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Gender Failure

by Rae Spoon
Coyote, Ivan & . Arsenal Pulp. 2014. 252p. illus. ISBN 9781551525365. pap. $17.95; ebk. ISBN 9781551525372.
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OrangeReviewStarBased on the authors' multimedia performance of the same name, this work compiles autobiographical essays, lyrics, and art about their struggles to live within the gender binary. Both assigned female at birth, Spoon and Coyote alternate chapters to discuss the paths that led them to use gender-neutral pronouns (namely, "they") and to be "gender-retired." Honest, engaging, and very personal.
Reviewed by K.R. Roberto , Jun 01, 2016
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