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Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters • 2025
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
3.83
13k+
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance 90%
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
by Torrey Peters 2025
3.83
13k+ ratings
She/He/They/Me
by Robyn Ryle • 2019
Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.
3.40
545
She/He/They/Me Summary
She/He/They/Me 90%
Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.
by Robyn Ryle 2019
3.40
545 ratings
Normal
by Amy Bloom • 2002
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
3.53
526
Normal Summary
Normal 89%
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
by Amy Bloom 2002
3.53
526 ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
3k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body 89%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
Irreversible Damage
by Abigail Shrier • 2020
Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.
4.15
14k+
Irreversible Damage Summary
Irreversible Damage 89%
Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.
by Abigail Shrier 2020
4.15
14k+ ratings
The End of Gender
by Debra Soh • 2020
A sex researcher on why sex is binary and most gender-questioning kids outgrow it.
3.90
3k+
The End of Gender Summary
The End of Gender 89%
A sex researcher on why sex is binary and most gender-questioning kids outgrow it.
by Debra Soh 2020
3.90
3k+ ratings
Beyond the Gender Binary
by Alok Vaid-Menon • 2020
The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.
4.48
13k+
Beyond the Gender Binary Summary
Beyond the Gender Binary 89%
The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.
by Alok Vaid-Menon 2020
4.48
13k+ ratings
Amateur
by Thomas Page McBee • 2018
A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.
4.20
4k+
Amateur Summary
Amateur 88%
A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.
by Thomas Page McBee 2018
4.20
4k+ ratings
The Psychology of Gender
by Gary W. Wood • 2018
The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.
3.71
76
The Psychology of Gender Summary
The Psychology of Gender 88%
The data: men and women are mostly the same, and pretending otherwise hurts everyone, including men.
by Gary W. Wood 2018
3.71
76 ratings
Trans Like Me
by C.N. Lester • 2017
Media distortion and medical myth keep trans lives invisible. A personal unlearning of both.
4.27
2k+
Trans Like Me Summary
Trans Like Me 88%
Media distortion and medical myth keep trans lives invisible. A personal unlearning of both.
by C.N. Lester 2017
4.27
2k+ ratings
Gaga Feminism
by J. Jack Halberstam • 2012
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
3.56
853
Gaga Feminism Summary
Gaga Feminism 88%
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
by J. Jack Halberstam 2012
3.56
853 ratings
Gender Trouble
by Judith Butler • 1989
Gender is not who you are but what you do, repeated until it passes for nature.
4.04
20k+
Gender Trouble Summary
Gender Trouble 88%
Gender is not who you are but what you do, repeated until it passes for nature.
by Judith Butler 1989
4.04
20k+ ratings
Testosterone Rex
by Cordelia Fine • 2017
The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.
3.79
4k+
Testosterone Rex Summary
Testosterone Rex 88%
The familiar story of testosterone-fueled men and cautious women falls apart under real data.
by Cordelia Fine 2017
3.79
4k+ ratings
The Myth of Mars and Venus
by Deborah Cameron • 2007
Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.
4.03
482
The Myth of Mars and Venus Summary
The Myth of Mars and Venus 88%
Verbal ability overlaps 99.75% between sexes. The gender-communication industry is built on noise.
by Deborah Cameron 2007
4.03
482 ratings
Mismeasure of Woman
by Carol Tavris • 1992
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
4.07
431
Mismeasure of Woman Summary
Mismeasure of Woman 88%
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
by Carol Tavris 1992
4.07
431 ratings
Transgender History
by Susan Stryker • 2008
The trans rights battle traces to 1850s dress-code laws. Stonewall was the middle, not the start.
4.22
6k+
Transgender History Summary
Transgender History 88%
The trans rights battle traces to 1850s dress-code laws. Stonewall was the middle, not the start.
by Susan Stryker 2008
4.22
6k+ ratings
Pass with Care
by Cooper Lee Bombardier • 2020
A trans man's essays: the desert, the bar, the body, and the long work of belonging.
4.50
171
Pass with Care Summary
Pass with Care 88%
A trans man's essays: the desert, the bar, the body, and the long work of belonging.
by Cooper Lee Bombardier 2020
4.50
171 ratings
Testosterone
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young • 2019
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
4.06
320
Testosterone Summary
Testosterone 88%
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young 2019
4.06
320 ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 88%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
Walking Practice
by Dolki Min • 2022
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
3.55
7k+
Walking Practice Summary
Walking Practice 87%
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
by Dolki Min 2022
3.55
7k+ ratings
Delusions of Gender
by Cordelia Fine • 2010
The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.
