lived with her. Actress, playwright, screenwriter, and iconic sex symbol Mae West created a scandal-and a sensation-on Broadway with her play Sex in 1926. Her screenplays included some notorious one-liners that have become part of Hollywood lore, but behind the clever quips was Mae's deep desire to see women treated equally with men. She fought the double standard of the time that permitted men things that women would be ruined for doing.

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HistoryThe Sex EdFeminism, Gender & Sexual Identity, Self Love, Desire & Libido, History
To Be A Man: A Guide To True Masculine Power
To Be A Man: A Guide To True Masculine Power

With The Breathing Book, young readers discover the power of mindful awareness through a series of breathing practices and engaging activities designed to calm the mind and body, set positive intentions, and spark creativity and imagination. A book that’s much more than just a book, this interactive offering from Christopher Willard and Olivia Weisser invites readers to bring their full attention to the sights, sounds, and tactile sensations that arise as they explore the practices on each page with awareness.

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ConsciousnessThe Sex EdMasculinity, Self Love, Overcoming Trauma, Love & Relationships, Gender & Sexual Identity
Being Ram Dass
Being Ram Dass

While many know of his transformation from Harvard psychology professor Richard Alpert to psychedelic and spiritual icon, Ram Dass tells here for the first time the full arc of his remarkable life. Populated by a cast of luminaries ranging from Timothy Leary to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Allen Ginsberg to Alan Watts—this intimate memoir chronicles Ram Dass's life across nine decades of cultural and spiritual transformation that resonate with us to this day.

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ConsciousnessThe Sex EdSelf Love, Gender & Sexual Identity, Spirituality & Religion, Natures Medicine
Where's the Mother?: Stories from a Transgender Dad by Trevor MacDonald
Where's the Mother?: Stories from a Transgender Dad by Trevor MacDonald

When Trevor MacDonald decided to start a family, he knew that the world was going to have questions for him. As a transgender man in a gay relationship; this memoir is a book about being a breastfeeding parent and a transgender man, and the many beautiful, moving, and difficult ways these two identities collide. “Where’s the Mother?” is a memoir like no other.

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Health, HistoryThe Sex EdHealth, Gender & Sexual Identity, LGBTQ+, Overcoming Trauma, Self Love, History, Transitioning
Sapphistries: A Global History of Love between Women by Leila J. Rupp
Sapphistries: A Global History of Love between Women by Leila J. Rupp

From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved, and had sex with other women. In beautiful prose, Sapphistries tells their stories, capturing the multitude of ways that diverse societies have shaped female same-sex sexuality across time and place.

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History, ConsciousnessThe Sex EdHistory, Consciousness, Love & Relationships, Self Love, LGBTQ+, Gender & Sexual Identity
Assuming the Ecosexual Position: The Earth as Lover by Annie Sprinkle
Assuming the Ecosexual Position: The Earth as Lover by Annie Sprinkle

Assuming the Ecosexual Position tells of childhood moments that pointed to a future of ecosexuality; how the two came together as lovers and collaborators, how they took a stand against homophobia and xenophobia, and how this union led to the miraculous conception of the Love Art Laboratory.

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Sex, Health, ConsciousnessThe Sex EdPorn, Sex Work, Gender & Sexual Identity, LGBTQ+, Desire & Libido, Self Love, Orgasms, Natures Medicine, Sex, Health, Consciousness
Queer + Pregnant: A Pregnancy Journal by Mx. Jenna Brown
Queer + Pregnant: A Pregnancy Journal by Mx. Jenna Brown

The first and only pregnancy journal created for queer individuals and families, by a queer doula. So... You're pregnant and a little (or a lot) queer? The prompts in this journal provide an opportunity for you to reflect on your pregnancy, conception story, and parenting intentions. It is intended for pregnant people to use with or without the involvement of their partner(s) (when applicable).

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Sex, Health, ConsciousnessThe Sex EdGender & Sexual Identity, LGBTQ+, Reproductive Health, Pregnancy & Postpartum, Self Love, Sex, Health, Consciousness
HelloFlo: The Guide, Period: The Everything Puberty Book for the Modern Girl By:Naama Bloom
HelloFlo: The Guide, Period: The Everything Puberty Book for the Modern Girl By:Naama Bloom

HelloFlo founder Naama Bloom’s mission is to create informed, empowered young women who are unafraid to ask questions and make the best choices for themselves and their bodies. A celebration of women's bodies and all the confusing, uncomfortable, silly, transformative, and powerful changes that occur during puberty.

Ages: 10+

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Kids, HealthThe Sex EdReproductive Health, Self Love, Feminism, Gender & Sexual Identity, Kids, Health, Parenting
LGBTQ: The Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel Madrone
LGBTQ: The Survival Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens by Kelly Huegel Madrone

LGBTQ is the indispensable resource for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning teens—and their allies. This fully revised and updated third edition includes current information on LGBTQ terminology, evolving understandings of gender identity and sexual identity, LGBTQ rights, and much more. Other advice covers topics such as coming out, confronting prejudice, getting support, making healthy choices, and thriving in school and beyond.

Ages: 12+

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Sex, HealthThe Sex EdGender & Sexual Identity, LGBTQ+, Transitioning, Sex, Health, Kids, Parenting
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff

This sweet #ownvoices picture book celebrates the changes in a transgender boy's life, from his initial coming-out to becoming a big brother. When Aidan Became a Brother is a heartwarming book that will resonate with transgender children, reassure any child concerned about becoming an older sibling, and celebrate the many transitions a family can experience.

Ages: 4-7

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Kids, HealthThe Sex EdGender & Sexual Identity, Social Justice, Self Love, LGBTQ+, Pregnancy & Postpartum, Health, Kids, Parenting