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Meg-John Barker

Born

June 23, 1974

Website

http://rewriting-the-rules.com/

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Genre

Psychology, Nonfiction

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Dr. Meg-John Barker is a writer, therapist, and activist-academic specialising in sex, gender and relationships. Their popular books include the (anti-)self-help relationship book Rewriting the Rules, The Secrets of Enduring Love (with Jacqui Gabb), Queer: A Graphic History (with Julia Scheele), and Enjoy Sex, How, When and If You Want To (with Justin Hancock). Meg-John is a senior lecturer in psychology at the Open University and has published many academic books and papers on topics including non-monogamous relationships, sadomasochism, counselling, and mindfulness, as well as co-founding the journal Psychology & Sexuality and the activist-research organisation BiUK. They were the lead author of The Bisexuality Report – which has informed ...more

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Meg-John Barker's Blog

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Mapping your relationship ecosystem

Two of our favourite folks have recently got together to produce an online course on Mapping Your Relationship Ecosystem.

Sophia Graham from Love Uncommon – who has so many great resources on self-consent among other things – and our beloved co-author Alex Iantaffi have put together an amazing programme of handouts, videos, recorded exercises and more. The course helps you to:

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Published on August 26, 2025 05:45

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Meg-John Barker’s books

Average rating: 4.04 · 13,781 ratings · 2,345 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker, Jules Scheele (Illustrations) 3.92 avg rating — 7,176 ratings — published 2016 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gender: A Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker, Jules Scheele (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 1,481 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Meg-John Barker, Alex Iantaffi 4.08 avg rating — 1,233 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sexuality: A Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker, Jules Scheele (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 593 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rewriting the Rules: An Anti Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships 4.42 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enjoy Sex (How, when and if you want to): A Practical and Inclusive Guide (Practical Guide Series) by Meg-John Barker, Justin Hancock 4.11 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queer theory, une histoire graphique by Meg-John Barker, Jules Scheele, Emmanuel Beaubatie 4.10 avg rating — 80 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Understand Your Sexuality: A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are by Meg-John Barker, Alex Iantaffi, Jules Scheele (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secrets of Enduring Love: How to Make Relationships Last by Meg-John Barker, Jacqui Gabb 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mediated Intimacy: Sex Advice in Media Culture by Meg-John Barker, Rosalind Gill, Laura Harvey (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Knowing who we are, what we want, and being able to express our needs, wants, and desires - so that we can find others to share them - makes us poor targets for capitalism, because we can now access intimacy in many ways, with several beings, and even by ourselves. This type of knowing is rooted in radical self-care, an acceptance of interdependence, and radical self-love.”
― Meg-John Barker, Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between

tags: capitalism, intimacy, self-love

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“If heterosexuality was just natural, it wouldn’t need to work so hard to shore itself up, and it wouldn’t be so threatened by the alternatives to it.”
― Meg-John Barker, Queer: A Graphic History

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“Limits on people's capacities to conduct activities that are essential to everyday life are imposed by structural and systemic barriers. These barriers are part of a social system that regards some bodies as "normal" and some as "other", rather than considering a broad range of bodies and possibilities, for example when designing a building or piece of furniture. This relegates people with disabilities to the status of lesser citizens because of their lack of access. Disability is a byproduct of a society which is organized around only certain bodies which are defined as "normal", in laws, education, institutions, and in popular culture.”
― Meg-John Barker, Life Isn't Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between

tags: ableism, disability

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Polls

June is LGBT Pride Month in the United States.
Which LGBTQ+ themed book should we read for June?

This poll will open at 12:01 am Eastern time on May 1, 2017,
and will close at 11:59 pm Eastern time on May 27, 2017.

The Legend of Bold Riley by Leia Weathington

1 vote, 50.0%

Beyond: the Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology by Sfé R. Monster

1 vote, 50.0%

Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir by Maggie Thrash

0 votes, 0.0%

Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker

0 votes, 0.0%

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