A Practical Guide

What do we mean when we say 'relationship'?
How do we separate our needs and desires from norms and expectations?
How can we approach our relationships with mutuality, care and compassion?

This down-to-earth guide is the ultimate companion for anybody who wants to examine their place in the world -- how we relate to ourselves, and others.

With considerations of historical, cultural, and developmental contexts; explorations of relationship diversity as it manifests in queerness, the ace and aro spectrum, non-monogamy and neurodivergence ; and a look towards deeper, compassionate, interdependent ways to relate - this book will help people of all ages, backgrounds and identities explore their relational world.

Weitere Bücher von Meg-John Barker und Alex Iantaffi gibt es hier.

Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities and You

What to Expect When You’re Not Expected to Expect Anything Anymore

Perimenopause and menopause experiences are as unique as all of us who move through them. While there’s no one-size-fits-all, Heather Corinna tells you what can happen and what you can do to take care of yourself, all the while busting pernicious myths, offering real self-care tips – the kind that won’t break the bank or your soul – and running the gamut from hot flashes to hormone therapy.

With practical, clear information and support, inclusive of those with disabilities, queer, transgender, nonbinary and other gender-diverse people, people of colour, working class and others who have long been left out of the discussion, What Fresh Hell Is This? is the cooling pillow and empathetic best friend to help you through the fire.

The Wheel of Consent

Why would most people endure unwanted
or unsatisfying touch rather than speak up for
their own boundaries and desires?

In her framework, The Wheel of Consent®, Dr. Betty Martin traces the fundamental roots of consent to our bodies, how we learned to ignore our desires and needs, and the harm caused when we do not honor our own limits or the limits of others. In a world where the #MeToo movement sheds light on boundary violations, the Wheel of Consent offers a deeply nuanced and precise way to practice consent as an agreement that brings integrity, responsibility, and joy into every interaction.

How to Make Your Practice Inclusive

Sehr empfehlenswertes Buch zum Thema trans* PoC Inklusion mit vielen praktischen Tipps und zu berücksichtigenden Fragestellungen für die Praxis. Für das Buch wurde eine Umfrage gemacht, aus der viel zitiert wird, so dass das Buch viele O-Töne und eine gute Bandbreite an Stimmen enthält. Intersektional angelegt geht das Buch auch auf Klassismus und Behinderung ein und zitiert inter* Aktivist*innen zum Thema Solidarität mit inter* Menschen. U.a. enthält es eine gute Kritik an dem Ausschlusskriterium „keine cis Männer“. Nicht so schön ist die Verwendung des Begriffes trans auch für nicht-binäre, inter* und gender-nichtkonforme Menschen - ein bisschen wettgemacht wird das allerdings dadurch, dass, wenn es um nicht-binäre oder inter* Menschen geht, dies explizit benannt wird.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Providing an accessible and authoritative introduction to issues around People of Colour (POC) trans inclusion, this book uses case studies, tips, checklists and anonymous survey results to set out best practice for any professionals working with trans people to create safer spaces, support and awareness.

Trans people of colour are often excluded because gender and race are treated as separate issues. They are therefore left out from movements and services and in trans and non-binary spaces, their POC identities are overlooked. Choudrey's guide introduces the theory of intersectionality from the start, giving practical tips and steps to ensure that the community as a whole may be represented and creates a safer space for trans people of colour to thrive.

An empowering and self-preserving tool, Supporting Trans People of Colour is an invaluable resource for therapists, counsellors, healthcare professionals, and those working in education and charities, as well as those wanting to make their approach and service more inclusive.

Meg-John Barker über das Buch:

A much needed resource for all individuals, groups and organisations looking to become more inclusive of trans people of colour. After a helpful primer on key concepts and language, Sabah Choudrey succinctly summarises the impact of intersecting axes of oppression, and sets out clearly what we need to do - from self reflection to systemic change - in order to cultivate safer spaces and practices. A deeply helpful and engaging read from start to finish.

Sabah's writing style is accessible, informative and engaging, which is the perfect combination for a book with this mission. Sabah eases you in with succinct and clear explanations of key concepts within intersectionality, and by the end you will feel you have the tools to enact positive change into people's lives around you.

A practical guide for exploring who you are

Ein Handbuch über Gender von den nicht-binären Autor*innen Meg-John Barker und Alex Iantaffi. Es handelt davon, was Gender ist und was für biologische und kulturelle Zuschreibungen es gibt. Zum Nachdenken über die eigene Geschlechtsidentität und zum Verständnis entwickeln für die Geschlechtsidentitäten anderer, mit vielen Beispielen und Übungen, die - falls gewünscht, auch gemeinsam in der Gruppe gemacht werden können.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Have you ever questioned your own gender identity? Do you know somebody who is transgender or who identifies as non-binary? Do you ever feel confused when people talk about gender diversity?

This down-to-earth guide is for anybody who wants to know more about gender, from its biology, history and sociology, to how it plays a role in our relationships and interactions with family, friends, partners and strangers. It looks at practical ways people can express their own gender, and will help you to understand people whose gender might be different from your own. With activities and points for reflection throughout, this book will help people of all genders engage with gender diversity and explore the ideas in the book in relation to their own lived experiences.

Weitere Bücher von Meg-John Barker und Alex Iantaffi gibt es hier.

A Creative Self-Help Guide Using CBT, CFT and DBT

Sehr empfehlenswertes Buch mit vielen Übungen und Beispielen. Sexueller Orientierung und geschlechlichte Identität werden von Buchanfang an beide einbezogen. Die Kapitel können unabhängig voneinenander gelesen werden. Lediglich das Kapitel “Queer mental health: the basics” ist in jedem Fall gut zu lesen, da es eine Einführung zu die Übungen im Buch gibt – und es erklärt einfach und anhand von Beispielen, worauf wir achten können, damit es uns gut geht, was unsere Gedanken und unser Verhalten wie beeinflusst, und wie wir uns Ziele setzen können. Es gibt Kapitel zu queerer Identität, Selbstakzeptanz, Beziehungen (mit Partner*innen, aber auch allgemein mit anderen Menschen), Mehrfachdiskriminierung und Privilegien und zu verschiedenen Themen rund um mentale Gesundheit, darunter Traumata, Schlaf, Ess-Störungen, Scham und Selbstverletzungen.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

'A privilege to read, a pleasure to endorse' PROFESSOR TANYA BYRON
'This book completely bowled me over' DOMINIC DAVIES
'A super comprehensive book' MEG-JOHN BARKER

To be queer is to feel different - a felt sense that you don't fit in. This can be alienating and difficult and lead to mental health challenges and lower wellbeing throughout life. Using a range of therapeutic approaches, this comprehensive, down-to-earth self-help workbook is designed to be your personal mental health resource. It is filled with techniques and activities you can read, tailor and 'pick and mix' to improve your wellbeing as a queer person, at your pace.

