Gender Now Coloring Book

Bade ˜ Warhameh ˜ Joya ˜ Kwiraxame ˜ Two Spirit ˜ Winkte ˜ Nadleeh ˜ Muxe ˜ Hijra ˜ Alyhaa ˜ Hwamee ˜ Mukhannathun ages 3+ ˜ Salzikrum ˜ Mahu ˜ Kuaxing ˜ py yìzhûangpì ˜ py zhòngxìngrén ˜ py yìnyángrén-ying yang person ˜ Fa’afafine ˜ Sadhin ˜ Basivi ˜ Sao praphet song ˜ Phet tee sam ˜ Femminielli ree to Be ˜ NinauF M˜ Bissu ˜ poskitzipxpe ˜ Amazon ˜ Khanith ˜ Chalalai ˜ Chalabai am e I fakaleiti ˜ Shih-niang ˜ Winagu nati ˜ Okule ˜ Agule ˜ Isangoma ˜ Khusra ˜ Kojja ˜ Khwaja saraa ˜ Kinnar ˜ Khasuaa ˜ Napunsakudu ˜ Kojja ˜ Maada ˜ Thiru nangai ˜ Ali ˜ Aravanni ˜ Aravani ˜ Aruvani ˜ Khusra ˜ Jankha ˜ Pavaiyaa ˜ Khwaaja sira ˜ Jogappa ˜ Kothi ˜ Mardana Aurato ˜ Kathoey ˜ Durani ˜ Menaka ˜ Meti ˜ Zenana ˜ Tritiya prakriti ˜ Fakafafine ˜ Fakaleiti ˜ Whakawahine ˜ Akava’ine ˜ Bade ˜ Warhameh ˜ Joya ˜ Kwiraxame ˜ Two Spirit ˜ Winkte ˜ Nadleeh ˜ Muxe ˜ Hijra ˜ Alyhaa ˜ Hwamee ˜ Mukhannathun ˜ Salzikrum ˜ Mahu ˜ Kuaxing ˜ py yìzhûangpì ˜ py zhòngxìngrén ˜ py yìnyángrén-ying yang person ˜ Fa’afafine ˜ Sadhin ˜ Basivi ˜ Sao praphet song ˜ Phet tee sam ˜ Femminielli ˜ Ninauposkitzipxpe ˜ Amazon ˜ Khanith ˜ Chalalai ˜ ChalaC k o bai ˜ Bissu ˜ fakaleiti ˜ Shih-niang ˜ Winagu nati Okule o lo ˜ ˜ Agule ˜ o ring B Isangoma ˜ Khusra ˜ Kojja ˜ Khwaja saraa ˜ Kinnar ˜ Khasuaa A Learning for nangaiAdventure ˜ Napunsakudu ˜ Kojja ˜ Maada ˜ Thiru ˜ Ali ˜ Aravanni and Adults ˜ Aravani ˜ Aruvani ˜ Khusra ˜ JankhaChildren ˜ Pavaiyaa ˜ Khwaaja sira ˜ Jogappa ˜ Kothi ˜ Mardana Aurato ˜ Kathoey ˜ Durani ˜ Menaka ˜ Meti ˜ Zenana ˜ Tritiya prakriti ˜ Fakafafine ˜ Fakaleiti ˜ Whakawahine ˜ Akava’ine ˜ Bade ˜ Warhameh ˜ Joya ˜ Kwiraxame ˜ Two Spirit ˜ Winkte ˜ Nadleeh ˜ Muxe ˜ Hijra ˜ Alyhaa ˜ Hwamee ˜ Mukhannathun ˜ Salzikrum ˜ Mahu ˜ Kuaxing ˜ py yìzhûangpì ˜ py zhòngxìngrén ˜ py yìnyángrén-ying yang person ˜ Fa’afafine ˜ Sadhin ˜ Basivi ˜ Sao praphet song ˜ Phet tee sam Femminielli ˜ Ninauposkitzipxpe ˜ Amazon ˜ Khanith ˜ US $14.95 ˜ by Maya Christina Gonzalez Chalalai ˜ Chalabai ˜ Bissu ˜ fakaleiti ˜ Shih-niang Winagu nati ˜ o n i t Pr c es fle Published by Reflection Press e Okule Agule Isangoma Khusra Kojja Khwaja saraa ˜ Kins ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ R “a people should not long for their own image” nar ˜ Khasuaa ˜ Napunsakudu ˜ Kojja ˜ Maada ˜ Thiru nangai ˜ © Copyrighted Material www.reflectionpress.com Ali ˜ Aravanni ˜ Aravani ˜ Aruvani ˜ Khusra ˜ Jankha ˜ Pavai-

