I found this reading really enlightening. The writer, Alok, starts out with a strong, honest, and intimate statement about the present day experience that gender non-conforming people are having in the fight for their existence. They use a language that really makes the reader aware that these are people, with real lives, lives that can not be ignored or oppressed. The words engagement with us, our own experiences, we, really stood out to me. Taking what is often talked about as a academic subject to be debated or have an opinion on and personifying it. The way Alok writes is very impactful and this book has such a great message with a strong stance.

They call out that we are in a state of emergency, and go directly into breaking down the denial of the danger non-conforming people are in and telling the truth about the violence that is happening. From there through the rest of the reading Alok responds to all the side comments, objections, and misinformation about gender with a very clear and sound voice and a fail proof argument full of facts.

This was a great read and I will recommend it to people I know as I think it covers a lot of uncovered territory in a digestible clear way.