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I was having fun when I started out following the “choose your own adventure” style path through this, but when I actually to started go through the chapters in order to see what information was really contained here I started to get more and more irritated. I found the premise is almost laughably broad making it impossible to go into depth about anything, and in calling attention to numerous stereotypes the author also trips over quite a few.

I loved this book! I already knew that gender is a social construct—but this book made me think about it in an entirely different way. There are no page numbers, and each chapter ends in a way that directs you toward another path of how you are navigating what we call ‘gender‘. It touches on race, class, abled and disabled bodies, sexual orientation, and more. This is a fantastic guide to helping you figure things out when you live in a world⬇️

Ryle teaches the social construction of gender through a choose your own adventure style. I wasn't just learning about gender, but SPECIFICALLY about being a bisexual white married woman who identifies as "she" living in a disabled body in the United States. I can see it inspiring empathy for others after learning the surprising ways their experiences may be both similar & different. And this is definitely a time we need a little more empathy.