The workbook is split into two sections - the first part focusses on laying the groundwork by exploring identity, psychological wellbeing, and mental health experiences in order to situate mental health challenges in context and improve overall mental health. The second half hones in on ideas and techniques applicable to specific challenges and situations. It explores difficult topics such as anxiety, low self-esteem, eating disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation, shame, trauma, substance abuse, sleep, and low mood, all whilst maintaining a focus on your needs as a queer individual.

Empowering and reassuring, and written by an experienced queer mental health practitioner, this one-of-a-kind workbook will help you to flourish as a queer person and begin to overcome any challenge.

In this inspiring self-help handbook, a trans activist dares us to be the change we want to see—both out in the world, and amongst our closest connections.

Lifelong activist and educator Dean Spade dares us to decide that our interpersonal actions are not separate from our politics of liberation and resistance. Many activist projects and resistance groups fall apart because people treat each other poorly, trying desperately to live out the cultural myths about dating and relationships that we are fed from an early age.

How do we divest from the idea that one romantic partner will be the solution to all our problems? How do we bring our best thinking about freedom and justice into step with our desires for healing and connection?

Love in a F*cked-Up World is a resounding call to action and a practical manifesto for how to combat cultural scripts and take our relationships into our own hands, preparing us for the work of changing the world.

Dean Spade has worked for twenty-five years as a leading voice for trans liberation, prison abolition, and mutual aid, and has been interviewed by Bloomberg TV, Democracy Now, the Nation, the Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast, and countless other media outlets. He teaches at the Seattle University School of Law.

Weitere Bücher von Dean Spade gibt es hier.

Preislich reduziert wegen Knicken in den Ecken von ein paar Seiten.

A Practical Guide

What do we mean when we say 'relationship'?
How do we separate our needs and desires from norms and expectations?
How can we approach our relationships with mutuality, care and compassion?

This down-to-earth guide is the ultimate companion for anybody who wants to examine their place in the world -- how we relate to ourselves, and others.

With considerations of historical, cultural, and developmental contexts; explorations of relationship diversity as it manifests in queerness, the ace and aro spectrum, non-monogamy and neurodivergence ; and a look towards deeper, compassionate, interdependent ways to relate - this book will help people of all ages, backgrounds and identities explore their relational world.

Weitere Bücher von Meg-John Barker und Alex Iantaffi gibt es hier.

Abolitionist Ethics for Transfeminist Worlds

'Femme' describes a constellation of queer, gendered expressions that uproot expectations of what it means to be feminine. Building upon experiences of transformation, belonging and harm, this book is a transfeminist call for collective liberation.

Trans Femme Futures envisions the future through everyday actions that revolutionise our lives. Nat Raha and Mijke van der Drift discuss struggles around trans healthcare, the need for collectives over institutions, the importance of mutual care, and transfeminism as abolition.

The authors show how social change can be achieved through transformative practices that allow queer life to thrive in a time of climate, health, political and economic crises.

Navigating Menopause for Trans, Gender-Nonconforming, Genderfluid, and Other Queer-Bodied Folx

A queer, gender-affirming guide to navigating menopause—find gender euphoria, learn how to advocate for your healthcare, and empower yourself

Prompts, tools, and expert wisdom for living well through menopause and beyond

The diverse menopause experiences of nonbinary, trans, and other queerbodied individuals have been overlooked—and actively invisibilized—for far too long. Genderqueer Menopause is an indisputable and empowering resource for those navigating symptoms and seeking gender-affirming care during the menopause transition.

Author, menopause doula and coach, and genderqueer educator Lasara Firefox Allen, MSW, pushes back against the norms of mainstream menopause care, asserting that menopause should not—and will not—be suffered in silence. They help you:

• Gain tools to enhance your awareness of premenopausal, perimenopausal, menopausal, and postmenopausal life
• Reframe negative beliefs and internalized bias
• Push back against heteronormative medical standards of care
• Manage symptoms like brain fog, sleep problems, and genitourinary and menstrual changes
• Hear from the voices of trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people
• Demystify menopause and define your own experience

Allen’s perspective centers the genderqueer experience and the community’s needs from an affirming frame. Genderqueer Menopause challenges conventional narratives surrounding menopause and guides readers through this life transition using practical resources and exercises.

Genderqueer Menopause is a powerful resource for gender expansive folx to empower themselves, find relief, and gain support. Menopause can be a time of both grief and celebration for many of those in the trans, nonbinary, and genderqueer communities. Use this book to ease the process and live well.

90+ Scenarios and Questions to Define Boundaries and Make Polyamory Work for You

Finding what works for you in non-monogamy is highly personal and contextual - it can be tricky to know where your own boundaries lie. Quite often, we don't know we want a boundary somewhere, until it has already been crossed. This journal is designed to help you explore and anticipate potential needs and conflicts - perhaps before they've even arisen!

Within these pages are dozens of scenarios to explore, themed around Boundaries, Structure, Emotions, Compromises, Sexuality and Infidelity. With topics that include meeting and managing metamours, beginning relationships with infidelity, cowpoking, sexual health, One Penis Policies, compersion, first nights together - and so many more - this is the perfect companion for working out your own unique approach to non-monogamy.

Weitere Bücher von Lola Phoenix gibt es hier.

How to Overcome Your Doubts and Find Your Authentic Self.

Dieses Buch legt gut dar, warum manche Menschen sich nicht trans* genug fühlen und enthält viele Infos, die helfen können, dieses Gefühl zu überwinden. Diskutiert werden: internalisierte Trans*feindlichkeit, Gechlecht als gesellschaftlich konstruiert (und zwar im Sinne vom körperlichen wie auch vom sozialen Geschlecht), mögliche Krisen während der Transition, Auswirkungen vom Leben in einer trans*feindlichen Gesellschaft, gesellschaftliche Erwartungen und Ausübung von Druck (sowohl von cis wie auch von trans* Personen), Beziehungen und einiges mehr. Am Ende gibt es Tipps zum Umgang mit Menschen, die meinen, Dein Geschlecht thematisieren zu müssen oder Dich als Repräsentant*in der trans* Community sehen wollen. – Das Buch subsumiert nichtbinäre Menschen zwar unter dem Begriff trans*, unterscheidet, dann aber im Einzelnen, wann es um binär trans* und nichtbinäre geht.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Am I Trans Enough? The answer is undoubtably yes. You are.

