THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE: Infinite Identities Around the World publishes in April 2024 from Zest Books/Lerner Publishing Company. This is a sneak peek at the book’s introduction.

Content Advisory:

THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE is intended for listeners (and readers) ages 11 and up.

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Sources for this chapter:

The We’wha chapter in NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY mentioned in this introduction has more information about We’wha, the A:shiwi people, and gender diversity in Native Nations in Turtle Island – in the past and today. That chapter starts with this powerful quote: “The medicine wheel represents men on one side and women on the other, but there’s a space in between that is for the Two Spirits. We join the men and women and complete the circle. That is our place in life. That is the creator’s purpose for us.” —Native American elder, speaking at the Montana Two Spirit Society’s annual gathering in 2015

The published book THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE will have extensive endnotes, with sources for everything cited. If there’s a specific citation you’re curious about, just reach out to me at leewind@roadrunner.com and I’ll gladly share where I found it.

Credits:

This Introduction from THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE was written and narrated by me, Lee Wind, with Primary Source material performed by:

Jim Cartwright as Aristotle

Lori Snyder as Bissu High Priest Pooang Matoa

Joe Mollica as Francisco Palou

and

Erik Vincent as the voice of Earnshaw’s Infants’ Department magazine

Text excerpts from The Gender Binary is a Big Lie (c) 2024, used with permission of Zest Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

I write and produce this podcast, our theme music is by Doug Pettibone, and our creative consultant is Matthew Winner.

One final thought:

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