
The Gender Games
The problem with men and women, from someone who has been both
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Narrated by:
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Juno Dawson
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Juno Dawson
About this listen
Winner of the UK Black Pride Literary Prize for Non-Fiction Diva Awards 2017.
As seen on Transformation Street.
'It's a boy!' or 'It's a girl!' are the first words almost all of us hear when we enter the world. Before our names, before we have likes and dislikes - before we, or anyone else, has any idea who we are. And two years ago, as Juno Dawson went to tell her mother she was (and actually, always had been) a woman, she started to realise just how wrong we've been getting it.
Gender isn't just screwing over trans people, it's messing with everyone. From little girls who think they can't be doctors to teenagers who come to expect street harassment. From exclusionist feminists to 'alt-right' young men. From men who can't cry to the women who think they shouldn't. As her body gets in line with her mind, Juno tells not only her own story, but the story of everyone who is shaped by society's expectations of gender - and what we can do about it.
Featuring insights from well-known gender, feminist and trans activists including Rebecca Root, Laura Bates, Gemma Cairney, Anthony Anaxagorou, Hannah Witton, Alaska Thunderfuck and many more, The Gender Games is a frank, witty and powerful manifesto for a world in which everyone can truly be themselves.
The Gender Games has been optioned by SunnyMarch Productions to be turned into an original television series, written by Rose Lewenstein.
©2017 Juno Dawson (P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedThe Pride List of Queer Storytelling
Critic reviews
"Opens minds, breaks down myths and vaporises prejudice - I loved it!" (Rebecca Root, star of Boy Meets Girl)
"Funny, thoughtful and honest...I read most of it on the train and had to stifle laughs every few pages." (Stylist)
Great overview, authentic voice
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perception changing
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I Want to read it again already
Absolutely brilliant
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thumbs up
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brilliant book
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Brilliant!
Best book I've read on gender to date!!
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Interesting biography if not for the style
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A brilliant listen
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A tour de force, written and voiced by a gorgeous Yorkshire woman.
As a non-binary AFAB reader born in Leeds in the 1970’s, this book gave me so much nostalgia, and although our “gender paths” have been very different, there was so much in here that resonated and helped me make sense of my own life experiences. I was particularly impressed with Juno’s sensitivity describing her experiences of “male” privilege. This made a lot of sense to me, as a parallel to my own experiences of “cisgendered woman” privilege, as a non-binary person.
Juno Dawson blends superlative critical thinking and writing skills, with humour and kindness towards all humans, including her antagonists. Brava!
Beautifully written, funny, serious and authentic
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An amazing insight into her life
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