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Alok is a writer and performance artist. They are the author of Femme in Public (2017), Beyond the Gender Binary (2020), and Your Wound / My Garden (2021). Learn more at www.alokvmenon.com ...more

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	Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon (Goodreads Author), Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrations) 4.48 avg rating — 12,883 ratings — published 2020 — 8 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
	None of the Above: Reflections on Life beyond the Binary by Travis Alabanza, Alok Vaid-Menon (Goodreads Author) (foreword) 4.36 avg rating — 2,283 ratings — published 2022 — 11 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
	Femme in Public 4.75 avg rating — 917 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Your Wound, My Garden 4.75 avg rating — 646 ratings	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
	It Gets Bitter: Poetry by DarkMatter by Alok Vaid-Menon (Goodreads Author), Janani Balasubramanian 4.55 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2014	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
	Unwatchable by Nicholas Baer (Editor), Erika Balsom (Contributor), Kenneth Berger (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 24 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
	My Body, Our Rights (World War 3 Illustrated, #53) by Paula Hewitt Amram (Editor, Contributor), Sabrina Jones (Editor, Contributor, Cover Artis), Rebecca Migdal (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings	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
	GenderFail: An Anthology On Failure (#1) by Be Oakley (Editor), Manuel Arturo Abreu, American Artist 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings	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
	FUTURE/PRESENT: Arts in a Changing America 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Your Wound/My Garden: Poetry by ALOK 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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that story "the chaser" will stay with me forever. ...more
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This was so fun and riveting, I couldn't put it down. What an engaging and emotional way to teach queer history. ...more
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Alok Vaid-Menon rated a book it was amazing The Dream of a Common Movement: Selected Writings of Urvashi Vaid by Urvashi Vaid	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
My aunt, Urvashi Vaid, was a genius. I'm so happy that this collection of her writings is now available for the world to experience. Her perspective is more important than ever! ...more
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Exquisitely composed, of course. But also: funny! Love you Ocean.
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I learned so much I didn't know about Marsha's life and legacy and I feel so moved. Tourmaline's deep 20+ years of archival research is so evident in this work and I can't recommend it enough! ...more
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“we have been taught to fear the very things that have the potential to set us free”
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“It’s not just that you internalize the shame; rather, it becomes you. You no longer need the people at school telling you not to dress like that; you already do it to yourself.”
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“I am sorry that the only way we have been taught to heal is to hurt.”
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