Alo Johnston has been where you are. From watching every transition story on YouTube and navigating online message boards for answers to finally starting testosterone and transitioning himself, he now walks alongside you every step of the way to guide you towards acceptance of who you truly are.

Born out of thousands of hours of research and conversations with hundreds of trans people, Am I Trans Enough? digs deep into internalized transphobia and the historical narratives that fuel it. It unveils what happens after you come out, or begin questioning living as a trans person, in a world that works against you.

Use this book as a space to engage with your fears and explore your doubts without the pressure of needing to be a perfect trans representative. If you are just beginning your trans journey, are twenty years into transition or have no idea if you are even trans at all, this book will help you to become your most authentic self.

The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity

I enjoyed this so much. The author is a trans non-binary autist itself and the whole book is written based on expertise from self-experience, interviews with other autistic people and research. Very well structured, the books looks into the pitfalls of social expectations of marginalised people on the spectrum and addresses specifically their experiences, showing how the trope of "Rain-man" as a stereotypical autist hurts all, but mainly makes many autistic experiences invisible. Therefore this book highlights and also explains the every day discrimination and struggle they face. The book addresses directly and with lots of first voices the experiences of trans, genderqueer, BIPoC, and multiple disabled autists. It is not only a great resource for autists, but also for allistics, who want to understand and learn more about diverse autistic experiences. (Rezi von flo)

Verlagsbeschreibung

Have you, a friend or family member been living with undiagnosed autism?

For every visibly Autistic person you meet, there are countless ‘masked’ people who pass as neurotypical. They don’t fit the stereotypical mould of Autism and are often forced by necessity to mask who they are, spending their entire lives trying to hide their Autistic traits. In particular, there is evidence that Autism remains significantly undiagnosed in women, people of colour, trans and gender non-conforming people, many of whom are only now starting to recognise those traits later in life.

Blending cutting-edge research, personal insights and practical exercises for self-expression, Dr Devon Price examines the phenomenon of ‘masking’, making a passionate argument for radical authenticity and non-conformity. A powerful call for change, Unmasking Autism gifts its readers with the tools to uncover their true selves and build a new society – one where everyone can thrive on their own terms.

Weitere Sachbücher zu Autismus und Romane mit autistischen Charakteren findet Ihr hier.

The Ultimate Workbook and Journal for LGBTQIA+ Teens on the Spectrum

This affirming and compassionate workbook is the perfect companion to Queerly Autistic, the bestselling guide for LGBTQIA+ autistic teens from Erin Ekins.

In Queerly Autistic, Erin Ekins opened conversations around gender, sexuality, relationships and exploring your identity as a queer autistic teen. Now, in this workbook, she empowers you to take a hands-on approach to figuring out how these topics relate to you.

Full of creative activities, games, quizzes and journal prompts, this workbook is designed to help you understand and express yourself. It covers topics from different identities, LGBTQIA+ media and spaces to navigating difficult conversations around coming out, transitioning and consent.

With advice and guidance from sample scripts to resource lists, this book will support you as you discover yourself and your place in the queer community.

A Practical Guide.

Frances Reed, LMT bzw. Licensed Massage Therapist, (they/them) greift in diesem Buch auf die eigenen Erfahrungen mit Bindern wie auch auf 10 Jahre Erfahrung zurück, in denen Frances Self-Care-Kurse zum Binder-Tragen gegeben hat und Menschen behandelt hat, die Binder tragen. Während wir gefühlt überall zu lesen und hören bekommen, dass Abbinden Risiken birgt, wird hier anschaulich und detailliert erklärt, worin diese liegen; was wir tun können, um sie zu minimieren und gegenzusteuern; und gleichzeitig wird die Euphorie, die Binder für viele bedeuten, anerkannt und gefeiert.

Es gibt Erklärungen, was im Körper während des Abbindens passiert; jede Menge Tipps für sichereres Abbinden bei unterschiedlichen Sportarten, weiteren Aktivitäten und Vorerkrankungen; auf was für Anzeichen und Symptome geachtet werden sollte; was vorbeugend und akut bei Problemen getan werden kann; und Tipps für Unterredungen übers Binden mit Ärzt*innen und Therapeut*innen. Außerdem gibt es 23 illustrierte Übungen für betroffene Körperteile, die das Tragen eines Binders bei spezifischen Symptomen erleichtern können.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Binding is a crucial strategy in many transgender and non-binary people's lives for coping with gender dysphoria, yet the vast majority of those who bind report some negative physical symptoms. Written by Frances Reed, a licensed bodywork and massage therapist specialising in gender transition, this comprehensive guide helps you make the healthiest choices from the very start of your binding journey.

Including guidance for choosing the right binder, approaching your first bind, an overview of potential health risks and complications, a range of self-massage and self-fascial release exercises to minimize pain and dysphoria, as well as tips and tricks for exercising safely in a binder - this is the ultimate resource for anyone that practices chest binding.

Preislich reduziert wegen kleinem Knick in Coverecke und einigen Seiten.

How to Make Your Practice Inclusive

Sehr empfehlenswertes Buch zum Thema trans* PoC Inklusion mit vielen praktischen Tipps und zu berücksichtigenden Fragestellungen für die Praxis. Für das Buch wurde eine Umfrage gemacht, aus der viel zitiert wird, so dass das Buch viele O-Töne und eine gute Bandbreite an Stimmen enthält. Intersektional angelegt geht das Buch auch auf Klassismus und Behinderung ein und zitiert inter* Aktivist*innen zum Thema Solidarität mit inter* Menschen. U.a. enthält es eine gute Kritik an dem Ausschlusskriterium „keine cis Männer“. Nicht so schön ist die Verwendung des Begriffes trans auch für nicht-binäre, inter* und gender-nichtkonforme Menschen - ein bisschen wettgemacht wird das allerdings dadurch, dass, wenn es um nicht-binäre oder inter* Menschen geht, dies explizit benannt wird. Verlagsbeschreibung:

Providing an accessible and authoritative introduction to issues around People of Colour (POC) trans inclusion, this book uses case studies, tips, checklists and anonymous survey results to set out best practice for any professionals working with trans people to create safer spaces, support and awareness.

Trans people of colour are often excluded because gender and race are treated as separate issues. They are therefore left out from movements and services and in trans and non-binary spaces, their POC identities are overlooked. Choudrey's guide introduces the theory of intersectionality from the start, giving practical tips and steps to ensure that the community as a whole may be represented and creates a safer space for trans people of colour to thrive.

An empowering and self-preserving tool, Supporting Trans People of Colour is an invaluable resource for therapists, counsellors, healthcare professionals, and those working in education and charities, as well as those wanting to make their approach and service more inclusive.

