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Transgender History
by Susan Stryker • 2008
The trans rights battle traces to 1850s dress-code laws. Stonewall was the middle, not the start.
4.22
6k+
Transgender History Summary
Transgender History 92%
The trans rights battle traces to 1850s dress-code laws. Stonewall was the middle, not the start.
by Susan Stryker 2008
4.22
6k+ ratings
Becoming Nicole
by Amy Ellis Nutt • 2015
Identical twins, one boy and one girl. A bathroom battle that reached the Maine Supreme Court.
4.22
13k+
Becoming Nicole Summary
Becoming Nicole 92%
Identical twins, one boy and one girl. A bathroom battle that reached the Maine Supreme Court.
by Amy Ellis Nutt 2015
4.22
13k+ ratings
Trans Like Me
by C.N. Lester • 2017
Media distortion and medical myth keep trans lives invisible. A personal unlearning of both.
4.27
2k+
Trans Like Me Summary
Trans Like Me 92%
Media distortion and medical myth keep trans lives invisible. A personal unlearning of both.
by C.N. Lester 2017
4.27
2k+ ratings
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary
by Juno Dawson • 2021
The trans and nonbinary guidebook: pronouns, hormones, dating, and the joy of living authentically.
4.32
2k+
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary Summary
What's the T? The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary 91%
The trans and nonbinary guidebook: pronouns, hormones, dating, and the joy of living authentically.
by Juno Dawson 2021
4.32
2k+ ratings
Beyond the Gender Binary
by Alok Vaid-Menon • 2020
The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.
4.48
13k+
Beyond the Gender Binary Summary
Beyond the Gender Binary 91%
The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.
by Alok Vaid-Menon 2020
4.48
13k+ ratings
The T in LGBT
by Jamie Raines • 2023
A trans man's guide to transition: identity, coming out, hormones, and finding joy.
4.53
1k+
The T in LGBT Summary
The T in LGBT 90%
A trans man's guide to transition: identity, coming out, hormones, and finding joy.
by Jamie Raines 2023
4.53
1k+ 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 90%
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
by Amy Bloom 2002
3.53
526 ratings
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht
by Susan Dalgety • 2024
Scotland tried to erase the word woman from law. Ordinary women fought back, and a government fell.
4.44
347
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht Summary
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht 89%
Scotland tried to erase the word woman from law. Ordinary women fought back, and a government fell.
by Susan Dalgety 2024
4.44
347 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 89%
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
Pass with Care
by Cooper Lee Bombardier • 2020
A trans man's essays: the desert, the bar, the body, and the long work of belonging.
4.50
171
Pass with Care Summary
Pass with Care 89%
A trans man's essays: the desert, the bar, the body, and the long work of belonging.
by Cooper Lee Bombardier 2020
4.50
171 ratings
The Stonewall Riots
by Gayle E. Pitman • 2019
A 1969 police raid ignited a rebellion that launched the modern fight for LGBT equality.
4.04
1k+
The Stonewall Riots Summary
The Stonewall Riots 89%
A 1969 police raid ignited a rebellion that launched the modern fight for LGBT equality.
by Gayle E. Pitman 2019
4.04
1k+ ratings
This Is an Uprising
by Mark Engler • 2016
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
4.20
1k+
This Is an Uprising Summary
This Is an Uprising 89%
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
by Mark Engler 2016
4.20
1k+ ratings
From Dictatorship to Democracy
by Gene Sharp • 1993
Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.
3.83
2k+
From Dictatorship to Democracy Summary
From Dictatorship to Democracy 89%
Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.
by Gene Sharp 1993
3.83
2k+ ratings
Love That Story
by Jonathan Van Ness • 2022
He thought vulnerability was weakness. HIV, trans rights, and a salon chair taught him otherwise.
4.09
8k+
Love That Story Summary
Love That Story 88%
He thought vulnerability was weakness. HIV, trans rights, and a salon chair taught him otherwise.
by Jonathan Van Ness 2022
4.09
8k+ ratings
Time to Think
by Hannah Barnes • 2023
A children's gender clinic gave puberty blockers, tracked nothing, and silenced its own staff.
4.33
1k+
Time to Think Summary
Time to Think 88%
A children's gender clinic gave puberty blockers, tracked nothing, and silenced its own staff.
by Hannah Barnes 2023
4.33
1k+ ratings
Amateur
by Thomas Page McBee • 2018
A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.
4.20
4k+
Amateur Summary
Amateur 88%
A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.
by Thomas Page McBee 2018
4.20
4k+ ratings
The End of Gender
by Debra Soh • 2020
A sex researcher on why sex is binary and most gender-questioning kids outgrow it.