4.08
11k+
Delusions of Gender Summary
Delusions of Gender 87%
The brain science of gender difference, examined closely, collapses. A psychologist explains why.
by Cordelia Fine 2010
4.08
11k+ ratings
A Return to Modesty
by Wendy Shalit • 1998
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
3.79
1k+
A Return to Modesty Summary
A Return to Modesty 87%
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
by Wendy Shalit 1998
3.79
1k+ ratings
We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2012
A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.
4.39
334k+
We Should All Be Feminists Summary
We Should All Be Feminists 87%
A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2012
4.39
334k+ ratings
Nonbinary
by Genesis P-Orridge • 2021
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
4.00
577
Nonbinary Summary
Nonbinary 87%
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
by Genesis P-Orridge 2021
4.00
577 ratings
Sex Matters
by Mona Charen • 2018
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
3.71
331
Sex Matters Summary
Sex Matters 87%
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
by Mona Charen 2018
3.71
331 ratings
The Case of the Female Orgasm
by Elisabeth A. Lloyd • 2005
Female orgasm is nature's spare part: a developmental echo of the penis that science misinterpreted.
3.97
124
The Case of the Female Orgasm Summary
The Case of the Female Orgasm 87%
Female orgasm is nature's spare part: a developmental echo of the penis that science misinterpreted.
by Elisabeth A. Lloyd 2005
3.97
124 ratings
The Manipulated Man
by Esther Vilar • 1971
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
3.58
2k+
The Manipulated Man Summary
The Manipulated Man 87%
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
by Esther Vilar 1971
3.58
2k+ ratings
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary
by Juno Dawson • 2021
The trans and nonbinary guidebook: pronouns, hormones, dating, and the joy of living authentically.
4.32
2k+
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary Summary
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary 87%
The trans and nonbinary guidebook: pronouns, hormones, dating, and the joy of living authentically.
by Juno Dawson 2021
4.32
2k+ ratings
Time to Think
by Hannah Barnes • 2023
A children's gender clinic gave puberty blockers, tracked nothing, and silenced its own staff.
4.33
1k+
Time to Think Summary
Time to Think 87%
A children's gender clinic gave puberty blockers, tracked nothing, and silenced its own staff.
by Hannah Barnes 2023
4.33
1k+ ratings
T
by Carole Hooven • 2021
The hormone that builds muscle and drives desire divides the sexes more cleanly than we admit.
4.01
2k+
T Summary
T 87%
The hormone that builds muscle and drives desire divides the sexes more cleanly than we admit.
by Carole Hooven 2021
4.01
2k+ ratings
The T in LGBT
by Jamie Raines • 2023
A trans man's guide to transition: identity, coming out, hormones, and finding joy.
4.53
1k+
The T in LGBT Summary
The T in LGBT 87%
A trans man's guide to transition: identity, coming out, hormones, and finding joy.
by Jamie Raines 2023
4.53
1k+ ratings
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht
by Susan Dalgety • 2024
Scotland tried to erase the word woman from law. Ordinary women fought back, and a government fell.
4.44
347
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht Summary
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht 87%
Scotland tried to erase the word woman from law. Ordinary women fought back, and a government fell.
by Susan Dalgety 2024
4.44
347 ratings
Black Flame
by Gretchen Felker-Martin • 2025
Restoring a cursed Nazi film, a queer archivist discovers the footage wants to inhabit her.
3.54
4k+
Black Flame Summary
Black Flame 87%
Restoring a cursed Nazi film, a queer archivist discovers the footage wants to inhabit her.
by Gretchen Felker-Martin 2025
3.54
4k+ ratings
What About Men?
by Caitlin Moran • 2023
Boys get no instruction manual for feelings. What a feminist found when she finally asked about men.
3.66
4k+
What About Men? Summary
What About Men? 87%
Boys get no instruction manual for feelings. What a feminist found when she finally asked about men.
by Caitlin Moran 2023
3.66
4k+ ratings
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶
by Chizuko Ueno • 2010
The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.
