![]() ![]() The thing is…Riley isn’t exactly out yet. ![]() Some days Riley identifies as a boy, and others as a girl. ![]() Riley Cavanaugh is many things: Punk rock. The first thing you’re going to want to know about me is: Am I a boy, or am I a girl? Also, not using pronouns undermines the educational value, in my opinion, by refusing to normalize gender-neutral pronouns.Īn emotional roller coaster of a story that helped me understand gender fluidity. Additionally, while never revealing the main character’s gender assigned at birth or using pronouns to describe the MC is compelling, it is a choice that can undermine important parts of life for gender-fluid individuals. If you want to read about gender fluid individuals, seek out #ownvoices stories which center gender-fluid people, rather than writing for cis people’s benefit. While this book helped explain gender-fluidity, it does so in a way that is clearly written for cisgender people, not for gender fluid people who need representation in fiction. Edit: It has been brought to my attention that this book has problematic representation. ![]()
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