And by dismantled I mean, question everything. Why is our gendered and binary western society the way it is when humans and nature have never been binary? Why does that seem normal and natural to so many of us? What is actually going on in lived humanity, and going on in systems of oppression?

Oh thanks so much! I’m so glad you’re enjoying it! 💖

This was a slow day 😅

I'm trying to get better about mixing more fun and relaxation into my super jammed schedule, though. It does help, a lot

P.S. This isn't a post about policing language so much as--think about who the language talks to? There's a lot of good alternatives. Would trans men feel at home if you say it? Would nonbinary folx? All of that.

I think that might still be too gendered, alas (I always hear that as "women")

And if you haven't read any trans or nonbinary books this year, maybe pick up a few? Bump them to the top of your tbrs. Then blast them to the world to show that trans and nonbinary readers have a space in the book world, too.

Entertainment is where society changes, we've seen this again and again and again. If we want to create a more inclusive world, we've gotta do it in the escapism spaces, too. We HAVE to.

The amount of times I get "ew" on my posts is...disheartening.
The amount of times I get "omg how did I not know these books existed???" is wonderful--but also shows the issue.

I think this is SO important so I'll say it again: feature queer and trans books ALONGSIDE cishet books. Because there's a divide right now where cishet readers often will think queer and trans is not for them, and then queer and trans Booktok gets relegated to the sidelines.

Many of us trans and nonbinary folx have grown up with little or no positive self-rep in what we read, we really don't buy the excuse that you can't enjoy it if you don't identity. We read and watch movies too.

Have queer and trans authors do takeovers or bring them in for interviews. Reach out. Ask us for ARCs. Talk about nonbinary and trans books alongside cishet books. SQUEE about these books, too!

And INDIE books too, because a lot of the most progressive and inclusive queer stories are happening in indie spaces, but queer book spaces are overwhelmingly trad.

Can we get more inclusive? Instead of saying "girlies," use something gender neutral like "readers" or "book friends." Make a point to feature and review books by queer and trans authors about queer and trans main characters.