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Perfectly Queer
by Jillian Abby • 2023
A girl held her hand, and her perfect suburban life stopped making sense.
4.46
236
Perfectly Queer Summary
Perfectly Queer 89%
A girl held her hand, and her perfect suburban life stopped making sense.
by Jillian Abby 2023
4.46
236 ratings
Lately Lesbian
by J.D. Simmons • 2019
After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.
4.12
17
Lately Lesbian Summary
Lately Lesbian 89%
After thirty-three years as a wife, a woman from her past makes her question everything.
by J.D. Simmons 2019
4.12
17 ratings
Ace
by Angela Chen • 2020
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
4.34
20k+
Ace Summary
Ace 89%
The world assumes everyone wants sex. Asexuality reveals what that assumption costs all of us.
by Angela Chen 2020
4.34
20k+ ratings
She/He/They/Me
by Robyn Ryle • 2019
Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.
3.40
545
She/He/They/Me Summary
She/He/They/Me 88%
Pick a gender path and see where it leads: an interactive tour of the binary and beyond.
by Robyn Ryle 2019
3.40
545 ratings
A Return to Modesty
by Wendy Shalit • 1998
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
3.79
1k+
A Return to Modesty Summary
A Return to Modesty 88%
The sexual revolution's casualties are women, and the way back is the virtue it mocked.
by Wendy Shalit 1998
3.79
1k+ ratings
The Manipulated Man
by Esther Vilar • 1971
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
3.58
2k+
The Manipulated Man Summary
The Manipulated Man 88%
Women trade sex for lifelong security; men mistake their chains for love. The 1971 polemic.
by Esther Vilar 1971
3.58
2k+ ratings
Gender Trouble
by Judith Butler • 1989
Gender is not who you are but what you do, repeated until it passes for nature.
4.04
20k+
Gender Trouble Summary
Gender Trouble 88%
Gender is not who you are but what you do, repeated until it passes for nature.
by Judith Butler 1989
4.04
20k+ ratings
Gaga Feminism
by J. Jack Halberstam • 2012
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
3.56
853
Gaga Feminism Summary
Gaga Feminism 88%
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
by J. Jack Halberstam 2012
3.56
853 ratings
Is It Ever Just Sex?
by Darian Leader • 2023
A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.
3.37
479
Is It Ever Just Sex? Summary
Is It Ever Just Sex? 88%
A psychoanalyst argues sex is not about pleasure: a stage for infantile anxieties, guilt, and power.
by Darian Leader 2023
3.37
479 ratings
Sex and Lies
by Leïla Slimani • 2017
Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.
3.96
5k+
Sex and Lies Summary
Sex and Lies 88%
Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.
by Leïla Slimani 2017
3.96
5k+ ratings
Sounds Fake But Okay
by Sarah Costello • 2023
Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.
3.66
1k+
Sounds Fake But Okay Summary
Sounds Fake But Okay 88%
Remove attraction from the center, and relationships, romance, and sex look entirely different.
by Sarah Costello 2023
3.66
1k+ ratings
Single at Heart
by Bella DePaulo • 2023
Why lifelong single women in their 70s are the healthiest, least stressed people in the room.
3.96
221
Single at Heart Summary
Single at Heart 88%
Why lifelong single women in their 70s are the healthiest, least stressed people in the room.
by Bella DePaulo 2023
3.96
221 ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
3k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body 88%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
Not That I'd Kiss A Girl
by Lil O'Brien • 2020
Kicked out for coming out, she finds love, queer soccer, and the slow work of pride.
4.17
685
Not That I'd Kiss A Girl Summary
Not That I'd Kiss A Girl 88%
Kicked out for coming out, she finds love, queer soccer, and the slow work of pride.
by Lil O'Brien 2020
4.17
685 ratings
Sex Matters
by Mona Charen • 2018
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
3.71
331
Sex Matters Summary
Sex Matters 88%
Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.
by Mona Charen 2018
3.71
331 ratings
What a Girl Wants
by Roxy Bourdillon • 2025
Her mother's response to coming out: marry a man first. A memoir of taking up space.
4.18
142
What a Girl Wants Summary
What a Girl Wants 87%
Her mother's response to coming out: marry a man first. A memoir of taking up space.
by Roxy Bourdillon 2025
4.18
142 ratings
Bi
by Julia Shaw • 2022
Bisexuality as the baseline, not an aberration. The history, the science, the cost of invisibility.
4.11
6k+
Bi Summary
Bi 87%
Bisexuality as the baseline, not an aberration. The history, the science, the cost of invisibility.
by Julia Shaw 2022
4.11
6k+ ratings
The Psychology of Sex
by Meg John Barker • 2018
Sexuality runs on spectrums, not switches. Culture writes the script your body follows.