Meg-John Barker über das Buch:

A much needed resource for all individuals, groups and organisations looking to become more inclusive of trans people of colour. After a helpful primer on key concepts and language, Sabah Choudrey succinctly summarises the impact of intersecting axes of oppression, and sets out clearly what we need to do - from self reflection to systemic change - in order to cultivate safer spaces and practices. A deeply helpful and engaging read from start to finish.

Sabah's writing style is accessible, informative and engaging, which is the perfect combination for a book with this mission. Sabah eases you in with succinct and clear explanations of key concepts within intersectionality, and by the end you will feel you have the tools to enact positive change into people's lives around you.

An ACT Workbook for Trans and Non-Binary People

Dieses gut erarbeitete Workbook von Alex Stitt – selbst nichtbinär und in der Beratung für mentale Gesundheit tätig – für trans* und nichbinäre Menschen basiert auf der Akzeptanz- und Commitmenttherapie (ACT). Nach einer kurzen, verständlich geschriebenen Einführung in ACT, gibt es Kapitel zu den Themen Akzeptanz, Gender, Werten, Coming-out, Geschlechtsausdruck, Kommunikation und geschlechtsbestätigende Behandlungen. Dabei wechseln sich informative und zum Nachdenken anregende Texte mit Fragen ab, jeweils mit Antworten zum Ankreuzen oder Platz zum Schreiben. Warnung: Es können triggerende Erinnerungen hervorgerufen werden.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Sometimes it is difficult to identify and express our genuine gender identity. When we don't fit the ideal, the gender role, or the social script, we can feel trapped in ourselves. This "stuck" feeling is often reinforced by intrusive thoughts, mental rigidity, and self-judgement. Where do you even begin?

Non-binary counselor, Alex Stitt, lays the foundations for addressing these feelings with reflective exercises and activities rooted in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) that help you understand what gender is, the spectrum of different gender identities, how to identify and accept your gender, coming out, self-actualization and much more.

This interactive and humanizing workbook will help you identify your values so you can accept and embody what's most important to you in your gender exploration.

A Coloring Book and Journal for Trans and Non-Binary People

Ein empowerendes Buch für trans* und nichbinäre Personen mit Übungen zum Reinschreiben (oder Aufsagen oder Singen, wenn das bevorzugt ist) und mit Seiten zum Be- und Ausmalen. Theo Nicole Lorenz, selbst nicht-binär mit Pronomen they, beginnt das Buch mit den Prämissen, dass jede Person über ihre eigene Geschlechtsidentität am besten Bescheid weiß und dass diese sich jederzeit ändern und in Entwicklung sein kann. Entsprechend präsentiert Lorenz keine vorgefertigten Lösungen, sondern führt als „tour guide“ durch die Übungen. In diesen geht es u. a. um die Stärkung des Selbstwertgefühls, Körperveränderungen, Dysphorien, Coming-Out-Situationen, Grenzen setzen, sich Hilfe zu holen.
Lorenz erzählt dabei viel von eigenen Erfahrungen erzählt und wie they mit bestimmten Gefühlen oder Situationen umgegangen ist und gibt Tipps, wie wir diese Übungen mit in den Alltag nehmen können und um in anstrengenden Situationen Stress abzubauen. (Rezi von Anton)

Verlagsbeschreibung:

If you're transgender, non-binary, or any other gender under the wide and wonderful trans umbrella, this book is for you. A creative journal and workbook with a difference, this book combines coloring pages celebrating trans identity, beauty and relationships, with practical advice, journaling prompts and space for reflection to promote self-affirmation and wellbeing.

Drawing on CBT and mindfulness techniques, the book covers topics including body positivity and neutrality, coming out, euphoria and dysphoria, building new friendships and navigating relationships with your friends and family, and is the go-to resource for anybody who has ever felt the pressure to conform to a singular definition or narrative.

Theo Nicole Lorenz's heart-warming and empowering illustrations of trans people will provide reassurance that you are never alone, and are a reminder to always treat yourself kindly.

Weitere Workbooks gibt es hier und Bücher, Heftchen und Zines zum Ausmalen und Reinschreiben für Kinder und Erwachsene hier.

Geschrieben von einem autistischen, trans Mann und einer autistischen, nicht-binären Person für "trans and gender diverse autististic adults" - anders als der Titel vermuten lässt, richtet sich das Buch somit auch an nicht-binäre Erwachsene. Mit Forschungsergebnissen und praktischen Ratschlägen aufgrund der Erfahrungen der Autor*innen.

Weitere Bücher zu Autismus oder mit autistischen Charakteren findet Ihr hier.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

This essential survival guide gives autistic trans and/or non-binary adults all the tools and strategies they need to live as their very best self.

Blending personal accounts with evidence-based insights and up-to-date information, and written from a perspective of empowerment and self-acceptance, the book promotes pride, strength and authenticity, covering topics including self-advocacy, mental health and camouflaging and masking as well as key moments in life such as coming out or transitioning socially and/or physically.

Written by two leading autistic trans activists, this book honestly charts what life is like as an autistic trans person and is vital, life-affirming reading.

Preislich reduziert wegen Knicken im Cover und mehreren Seiten sowie kleiner Eindellung oder auf Schnittkanten.

A practical guide for exploring who you are

Ein Handbuch über Gender von den nicht-binären Autor*innen Meg-John Barker und Alex Iantaffi. Es handelt davon, was Gender ist und was für biologische und kulturelle Zuschreibungen es gibt. Zum Nachdenken über die eigene Geschlechtsidentität und zum Verständnis entwickeln für die Geschlechtsidentitäten anderer, mit vielen Beispielen und Übungen, die - falls gewünscht, auch gemeinsam in der Gruppe gemacht werden können.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

Have you ever questioned your own gender identity? Do you know somebody who is transgender or who identifies as non-binary? Do you ever feel confused when people talk about gender diversity?

This down-to-earth guide is for anybody who wants to know more about gender, from its biology, history and sociology, to how it plays a role in our relationships and interactions with family, friends, partners and strangers. It looks at practical ways people can express their own gender, and will help you to understand people whose gender might be different from your own. With activities and points for reflection throughout, this book will help people of all genders engage with gender diversity and explore the ideas in the book in relation to their own lived experiences.

Weitere Bücher von Meg-John Barker und Alex Iantaffi gibt es hier.