3.90
3k+
The End of Gender Summary
The End of Gender 88%
A sex researcher on why sex is binary and most gender-questioning kids outgrow it.
by Debra Soh 2020
3.90
3k+ ratings
Seven Social Movements That Changed America
by Linda Gordon • 2025
Seven American movements, from the Klan to the farmworkers, and the hidden engine that powered them.
3.91
108
Seven Social Movements That Changed America Summary
Seven Social Movements That Changed America 88%
Seven American movements, from the Klan to the farmworkers, and the hidden engine that powered them.
by Linda Gordon 2025
3.91
108 ratings
Wobblies and Zapatistas
by Staughton Lynd • 2008
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
3.89
473
Wobblies and Zapatistas Summary
Wobblies and Zapatistas 88%
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
by Staughton Lynd 2008
3.89
473 ratings
The Feminist Porn Book
by Tristan Taormino • 2012
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
3.98
636
The Feminist Porn Book Summary
The Feminist Porn Book 88%
Feminism's porn war: dispatches from the women who chose cameras over censorship.
by Tristan Taormino 2012
3.98
636 ratings
The Care We Dream Of
by Zena Sharman • 2021
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
4.37
211
The Care We Dream Of Summary
The Care We Dream Of 88%
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
by Zena Sharman 2021
4.37
211 ratings
He Said, She Said
by Gigi Gorgeous • 2019
YouTube star's journey from makeup thief to trans icon, sparked by four words from a stranger.
3.65
400
He Said, She Said Summary
He Said, She Said 88%
YouTube star's journey from makeup thief to trans icon, sparked by four words from a stranger.
by Gigi Gorgeous 2019
3.65
400 ratings
In the Form of a Question
by Amy Schneider • 2023
A lifetime of hiding, then a 40-game Jeopardy! streak where she had nothing left to hide.
3.51
3k+
In the Form of a Question Summary
In the Form of a Question 88%
A lifetime of hiding, then a 40-game Jeopardy! streak where she had nothing left to hide.
by Amy Schneider 2023
3.51
3k+ ratings
How Change Happens
by Leslie R. Crutchfield • 2018
Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.
3.74
160
How Change Happens Summary
How Change Happens 88%
Six factors determine whether a movement wins or dies. None of them start in Washington.
by Leslie R. Crutchfield 2018
3.74
160 ratings
Blueprint for Revolution
by Srdja Popovic • 2015
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
4.30
2k+
Blueprint for Revolution Summary
Blueprint for Revolution 88%
Rice pudding, Lego men, and the nonviolent playbook that wins twice as often as violence.
by Srdja Popovic 2015
4.30
2k+ ratings
Manifesta
by Jennifer Baumgardner • 2000
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
3.73
3k+
Manifesta Summary
Manifesta 88%
The next wave is hot pink, unapologetic, and political: feminism didn't die, it changed its look.
by Jennifer Baumgardner 2000
3.73
3k+ ratings
Pageboy
by Elliot Page • 2023
A girlfriend saved as 'Ryan' in his phone. 84 pounds on the scale. Hollywood demanded both.
3.72
77k+
Pageboy Summary
Pageboy 88%
A girlfriend saved as 'Ryan' in his phone. 84 pounds on the scale. Hollywood demanded both.
by Elliot Page 2023
3.72
77k+ ratings
A Protest History of the United States
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall • 2025
From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.
4.12
188
A Protest History of the United States Summary
A Protest History of the United States 88%
From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 2025
4.12
188 ratings
The Mayor of Castro Street
by Randy Shilts • 1982
Shot in City Hall. His killer's light sentence ignited riots that launched the gay rights movement.
4.15
5k+
The Mayor of Castro Street Summary
The Mayor of Castro Street 88%
Shot in City Hall. His killer's light sentence ignited riots that launched the gay rights movement.
by Randy Shilts 1982
4.15
5k+ ratings
Nonbinary
by Genesis P-Orridge • 2021
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
4.00
577
Nonbinary Summary
Nonbinary 88%
Genesis P-Orridge died twice: once by accident, once to become an experiment in erasing gender.
by Genesis P-Orridge 2021
4.00
577 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 88%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ 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
That Librarian
by Amanda Jones • 2024
A librarian spoke against censorship at a board meeting. The death threats arrived by morning.
3.73
5k+
That Librarian Summary
That Librarian 88%
A librarian spoke against censorship at a board meeting. The death threats arrived by morning.
by Amanda Jones 2024
3.73
5k+ ratings
Emergent Strategy
by Adrienne Maree Brown • 2017
No one commands a flock or a forest. What that means for building social movements that endure.
