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Some patience required, but a worthwhile read.

July 31, 2016 by Blingle Bells 1 Comment

Some Assembly Required is a memoir by a young transgender man. It’s a quick read that covers his life, from his dawning feelings of male identification as a child to his physical transition. It’s a very fast read, and a decent book considering the age of the author. I would highly recommend it to someone not particularly well-versed in transgender issues who wants to learn, but if you’re more knowledgable about LGBTQIA* issues it doesn’t necessarily add much to the discussion. I’m not saying that […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, coming-of-age, ftm, gender, lgbt, trans, transgender

Blingle Bells's CBR8 Review No:23 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, coming-of-age, ftm, gender, lgbt, trans, transgender ·
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Polyamory (and so much more!) in Pictures

May 30, 2016 by Polyesque 2 Comments

Fair warning: I’m going to pepper this review with a few actual strips from Kimchi Cuddles, because pictures are awesome and I love being able to use the actual author/artist’s art to drive a point home.  That being said, here; have a comic! Yup. Welcome to polyamory. I’ve been a practicing polyamorist for close to 15 years now and this might just be my favorite book on the subject. And that’s saying something because while there aren’t nearly as many books on the subject as […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: asexuality, genderfluid, genderqueer, Kimchi Cuddles, Polyamory, queer, Tikva Wolf, transgender

Polyesque's CBR8 Review No:5 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: asexuality, genderfluid, genderqueer, Kimchi Cuddles, Polyamory, queer, Tikva Wolf, transgender ·
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