4.40
919
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶 Summary
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶 87%
The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.
by Chizuko Ueno 2010
4.40
919 ratings
Ace
by Angela Chen • 2020
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
4.34
20k+
Ace Summary
Ace 87%
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
by Angela Chen 2020
4.34
20k+ ratings
Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing
by David Leser • 2021
#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.
4.02
460
Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing Summary
Women, Men, and the Whole Damn Thing 87%
#MeToo revealed the scaffolding of male entitlement. The dismantling depends on men.
by David Leser 2021
4.02
460 ratings
Is There Anything Good About Men?
by Roy F. Baumeister • 2016
The gender gap isn't about privilege. It's about who culture found more useful to sacrifice.
3.74
356
Is There Anything Good About Men? Summary
Is There Anything Good About Men? 87%
The gender gap isn't about privilege. It's about who culture found more useful to sacrifice.
by Roy F. Baumeister 2016
3.74
356 ratings
Becoming Nicole
by Amy Ellis Nutt • 2015
Identical twins, one boy and one girl. A bathroom battle that reached the Maine Supreme Court.
4.22
13k+
Becoming Nicole Summary
Becoming Nicole 87%
Identical twins, one boy and one girl. A bathroom battle that reached the Maine Supreme Court.
by Amy Ellis Nutt 2015
4.22
13k+ ratings
The Feminist Porn Book
by Tristan Taormino • 2012
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
3.98
636
The Feminist Porn Book Summary
The Feminist Porn Book 87%
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
by Tristan Taormino 2012
3.98
636 ratings
Her Body and Other Parties
by Carmen Maria Machado • 2017
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
3.80
109k+
Her Body and Other Parties Summary
Her Body and Other Parties 87%
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
by Carmen Maria Machado 2017
3.80
109k+ ratings
The Macho Paradox
by Jackson Katz • 2006
Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.
4.17
1k+
The Macho Paradox Summary
The Macho Paradox 87%
Men commit the violence, yet it's called a women's issue. A guide for men ready to flip the script.
by Jackson Katz 2006
4.17
1k+ ratings
Is It Ever Just Sex?
by Darian Leader • 2023
A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.
3.37
479
Is It Ever Just Sex? Summary
Is It Ever Just Sex? 87%
A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.
by Darian Leader 2023
3.37
479 ratings
Pornland
by Gail Dines • 2010
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
3.96
2k+
Pornland Summary
Pornland 87%
The porn industry didn't just sell fantasy; it built the scripts now governing real-world intimacy.
by Gail Dines 2010
3.96
2k+ ratings
Deep Secrets
by Niobe Way • 2011
Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.
4.09
207
Deep Secrets Summary
Deep Secrets 87%
Boys describe their male friends with startling tenderness. By eighteen, most have gone silent.
by Niobe Way 2011
4.09
207 ratings
The Psychology Of Women - A Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Vol I
by Helene Deutsch • 1944
Receptivity, self-absorption, pain: the female psyche's three pillars, from girlhood to birth.
3.13
8
The Psychology Of Women - A Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Vol I Summary
The Psychology Of Women - A Psychoanalytic Interpretation - Vol I 87%
Receptivity, self-absorption, pain: the female psyche's three pillars, from girlhood to birth.
by Helene Deutsch 1944
3.13
8 ratings
Brain Sex
by Anne Moir • 1989
Men and women have different brains, wired before birth by hormones, not culture.
3.73
877
Brain Sex Summary
Brain Sex 87%
Men and women have different brains, wired before birth by hormones, not culture.
by Anne Moir 1989
3.73
877 ratings
The Purity Myth
by Jessica Valenti • 2009
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
4.08
9k+
The Purity Myth Summary
The Purity Myth 87%
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
by Jessica Valenti 2009
4.08
9k+ ratings
Modern Misogyny
by Kristin J. Anderson • 2014
A quiet bigotry replaced overt sexism; the illusion of equality makes it harder to fight.
4.14
92
Modern Misogyny Summary
Modern Misogyny 87%
A quiet bigotry replaced overt sexism; the illusion of equality makes it harder to fight.
by Kristin J. Anderson 2014
4.14
92 ratings
The True Life
by Alain Badiou • 2016
A philosopher's diagnosis: boys can't become men, girls lose girlhood; the solution is corruption.
3.61
555
The True Life Summary
The True Life 87%
A philosopher's diagnosis: boys can't become men, girls lose girlhood; the solution is corruption.
by Alain Badiou 2016
3.61
555 ratings
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