3.88
185
The Psychology of Sex Summary
The Psychology of Sex 87%
Sexuality runs on spectrums, not switches. Culture writes the script your body follows.
by Meg John Barker 2018
3.88
185 ratings
Rethinking Sex
by Christine Emba • 2022
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
3.61
1k+
Rethinking Sex Summary
Rethinking Sex 87%
Consent was meant to be enough. It isn't. Why sex needs an older, more demanding rule.
by Christine Emba 2022
3.61
1k+ ratings
The Other Significant Others
by Rhaina Cohen • 2024
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
3.93
5k+
The Other Significant Others Summary
The Other Significant Others 87%
Two friends share a mortgage, a child, a life. Everyone asks if they're a couple.
by Rhaina Cohen 2024
3.93
5k+ ratings
Sex from Scratch
by Sarah Mirk • 2014
The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.
3.76
655
Sex from Scratch Summary
Sex from Scratch 87%
The relationship rulebook is optional. How to write your own, from singleness to parting.
by Sarah Mirk 2014
3.76
655 ratings
The Purity Myth
by Jessica Valenti • 2009
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
4.08
9k+
The Purity Myth Summary
The Purity Myth 87%
The virginity movement teaches shame as science, then codifies it. Real women bear the cost.
by Jessica Valenti 2009
4.08
9k+ ratings
Claiming the B in LGBT
by Kate Harrad • 2018
Queer spaces often erase bisexuality. How to own your identity and what allies keep getting wrong.
4.07
164
Claiming the B in LGBT Summary
Claiming the B in LGBT 87%
Queer spaces often erase bisexuality. How to own your identity and what allies keep getting wrong.
by Kate Harrad 2018
4.07
164 ratings
Bisexual Men Exist
by Vaneet Mehta • 2023
Only 14% of bi men are out. The others have a handbook now that sees them.
3.76
147
Bisexual Men Exist Summary
Bisexual Men Exist 87%
Only 14% of bi men are out. The others have a handbook now that sees them.
by Vaneet Mehta 2023
3.76
147 ratings
Opening Up
by Tristan Taormino • 2007
Communication makes open relationships work. Get the scripts, the jealousy tools, the safety rules.
4.07
4k+
Opening Up Summary
Opening Up 87%
Communication makes open relationships work. Get the scripts, the jealousy tools, the safety rules.
by Tristan Taormino 2007
4.07
4k+ ratings
Singlism
by Bella DePaulo • 2011
Married couples get the breaks. Single people pay the full price, at tax time and beyond.
3.57
47
Singlism Summary
Singlism 87%
Married couples get the breaks. Single people pay the full price, at tax time and beyond.
by Bella DePaulo 2011
3.57
47 ratings
In the Dream House
by Carmen Maria Machado • 2019
Her girlfriend never hit her, but the terror was real: gaslighting inside a queer relationship.
4.38
165k+
In the Dream House Summary
In the Dream House 87%
Her girlfriend never hit her, but the terror was real: gaslighting inside a queer relationship.
by Carmen Maria Machado 2019
4.38
165k+ ratings
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again
by Katherine Angel • 2021
Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.
4.06
6k+
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again Summary
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again 87%
Consent asks women to know what they want before anything starts. Desire doesn't work that way.
by Katherine Angel 2021
4.06
6k+ ratings
Labor of Love
by Moira Weigel • 2016
The dinner-and-a-movie date is a recent invention, and its real author is capitalism.
3.69
1k+
Labor of Love Summary
Labor of Love 87%
The dinner-and-a-movie date is a recent invention, and its real author is capitalism.
by Moira Weigel 2016
3.69
1k+ ratings
Superman Is an Arab
by Joumana Haddad • 2012
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
3.53
682
Superman Is an Arab Summary
Superman Is an Arab 87%
An Arab feminist declares war on God, marriage, and the toxic myth of the invincible man.
by Joumana Haddad 2012
3.53
682 ratings
Bad Gays
by Huw Lemmey • 2022
Gay history's villains reveal more about power, race, and assimilation than its heroes.
3.55
6k+
Bad Gays Summary
Bad Gays 87%
Gay history's villains reveal more about power, race, and assimilation than its heroes.
by Huw Lemmey 2022
3.55
6k+ ratings
Girls & Sex
by Peggy Orenstein • 2016
Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.
4.07
11k+
Girls & Sex Summary
Girls & Sex 87%
Girls learn to perform sex before they want it. Orenstein asked 70 of them why.
by Peggy Orenstein 2016
4.07
11k+ ratings
This Book Is Gay
by Juno Dawson • 2014
Everything school omitted about coming out, identity, and queer sex, delivered with zero apologies.
3.76
13k+
This Book Is Gay Summary
This Book Is Gay 87%
Everything school omitted about coming out, identity, and queer sex, delivered with zero apologies.
by Juno Dawson 2014
3.76
13k+ ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 87%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
It Came from the Closet
by Joe Vallese • 2022
For queer viewers, horror cinema has always been a survival manual in disguise.
