The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality

This is a brilliant book that I will be able to use to support the gender and Christianity topic I do in school.
Clear and well set out, it’s so much more than a thematic dictionary. It puts all words into context.

A clear, comprehensive and extensive list of terms related to gender and sexuality. Up to date and well explained. Also includes definitions related to ableism, autism, privileges and divers political institutions.

Fantastic book! The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality is a great book that is really important to have in public libraries.

The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality by Morgan Lev Edward Holleb is a comprehensive guide to terms used for gender and sexuality topics. Something that is needed in a world where terms in this area are forever evolving and emerging. While this is not a bad thing it does make a book like this necessary to know what the correct terminology to use is.

This glossary is extremely educational, as I hoped it would be. It has many terms that I had never heard of and it was fun to learn about their existence. I was especially excited to see different gender neutral terms other than they/them. I was annoyed by the examples that were given for using them in a sentence though. Here there was no usage of punctuation which made it hard to determine the proper way to use them. I hope that this will be fixed in the finished copy.

For being advertised as a glossary this the definitions were quite wordy and political at times. I chose this book to use more like a reference when reading LGBTQ+ novels. Finding a term quickly is important when it comes to this usage. This made it quite annoying for me to use, there were terms that took up whole pages. This made me really dislike this format.

Along with this I was looking for a glossary or a dictionary not a history lesson which is what happened soooo many times here. While it was interesting to read at times, I didn't think that it was the place for it to be included.

It was incredibly frustrating to be told that something was going to be a glossary of terms and get told things, that while they were related to the word they weren’t needed to know what the word meant. This is not something that I would recommend for what it advertises. Go into this book to not only learn definitions but also to hear more things that are related to the more complex and charged terms. Unfortunately, I could not give it a good rating because of this.

I am always interested in reading more about gender and sexuality, and this is something i found very useful and will definitely come back to!

The publisher, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, kindly offered me a reader copy (RC) of The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality by Morgan Potts via NetGalley. Yet, this is an honest review of the book expressing my humble opinion.

I had been searching for a book like this for a quite some time. A book that lists, defines, and exemplifies accurate--and not so accurate-- terminology when it comes to gender, sexuality, and identity. I was over the moon when I saw that I had been approved for a review copy. Still am.

In fact, I feel honored for having received a review copy.

The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality is indeed written in a traditional A-Z glossary style, just as its description promotes. It provides background and definitions for all relevant, current, and past terms, such as asexual, transgender, aromantic, demi-boy, etc.

My opinion is that if you can only read one nonfiction book, then you MUST READ A-Z of Gender and Sexuality. It's simply a must-read. It broadened my horizons, giving me many "Aha" moments as well as moments when I felt ashamed for how humanity has treated LGBTQA+ people. The author also provided us with current events or quotes/facts about famous people who are still alive. The examples portrayed the truth, and I found them very well placed, worded, and chosen. The background information the author gives through this book is simply outstanding and invaluable.

It is an absolutely amazing book that should be on everyone's library--electronical or otherwise. In fact, I may buy the book in paperback, too.

However, the book was long. Yes, it presented and explained many terms, most of which were necessary. But the backstory or background given felt too long and too wordy like the author wrote an essay on said term. For example, the description of the term "femme" was extensive, and yet, I still cannot define this specific term because the mere definition was lost in the text. Another very "essay"-long description was about "transformative justice". There were other terms that, in my opinion, didn't feel necessary to be explained, such as "police" (the noun), "platonic", among others.

Yes, it is quite long and wordy at times, but this is an amazing book written by an ownvoices writer. It presents and explains all the relevant terms associated with gender, sex, sexuality, and identity. Besides, if you're not interested in some terms or in knowing more details about others, you can simply bypass them and not read them. However, if you're interested in gender, sex, sexuality, and identity, look no further. This is the book for you. I cannot recommend it enough.

A-Z of Gender and Sexuality is THE non-fiction book we must all have and read. It's definitely earned 5 stars and more.

5 Stars - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Author: Morgan Potts
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

This is a super useful and informative book, encompassing many of the terms used for gender, sexuality, and marginalized communities. It would be better as a physical copy, I'm sure. But I appreciate it for what it is -- an honest lesson.

I really appreciated this title. While a lot of people may not think there needs to be a dictionary of sorts, there really does due to human need to classify, categorize and label everything. Sexuality is fluid, therefore there will be many overlapping terminology.

This book is good for everyone. It does trail off into some unnecessary tidbits here and there, but sexuality is sometimes something that needs context and more in-depth explaining because people cannot simply accept anything out of heteronomativity. So while some people may not appreciate that, society will have to get used to the extra details until the day comes where people don't question or judge someone's sexuality and/or gender.

I read another book similar to this one in the past which was great but was not as detailed as this one, so I was very surprised by just how detailed this book is. There are a couple of words in here that I've never heard of, which is great because I learnt new things. Some of the words that are explained in this book are not exclusively LGBTQ-related but were included because it's important to discuss the intersections of LGBTQ+ and other identities. Again, the detail included is wonderful, even some of the words I have a basic understanding of were explained in much great detail and gave me a better understanding of other identities, especially in regard to insectional identities. At times I felt like this book was a little long-winded, but I think it's an important and much-needed guide to queer identities.