4.25
10k+
Emergent Strategy Summary
Emergent Strategy 88%
No one commands a flock or a forest. What that means for building social movements that endure.
by Adrienne Maree Brown 2017
4.25
10k+ ratings
Danger Music
by Eddie Ayres • 2017
Afghan girls risk death to play cello. Their teacher risks everything to become himself.
4.05
678
Danger Music Summary
Danger Music 88%
Afghan girls risk death to play cello. Their teacher risks everything to become himself.
by Eddie Ayres 2017
4.05
678 ratings
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
by Howard Zinn • 1994
History never stops, and silence is a political act: a memoir of war, racism, and radicalization.
4.34
4k+
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train Summary
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train 88%
History never stops, and silence is a political act: a memoir of war, racism, and radicalization.
by Howard Zinn 1994
4.34
4k+ ratings
We Do This 'til We Free Us
by Mariame Kaba • 2021
The carceral system works as designed. It is not broken. Abolition is the alternative.
4.63
6k+
We Do This 'til We Free Us Summary
We Do This 'til We Free Us 87%
The carceral system works as designed. It is not broken. Abolition is the alternative.
by Mariame Kaba 2021
4.63
6k+ ratings
Our Time Is Now
by Stacey Abrams • 2020
The machinery of voter suppression: purged rolls, gerrymandered maps, and a census that undercounts.
4.41
8k+
Our Time Is Now Summary
Our Time Is Now 87%
The machinery of voter suppression: purged rolls, gerrymandered maps, and a census that undercounts.
by Stacey Abrams 2020
4.41
8k+ ratings
All the Young Men
by Ruth Coker Burks • 2020
When doctors refused to touch them, one Arkansas mother held their hands until the end.
4.49
9k+
All the Young Men Summary
All the Young Men 87%
When doctors refused to touch them, one Arkansas mother held their hands until the end.
by Ruth Coker Burks 2020
4.49
9k+ ratings
Rules for Revolutionaries
by Becky Bond • 2016
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
3.84
762
Rules for Revolutionaries Summary
Rules for Revolutionaries 87%
The volunteer-led organizing model that scales from a living room to a nationwide movement.
by Becky Bond 2016
3.84
762 ratings
Hegemony How-To
by Jonathan Smucker • 2017
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
4.24
442
Hegemony How-To Summary
Hegemony How-To 87%
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
by Jonathan Smucker 2017
4.24
442 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
Activist Theology
by Robyn Henderson-Espinoza • 2019
You can’t think your way to justice. A queer theologian’s charge to turn belief into action.
3.96
81
Activist Theology Summary
Activist Theology 87%
You can’t think your way to justice. A queer theologian’s charge to turn belief into action.
by Robyn Henderson-Espinoza 2019
3.96
81 ratings
Elite Capture
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò • 2022
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
3.98
4k+
Elite Capture Summary
Elite Capture 87%
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò 2022
3.98
4k+ 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 87%
Normal failed. A weirder, messier feminism built on performance, chaos, and political disruption.
by J. Jack Halberstam 2012
3.56
853 ratings
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Martin Luther King Jr. • 1986
Nonviolence as strategy: King's own story of breaking segregation and demanding a rebuilt America.
4.34
24k+
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. Summary
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. 87%
Nonviolence as strategy: King's own story of breaking segregation and demanding a rebuilt America.
by Martin Luther King Jr. 1986
4.34
24k+ ratings
One Dress. One Year.
by Bethany Winz • 2016
One girl, one dress, 365 days: a fight against trafficking that unraveled her first.
3.32
180
One Dress. One Year. Summary
One Dress. One Year. 87%
One girl, one dress, 365 days: a fight against trafficking that unraveled her first.
by Bethany Winz 2016
3.32
180 ratings
Hi Honey, I'm Homo!
by Matt Baume • 2023
How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.
4.30
2k+
Hi Honey, I'm Homo! Summary
Hi Honey, I'm Homo! 87%
How sitcoms smuggled queer life past the censors and changed what America saw as normal.
by Matt Baume 2023
4.30
2k+ ratings
A Force More Powerful
by Peter Ackerman • 2000
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
4.11
300
A Force More Powerful Summary
A Force More Powerful 87%
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
by Peter Ackerman 2000
4.11
300 ratings
Lady Justice
by Dahlia Lithwick • 2022
The women lawyers who built the legal resistance to Trump and what the establishment missed.
4.36
3k+
Lady Justice Summary
Lady Justice 87%
The women lawyers who built the legal resistance to Trump and what the establishment missed.
by Dahlia Lithwick 2022
4.36
3k+ ratings
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