The Ultimate Guide For LGBTQIA+ Teens On The Spectrum

Geschrieben von einem queerer, bisexuellen, autistischen Person, die sich so ein Buch gewünscht hätte, während ihres Coming-Outs. Für Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene, die queer und autistisch sind oder Menschen kennen, die es sind. Mit Kapiteln in denen folgende Begriffe und Themen eingeführt werden und es jede Menge Tipps gibt: LGBTQIA+, Sexualität, Gender, Coming-Out, Transitionieren, queeren Beziehungen und Freund*innenschaften, Sex, queeren Räumen und Umgang mit Feindlichkeiten. Weitere Bücher zu Autismus oder mit autistischen Charakteren findet Ihr hier.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

In this empowering and honest guide for LGBTQIA+ autistic teens, Erin Ekins gives you all the tools you need to figure out and explore your gender identity and sexuality.

From coming out to friends and family, staying safe in relationships and practicing safe sex, through to self-care and coping with bullying, being out and about in the LGBTQIA+ community and undergoing gender transition, this book is filled with essential information, advice, support and resources to help you on your journey, and also works as a primer on all things LGBTQIA+ for non-autistic teens who are just figuring it all out.

Written by an inspirational autistic queer woman, this is a must-read for every autistic teen wanting to live their very best queer life.

Ein preislich reduziertes Exemplar wegen Dellen am und neben dem oberen Buchrücken.

A Guided Journal for Teens Understanding of Gender

Ein Buch zum Reinschreiben mit empowernden und zu Reflektion anregenden Fragen zu Deinem Coming-Out, Gender, Transitionszielen, der Trans*-Community und Deinen Wünschen - und viel Platz für Antworten. Danach folgt ein 31-Tage Doodle Challenge mit 31 Stichworten, die zur Recherche anregen sollen und Platz für eine Definition des Begriffs sowie für Zeichungen und Kritzeleien, die diese in Dir hervorrufen. Verlagsbeschreibung:

A Queer Guided Journal on Finding Your Allies, Demanding Liberation, and Using Your Voice (Finding Yourself; Fighting Transphobia and the Gender Binary; LGBT Issues) (Ages 14-18)

Write down every thought, every feeling, and every doodle that pops into your mind with this high-quality guided journal destined to be your safe space as you navigate your gender journey.

A witty introduction to Milo Stewart. The start of this journal gives an up close and personal seat to Milo Stewart’s start as a pansexual teen in the hallways of their middle school in Ankeny, Iowa. It is there, where they discover transgender teens are everywhere, living, breathing, and thriving in mundane and ordinary spaces, and where they come into their nonbinary and trans identities

Questions, resources, and prompts to get you thinking. Write down your own experiences with questions and guided journal prompts written to get you to reflect in a safe space. Write about your sexual identity, gender identity, and finally discover yourself. Reflect on who you’ve been and who you want to be, embrace yourself in a whole new way; finding yourself is the goal!

Inside, you’ll find:

• Resources and thought-provoking journal prompts to get you to unleash and discover yourself
• High-quality blank pages to write down your thoughts, feelings, and stories all throughout the book
• Milo Stewart’s compelling true-life story and brief inklings on gender expansive identities, transphobia, media representation and transgender liberation

A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I've Learned the Hard Way about Caring For People, Including Myself

trans* Autor und Schreibender für einen Kummerkasten gibt wertvolle Tipps zu wichtigen Themen des Lebens, darunter: Entscheidungsfindung, Kritik üben und annehmen, Hilfe anbieten, Entschuldigungen, wie und wann Meinungsverschiedenheiten ohne Streit machbar sein können, zum Umgang von dem Ende von Beziehungen, zur richtigen Verwendung von Namen und Pronomen, wie mensch ein*er gut*er Verbündet*er sein kann, zum Umgang mit Überforderung, wenn alles zu viel scheint u. v. m. Dazu gibt es auf jeder Seite etwa so viel - und wunderschöne und erklärende - Illustrationen wie Text.

Verlagsbeschreibung gefolgt vom Inhaltsverzeichnis:

S. Bear Bergman's illustrated guide to practical advice for the modern age, filtered through a queer lens.

As an author, educator, and public speaker, S. Bear Bergman has documented his experience as, among other things, a trans parent, with wit and aplomb. He also writes the advice column "Asking Bear," in which he answers crucial questions about how best to make our collective way through the world.

Featuring disarming illustrations by Saul Freedman-Lawson, Special Topics in Being a Human elaborates on "Asking Bear"'s premise: a gentle, witty, and insightful book of practical advice for the modern age. It offers Dad advice and Jewish bubbe wisdom, all filtered through a queer lens, to help you navigate some of the complexities of life - from how to make big decisions or make a good apology, to how to get someone's new name and pronouns right as quickly as possible, to how to gracefully navigate a breakup. With warmth and candor, Special Topics in Being a Human calls out social inequities and injustices in traditional advice-giving, validates your feelings, asks a lot of questions, and tries to help you be your best possible self with kindness, compassion, and humour.

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Live your best, unashamedly unmasked Autistic life with this invaluable resource featuring tools for navigating friendships, family, work, love, and life, from the author of Unmasking Autism.

So you’ve discovered what ‘masking’ is, how you’re doing it, and the potential of embracing your neurodiversity. Now what?

Most masked Autistics have spent a lifetime being told how to perform neurotypically: how to behave, how to carry themselves, what to feel, and how to live. With his previous book, Unmasking Autism, Dr. Devon Price has given them the space and confidence to unmask and embrace their neurodiversity. But no matter where you are in the unmasking process, there is still work to be done. Because Autistic people often fear change, struggle to process unfamiliar situations, and have trauma histories that have conditioned them to avoid conflict, they don’t always know how to transform their inner revelations into outer realities. They need more than internal healing – they need practical tools to translate acceptance into assertiveness and interpersonal effectiveness.

In this book, Devon Price helps you advocate for your needs and invent new ways of living, loving and being that work for you, using five key skills:

· Acceptance of change, loss, and uncertainty
· Engagement in productive conflict, discussion, and disagreement
· Transgression of unfair rules, demands, and social expectations
· Tolerance of distress, disagreement, or being disliked
· Creation of new accommodations, relationship structures, and new ways of living

With powerful insights and transformative resources, Unmasking for Life is a practical guide to living a fully realised Autistic life.

Weitere Sachbücher zu Autismus und Romane mit autistischen Charakteren findet Ihr hier.

Von der Befreiung, die eigene Neurodivergenz zu akzeptieren und autistische Symptome nicht länger zu unterdrücken

Das Buch hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Autor*in Devon Pride ist eine trans nicht-binäre autistische Person, und das gesamte Buch basiert auf Fachwissen aus eigener Erfahrung, Interviews mit anderen autistischen Menschen und Forschungsergebnissen. Das Buch ist sehr gut strukturiert und beleuchtet die Fallstricke sozialer Erwartungen an marginalisierte Menschen im Autismus-Spektrum. Es geht speziell auf deren Erfahrungen ein und zeigt, wie das Klischee des „Rain Man“ als stereotyper Autist allen schadet, vor allem aber viele autistische Erfahrungen unsichtbar macht.