4.12
7k+
It Came from the Closet Summary
It Came from the Closet 87%
For queer viewers, horror cinema has always been a survival manual in disguise.
by Joe Vallese 2022
4.12
7k+ ratings
Correct, Not Politically Correct
by Frank Turek • 2008
Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.
3.30
334
Correct, Not Politically Correct Summary
Correct, Not Politically Correct 87%
Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.
by Frank Turek 2008
3.30
334 ratings
The Pride Guide
by Jo Langford • 2018
From coming out to safer sex to online safety: the honest guide every LGBTQ teen deserves.
4.06
121
The Pride Guide Summary
The Pride Guide 87%
From coming out to safer sex to online safety: the honest guide every LGBTQ teen deserves.
by Jo Langford 2018
4.06
121 ratings
Sunburn
by Chloe Michelle Howarth • 2023
Her first love is another girl. 1990s Ireland demands she hide behind the boy next door.
4.28
61k+
Sunburn Summary
Sunburn 87%
Her first love is another girl. 1990s Ireland demands she hide behind the boy next door.
by Chloe Michelle Howarth 2023
4.28
61k+ ratings
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶
by Chizuko Ueno • 2010
The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.
4.40
919
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶 Summary
厌女:日本的女性嫌恶 87%
The emperor's throne and the family kitchen run on the same misogynist script. Here is why.
by Chizuko Ueno 2010
4.40
919 ratings
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
by Anne Lister • 1992
Her coded diary recorded a lesbian life 150 years before anyone would read it.
3.95
2k+
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister Summary
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister 87%
Her coded diary recorded a lesbian life 150 years before anyone would read it.
by Anne Lister 1992
3.95
2k+ ratings
Yes Means Yes!
by Jaclyn Friedman • 2008
Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.
4.20
5k+
Yes Means Yes! Summary
Yes Means Yes! 87%
Rape culture silences women's desire. The real consent standard requires an enthusiastic yes.
by Jaclyn Friedman 2008
4.20
5k+ ratings
Adam and Eve After the Pill
by Mary Eberstadt • 2012
The sexual revolution promised freedom but delivered misery to women, children, and the poor.
3.95
512
Adam and Eve After the Pill Summary
Adam and Eve After the Pill 87%
The sexual revolution promised freedom but delivered misery to women, children, and the poor.
by Mary Eberstadt 2012
3.95
512 ratings
Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know
by Barbara De Angelis • 1990
Why giving him everything pushes him away, and what to do instead.
3.60
1k+
Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know Summary
Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know 87%
Why giving him everything pushes him away, and what to do instead.
by Barbara De Angelis 1990
3.60
1k+ ratings
All the Single Ladies
by Rebecca Traister • 2016
Single women outnumber married ones; that shift is rewriting work, love, and the state.
4.00
17k+
All the Single Ladies Summary
All the Single Ladies 87%
Single women outnumber married ones; that shift is rewriting work, love, and the state.
by Rebecca Traister 2016
4.00
17k+ ratings
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US
by Danielle Crittenden • 1999
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
3.71
454
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US Summary
WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US 87%
Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.
by Danielle Crittenden 1999
3.71
454 ratings
Normal
by Amy Bloom • 2002
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
3.53
526
Normal Summary
Normal 87%
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
by Amy Bloom 2002
3.53
526 ratings
The Great Sex Rescue
by Sheila Wray Gregoire • 2021
Christian sex advice promised better marriages. Research on 20,000 women says it did the opposite.
4.54
7k+
The Great Sex Rescue Summary
The Great Sex Rescue 87%
Christian sex advice promised better marriages. Research on 20,000 women says it did the opposite.
by Sheila Wray Gregoire 2021
4.54
7k+ ratings
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives
by Manon Garcia • 2018
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
3.90
890
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives Summary
We Are Not Born Submissive. How Patriarchy Shapes Women's Lives 87%
Submission is trained, not born. Patriarchy teaches it through bodies, desire, and love.
by Manon Garcia 2018
3.90
890 ratings
Living a Feminist Life
by Sara Ahmed • 2017
Feminism starts with a bodily sensation of wrongness. Living it means refusing to keep the peace.
4.30
3k+
Living a Feminist Life Summary
Living a Feminist Life 87%
Feminism starts with a bodily sensation of wrongness. Living it means refusing to keep the peace.
by Sara Ahmed 2017
4.30
3k+ ratings
Is God Anti-gay?
by Sam Allberry • 2013
Two paths, no exceptions: a gay celibate pastor on what the Bible actually requires.
4.31
5k+
Is God Anti-gay? Summary
Is God Anti-gay? 87%
Two paths, no exceptions: a gay celibate pastor on what the Bible actually requires.
by Sam Allberry 2013
4.31
5k+ ratings
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