Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space
to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your
invitation to join us.
In Beyond the Gender Binary, poet, artist, and LGBTQIA+ rights
advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines
the gender binary.
Alok Vaid-Menon is a gender non-conforming writer, performance
artist, and public speaker who has been featured by HBO, MTV, NBC,
The Guardian, The New York Times, and more. Their creative
challenge to the gender binary has been celebrated around the
world.
Ashley Lukashevsky is an illustrator and visual artist born and
raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, currently based in Los Angeles. Ashley
uses illustration and art as tools to strengthen social movements
against systemic racism, sexism, and anti-immigrant policy. She
aims to tear down these systems of oppression through first
envisioning and drawing a world without them. Her clients include
Refinery29, Broadly, The Washington Post, Planned Parenthood, Girls
Who Code, GOOD magazine, Brooklyn magazine, ACLU, Red Bull,
Snapchat, Air Jordan, and Logo TV. Ashley is also the illustrator
of the best-selling Antiracist Baby, by Ibram X. Kendi.
"There's no better time for a new conversation about the damaging
effects of mainstream society's oppressive, dismissive, and
silencing stance on who folks are supposed to be based on . . .
what . . . ? Thank God we have Alok. And I'm learning a thing or
two myself." —Billy Porter, Emmy award–winning actor, singer, and
Broadway theater performer
"This beautiful book is a beacon, just like Alok. Having Alok in my
life has saved me in so many ways, and now you can have a little
bit of them with you, too. When reading this book, all I feel is
kindness. This is a step-by-step education on what it means to
respect non-binary people. Alok is a human being who has a deep
love and commitment to other human beings. They have come to us
from the future to show us what life could be like if we all loved
a little harder and dug a little deeper." —Sam Smith, Grammy and
Oscar award–winning singer and songwriter
"Beyond the Gender Binary is a literary vessel of light for those
who are looking for hopefulness, honesty, and a stimulating
education in the exploration of themselves. This book is a
twenty-first-century survival guide for queer-identifying people of
all walks of life--Alok provides a safe space of shared
experiences, commitment, and love to expand the gender binary to
create a brighter and more inclusive present and future. This book
shares wisdom, knowledge, and the universal spirit of celebrating
one's self by shattering the transphobic lens that hinders most
gender non-conforming people. Beyond the Gender Binary will give
readers everywhere the feeling that anything is possible within
themselves, and that self-love through whatever choice of gender
expression is truly attainable."—Princess Nokia, musician and
co-founder of the Smart Girl Club
"A fierce, penetrating, and empowering call for change."-- Kirkus
Reviews, starred review
"An affirming, thoughtful read for all ages." -- School
Library Journal, starred review
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