Daher beleuchtet und erklärt dieses Buch die alltägliche Diskriminierung und die Kämpfe, denen sie ausgesetzt sind. Das Buch thematisiert direkt und anhand zahlreicher Erfahrungsberichte aus erster Hand die Erfahrungen von trans, genderqueeren, BIPoC und mehrfach behinderten Autist*innen. Es ist nicht nur eine großartige Informationsquelle für Autist*innen, sondern auch für Nicht-Autist*innen, die die vielfältigen Erfahrungen von Autisten besser verstehen und mehr darüber erfahren möchten. (Rezi von flo)

Verlagsbeschreibung

Auf jede erkennbar autistische Person, die uns begegnet, kommen unzählige verborgene Autistinnen und Autisten, die als neurotypisch durchgehen, weil sie ihre Symptome gekonnt überspielen. Diese sogenannte Maskierung, die Unterdrückung erkennbar autistischer Züge, um sich den gesellschaftlichen Normen anzupassen, ist eine gängige Bewältigungsstrategie. Dazu gehört, dass eigentlich harmlose Stimmungen unterdrückt und Kommunikationsprobleme ignoriert werden, Betroffene sich als bescheiden und sanftmütig präsentieren und sich in Situationen zwingen, die starke Ängste auslösen, damit sie nicht als hilflos oder seltsam angesehen werden. Maskierung führt dazu, dass Autismus oft erst spät erkannt wird, nicht selten im Erwachsenenalter wie bei Dr. Devon Price – und sie geht auf Kosten der psychischen Gesundheit mit Folgen bis hin zum Burnout.

In Verborgener Autismus teilt Dr. Devon Price seine persönlichen Erfahrungen mit der Maskierung und verbindet Geschichte, sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung und echte Fallbeispiele, um die Geschichte der Neurodivergenz aus einer Insiderperspektive heraus neu zu erzählen. Für Dr. Price und viele andere ist Autismus eine Quelle der Einzigartigkeit und Schönheit. Leider bedeutet das Leben in einer neurotypischen Welt, dass er auch eine Quelle der Entfremdung und des Schmerzes sein kann. Die meisten verborgenen Autisten leiden still jahrzehntelang, bevor sie entdecken, wer sie wirklich sind. Viele werden aufgrund ihrer Ethnie, ihres Geschlechts, ihrer sexuellen Orientierung, ihrer Klasse und anderer Faktoren zusätzlich an den Rand gedrängt, was ihr Leiden und ihre Unsichtbarkeit noch erhöht. Dr. Price legt mit diesem bahnbrechenden Buch den Grundstein für die Demaskierung und bietet Übungen an, die zur authentischen Selbstentfaltung ermutigen, die sich etwa darin zeigt:

• besondere Interessen zu zelebrieren,
• autistische Beziehungen zu kultivieren,
• autistische Stereotype zu hinterfragen,
• und die eigenen Werte wiederzuentdecken.
  Es ist an der Zeit, die Bedürfnisse, die Vielfalt und die einzigartigen
  Stärken autistischer Menschen zu würdigen, damit sie sich nicht länger
  verstecken müssen – und es ist an der Zeit für eine größere öffentliche
  Akzeptanz. Indem wir Neurodiversität annehmen, können wir alle von den
  Vorteilen der Nonkonformität profitieren und lernen, authentisch zu
  leben, Autisten und Neurotypische gleichermaßen.

Weitere Sachbücher zu Autismus und Romane mit autistischen Charakteren findet Ihr hier.

A first-of-its-kind practical guide to achieving gender freedom with joy, curiosity, and pleasure for transgender and non-binary individuals, gender explorers, and those who love them—perfect for readers of The Body is Not an Apology and Pleasure Activism.

Taking everything they know from more than a decade of working with the queer and trans community, their personal journey of gender exploration, and clinical best practices, licensed therapist, coach, and speaker Rae McDaniel created the Gender Freedom Model. A uniquely supportive narrative for gender exploration and transition grounded in queer joy, their nine-pillar model has helped thousands of transgender and nonbinary individuals explore gender through play, pleasure, and freedom. And now, it can help you too.

Whether you're transgender, non-binary, cisgender, or still exploring, this compassionate and practical guide will help you experience your gender in new, expansive ways by teaching:

• How to move from anxiety, self-doubt, and fear to a confident, proactive state of mind.
• How to navigate discomfort and celebrate your inherent worth as you develop genuine self-love.
• How to design relationships, community, and a sex life that lights you up.
• Practical tools to align your gender identity and expression with your most authentic self through play, pleasure, and possibility.

Brimming with warmth, celebration, and practical advice Gender Magic is essential reading for anyone who yearns to step into their fullest self and imagine a life beyond gender binaries. Because you—yes YOU—are magic.

Letters to Lost Souls

Mit dieser sehr empfehlenswerten Sammlung poetischer Briefe voller Liebe, Schmerz, Trauer, Wut, Hoffnung und Vergebung richtet sich Kai Cheng Tom an ihre trans* femininen Schwestern, aber auch an Menschen, die sie verletzt haben oder ihr und anderen in Feindseligkeit begegnet sind.

/ In this highly recommendable collection of poetic letters full of love, pain, sadness, anger, hope and forgiveness, Kai Cheng Tom speaks to her trans* feminine sisters, but also people who have hurt her or have been hostile towards her and others. (Rezi von Anton)

Verlagsbeschreibung:

A national bestseller in Canada, hailed by The New York Times as an “intimate expression of self-acceptance and forgiveness, tenderly written to fellow trans women and others.”

What happens when we imagine loving the people—and the parts of ourselves—that we do not believe are worthy of love?

Kai Cheng Thom grew up a Chinese Canadian transgender girl in a hostile world. As an activist, psychotherapist, conflict mediator, and spiritual healer, she’s always pursued the same deeply personal mission: to embrace the revolutionary belief that every human being, no matter how hateful or horrible, is intrinsically sacred.

But then Kai Cheng found herself in a crisis of faith, overwhelmed by the viciousness with which people treated one another, and barely clinging to the values and ideals she’d built her life around: justice, hope, love, and healing. Rather than succumb to despair and cynicism, she gathered all her rage and grief and took one last leap of faith: she wrote. Whether prayers or spells or poems—and whether there’s a difference—she wrote to affirm the outcasts and runaways she calls her kin. She wrote to flawed but nonetheless lovable men, to people with good intentions who harm their own, to racists and transphobes seemingly beyond saving. What emerged was a blueprint for falling back in love with being human.

Weitere Bücher von Kai Cheng Thom findet ihr hier.

How Rejecting Self-Blame Culture Gives Us Real Power

How many times a day do you feel shame? Struggling to pay the bills; buying a top made in a sweatshop; reading the news and feeling – yet again – a powerlessness to the point of apathy?

In this bold and transformative manifesto, social psychologist and author of Unmasking Autism Dr Devon Price takes an in-depth look at shame and the role it plays in our lives. Price identifies something called ‘Systemic Shame’: the powerful self-message that says I am to blame for my circumstances. He explores how it traps us into fighting unwinnable battles and judging others for their failures, and how it especially affects those who are already vulnerable because they’re carrying shame from a difficult past or a complicated sense of self-esteem. By unpacking the concept of ‘Systemic Shame’, this radically positive book shows that there is no such thing as becoming ‘good enough’ to be deserving of love; we must claim acceptance for ourselves.

Blending the latest social psychology, personal insights and empowering practical exercises, Unlearning Shame is a transformative guide to overcoming self-blame, unlocking self-worth and taking control of your future.

Weitere Bücher von Devon Pride gibt es hier.

A Handbook for Bisexual, Pansexual and M-Spec Men.

Dieses Handbuch räumt auf mit Vorurteilen, Mythen und Unwahrheiten (auch innerhalb der LGBTQIA+ community) über Bi-, Poly-, Omni- und Pansexualität und alle, die sich zu mehr als einem Geschlecht hingezogen fühlen. Vaneet Mehta schreibt über die mangelnde und meist negative Repräsentation und deren Auswirkungen. Es gibt Erfahrungsberichte, Tipps und Ratschläge zum Coming-Out in unterschiedlichen Settings, zu Dating, Beziehungen, Gesundheit und Erfahrungen mit dem Gesundheitssystem. Hierfür wurden über 50 Menschen interviewt, darunter viele trans*, nichtbinäre, genderqueere und genderfluide Personen, People of Colour und und Personen auf dem asexuellen und aromantischen Spektrum.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

"You're just being greedy."
"Are you sure you're not gay?"
"Pick a side."

Being a bisexual man isn't easy - something Vaneet Mehta knows all too well. After spending more than a decade figuring out his identity, Vaneet's coming out was met with questioning, ridicule and erasure. This experience inspired Vaneet to create the viral #BisexualMenExist campaign, combatting the hate and scepticism m-spec (multi-gender attracted spectrum) men encounter, and helping others who felt similarly alone and trapped.

This powerful book is an extension of that fight. Navigating a range of topics, including coming out, dating, relationships and health, Vaneet shares his own lived experience as well as personal stories from others in the community to help validate and uplift other bisexual men. Discussing the treatment of m-spec men in LGBTQ+ places, breaking down stereotypes and highlighting the importance of representation and education, this empowering book is a rallying call for m-spec men everywhere.

Author Biography
Vaneet Mehta (He/Him) is an Indian bisexual man born and raised in Southall, West London. He is a software engineer, writer and public speaker and the founder of #BisexualMenExist, which went viral in 2020. He has appeared on numerous panels and delivered talks to various companies. He has written for Men's Health, Stonewall, GMFA, Metro UK, OutLife and Unicorn Magazine and his work has been published in The Bi-ble:
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The Art of Drag: A Practical Performers’ Handbook is the ultimate guide for all drag kings, queens and queers who want to bring their best to the stage.

Filled with a wide range of exercises and advice from working performers, this book is a guide and support for every working drag act, but also the drag-curious wanting to step a sequinned toe onto the stage for the first time. The book focuses on practical performance advice for creating new work, refining existing work and exploring new skills and perspectives from the world of drag. It also includes:

• Practical performance tips demystifying live performance skills such as singing, lip-sync, impersonation and comedy.
• Top tips on how to get bookings, get paid and make a profit.
• Advice on how to communicate with an audience and create an unforgettable live experience.
• Interviews with seven sensational acts who discuss how they use the art of drag: Adam All, Simply Barbra, Ada Campe, Hugo Grrrl, Le Fil, Me the Drag Queen and Son of a Tutu.

Written by a drag act, for drag acts, The Art of Drag is an invaluable resource for new and aspiring drag performers, along with academic performance courses covering Drag, Cabaret, or Queer Performance.

Part 1: Getting on the Same Page 1. Starting Here, Starting Now - A New Beginning 2. Being Good, Isn’t Good Enough - The Business of Drag 3. Who Will Buy? - The Economics of Drag 4. The Best Thing You’ve Ever Done - Measuring Success 5. Memory - Rehearsal & Development 6. As Time Goes By - Building a Set, Range & Repertoire 7. Sweet Inspiration – Inspiration Part 2: Craft, Stages & Inspiration 8. Where Do You Start? - Basic Drag 9. It Had to Be You - Alter-Ego 10. Being Alive - Making Choices & Finding a Voice 11. People - Audience Experience 12. Anywhere I Hang My Hat Is Home: Stages & Spaces Part 3: Performance, Skills & Style 13. Tell Him - Talking On-Stage 14. Make Your Own Kind of Music - Vocal & Singing Technique 15. Sing - Sing a Song 16. Putting It Together - Editing & Creating a Track 17. Gotta Move - Performing & Rehearsing a Lip-Sync 18. Send In the Clowns - Comedy, Reading & Roasting 19. Isn’t This Better – Parody 20. With a Little Help from Friends - Impersonation; Celebrity Tribute & Parody 21. Where Is It Written? - Actings, Script & Castings 22. Much More- Hosting & Solo Shows 23. Don’t Rain on My Parade – Onwards Part 4: Praxis in Practice 24. My Man - Interview with Adam All 25. My Name Is Barbra - Interview with Simply Barbra 26. Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now - Interview with ADA Campe 27. The Way He Makes Me Feel - Interview with Le Fil 28. Simple Man - Interview with Hugo Grrrl 29. Let’s Hear It for Me -Interview with Me 30. Mother - Interview with Son of a Tutu 31. As If We Never Said Goodbye - Finale

Michael Twaits is a drag act, actor and producer based in London. He is the creator and facilitator of The Art of Drag course at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, which has run for over a decade and birthed over 200 drag acts. Michael is a prolific drag performer who has 20 years of performance experience; tiny clubs, huge Pride stages, films sets, theatres, embassies, trains and much more! He’s worked across the UK and internationally and can usually be found at his West End residency The Saturday Supershow at the legendary Phoenix Arts Club.

How to get through hard times by making up stories

English description below.

Sehr inspirierendes Buch für marginalisierte Menschen, die schreiben wollen. Mit vielen Tipps basierend auf der Erfahrung der Autor*in für die Motivation, das Herangehen an das Aufbauen von Charakteren, von Welten, Handlungen, einer diversen Repräsentation, was vermieden werden sollte, die Wichtigkeit von Sensitivity Readings, u.v.m. Weitere Bücher von Charlie Jane Anders findet Ihr hier.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

The world is on fire.
So tell your story.

Things are scary right now. We’re all being swept along by a tidal wave of history, and it’s easy to feel helpless. But we’re not helpless: we have minds, and imaginations, and the ability to visualize other worlds and valiant struggles. And writing can be an act of resistance that reminds us that other futures and other ways of living are possible.

Full of memoir, personal anecdote, and insight about how to flourish during the present emergency, Never Say You Can’t Survive is the perfect manual for creativity in unprecedented times.

In dieser Anthologie versammeln sich trans* und nicht-binäre Stimmen aus diversen Tätigkeitsbereichen und Positionen, um der großen Frage nachzugehen: Wie können wir Trans*-Feindlichkeit im Alltag, im Beruf und in der Politik entgegentreten und dabei auf uns selbst Acht geben? Die Beiträge widmen sich den persönlichen Geschichten und Überlebensstrategien der Autor*innen und geben tiefgehende Einblicke aus der Arbeit von Ärzt*innen, Anwält*innen, Pastor*innen, Aktivist*innen, aber auch von Autor*innen, die u.a. zur Intersektion von trans* und nicht-binärer Identität mit Migration, Race, Neurodivergenz oder sexuellem Missbrauch schreiben. Aufgrund des USA-Fokus sind manche Details von z.B. Gesetzgebungsprozessen oder Abläufen im Gesundheitssystem ggf. nicht für alle interessant (und Beiträge wie die eines Ex-Air Force-Piloten sind, abgesehen von der institutionellen Trans*-Feindlichkeit, bedenklich unkritisch gegenüber dem Militär), doch insgesamt bietet „Surviving Transphobia“ eine abwechslungsreiche und inspirierende Sammlung von Geschichten und Ratschlägen, die sich direkt an trans* und nichtbinäre Personen richten. (Rezi von Aiden)

Inhaltswarnungen: Trans*-Feindlichkeit, Feindlichkeit gegenüber nicht-binären Personen, Rassismus, Ableismus; Erwähnungen und Beschreibungen von physischer Gewalt und Mord

Verlagsbeschreibung:

The transgender and gender nonbinary community is forever under siege. Institutional transphobia is enacted by those who would return us to the shadows, the closets, or worse.

Surviving Transphobia is an anthology by transgender and gender nonbinary celebrities and experts on endurance during times of severe hostility. We share the moments when we were vulnerable, were bullied, had needs dismissed, or were discriminated against, revealing our determination and how we have (sometimes) managed to thrive. We offer loving support as you brave agony and seek joy. We also speak to our allies.

We are activists, actors, athletes, authors, lawyers, doctors, nurses, therapists, sex workers, clergy, diplomats, and military veterans. We are of many ethnicities. We vary socioeconomically, educationally, and geographically. Some are neurodivergent. Several are disabled or have chronic illnesses. A few are HIV+. A small number were born elsewhere.

We have survived, here's how. And if we can survive... so can you.

An experiental workshop for Queer people to explore, discuss & reshape the ways in which we relate to ourselves & each other, despite trauma.

Ein Arbeitsbuch (auf Englisch) für queere Menschen, um zu erforschen und neu zu gestalten, wie wir trotz Traumata mit uns selbst und anderen umgehen.

"My wish is that we stop equating safety with being away from each other‭. ‬I wish to experience queerness‭, ‬transness‭ ‬&‭ ‬Blackness as spaces of healing instead of sites of trauma‭. ‬I’ve experienced glances of that‭, ‬in the depth of my soma‭, ‬the bliss that it is to be our selves and together‭, ‬and I refuse that we settle for less‭.‬"

In diesem Workshop im Zine-Format fokussiert Care eine somatische Praxis, die Körper und Geist als Ganzes sieht und mit Community-Praktiken vereint. Im Hauptteil des Arbeitshefts führt Care durch vier Säulen dieser somatischen Praxis, die Care mit den vier Elementen verbindet, lebendig veranschaulicht und spürbar macht. Die Reflektionsfragen regen zum Nachdenken über die persönliche Geschichte der lesenden Person an, aber auch über die Beziehung mit sich selbst und anderen. In den einführenden Kapiteln zeigt Care die Zusammenhänge zwischen dieser somatischen Praxis, Trauma, systematischer Unterdrückung und der Wichtigkeit von antikolonialistischem und antikapitalistischem Community-Building auf.

LGBTQIAA+ activist Adam Eli argues the urgent need for queer responsibility — that queers anywhere are responsible for queers everywhere.

Kurz und bündig ist ein informatives Plädoyer für queere Solidarität. Adam Eli erzählt über sich und seine Erfahrungen als queere Person, um dann Vorschläge zu machen, wie Solidarität untereinander aussehen kann und sollte. Gute Tipps, gut dargelegt und leider oftmals noch nicht umgesetzt in der queeren Community.

How can you build unshakable confidence and resilience in a world still filled with ignorance, inequality, and discrimination? The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook will teach you how to challenge internalized negative messages, handle stress, build a community of support, and embrace your true self.

Resilience is a key ingredient for psychological health and wellness. It’s what gives people the psychological strength to cope with everyday stress, as well as major setbacks. For many people, stressful events may include job loss, financial problems, illness, natural disasters, medical emergencies, divorce, or the death of a loved one. But if you are queer or gender non-conforming, life stresses may also include discrimination in housing and health care, employment barriers, homelessness, family rejection, physical attacks or threats, and general unfair treatment and oppression—all of which lead to overwhelming feelings of hopelessness and powerlessness. So, how can you gain resilience in a society that is so often toxic and unwelcoming?

In this important workbook, you’ll discover how to cultivate the key components of resilience: holding a positive view of yourself and your abilities; knowing your worth and cultivating a strong sense of self-esteem; effectively utilizing resources; being assertive and creating a support community; fostering hope and growth within yourself, and finding the strength to help others. Once you know how to tap into your personal resilience, you’ll have an unlimited well you can draw from to navigate everyday challenges.

By learning to challenge internalized negative messages and remove obstacles from your life, you can build the resilience you need to embrace your truest self in an imperfect world.

Die deutschsprachige Ausgabe findet ihr hier.