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parents, caregivers, The fact that you are reading therapists, these words is wonderful. It means that you are social workers, open to supporting yourself and the child in your life through an amazing journey of learning. This kind of teachers and all the learning will not only affect your life and the life of fabulous grown-ups the child you care about, but will help change the way many people think and feel in the world. Your time sharing a gender exploration/adventure and attention is invaluable. with children: GENDER NOW

opens and closes GENDER NOW provides many with adult support. different ways to learn and play! I created it this way because as the adult you can help hold this learning for your child. These include: A powerful way to grow into this position is to be ◊ The Basics about Bodies, able to emanate your own strong sense of self Gender and the Gender Wheel and confidence in relation to subjects that may be (to read with your child), pgs. 2-7, unfamiliar or challenging areas of learning in the world at large. Confidence begets confidence. ◊ Play Activities, Your own learning and presence is keen. Your child will sense your confidence and that, above all ◊ Images for Coloring: Children in else, will bring support and enhance the learning their Natural State and Playing, experience. To this end, I encourage you to Tr/Ancestors, Tr/Animals, familiarize yourself with the coloring book first, before sharing it with your child. ◊ Stories about Transgender

Ancestors and the Natural World, This book is an opportunity for you and your child to explore together. We are strengthened when we ◊ plus Adult Support, pg.47 learn, as well as when we stand, in unity. Currently the common understanding of gender is in need of greater awareness and expansion. This book is just a beginning. Gender and its expression are vast and varied. I am providing a very rudimentary foundation of information, hopefully, many more books will be written. We will begin to learn language, demystify bodies and gender expression, find reflection and learn stories from history and the natural world.

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During this time in history, we like to pretend that there are only two types of bodies, male and female, girl and boy. But the truth is that there are LOTS AND LOTS of different types of bodies.

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Brown and Polar Bears have bodies that are both boy and girl at the same time. Native Americans have many old stories about bears who are “male mothers.”

Hawaiian Gecko: These

geckos are all girls. There are no boys. More all-girl species live in the South Pacific, French Polynesia and the Marianas Islands near New Guinea.

Gender in Nature

Bear: Many Grizzly, Black,

I learn so much from animals.

Clown Fish: The girl Clown Fish

body is larger than the boy body. And if the girl goes away and leaves the boy Clown Fish with the little fishes, he changes his body into a girl Clown Fish.

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Bade ˜ Warhameh ˜ Joya ˜ Kwiraxame ˜ Two Spirit ˜ Winkte ˜ Nadleeh ˜ Muxe ˜ Hijra ˜ Alyhaa ˜ Hwamee ˜ Mukhannathun ages 3+ ˜ Salzikrum ˜ Mahu ˜ Kuaxing ˜ py yìzhûangpì ˜ py zhòngxìngrén ˜ py yìnyángrén-ying yang person ˜ Fa’afafine ˜ Sadhin ˜ Basivi ˜ Sao praphet song ˜ Phet tee sam ˜ Femminielli ree to Be ˜ NinauF M˜ Bissu ˜ poskitzipxpe ˜ Amazon ˜ Khanith ˜ Chalalai ˜ Chalabai am e I fakaleiti ˜ Shih-niang ˜ Winagu nati ˜ Okule ˜ Agule ˜ Isangoma ˜ Khusra ˜ Kojja ˜ Khwaja saraa ˜ Kinnar ˜ Khasuaa ˜ Napunsakudu ˜ Kojja ˜ Maada ˜ Thiru nangai ˜ Ali ˜ Aravanni ˜ Aravani ˜ Aruvani ˜ Khusra ˜ Jankha ˜ Pavaiyaa ˜ Khwaaja sira ˜ Jogappa ˜ Kothi ˜ Mardana Aurato ˜ Kathoey ˜ Durani ˜ Menaka ˜ Meti ˜ Zenana ˜ Tritiya prakriti ˜ Fakafafine ˜ Fakaleiti ˜ Whakawahine ˜ Akava’ine ˜ Bade ˜ Warhameh ˜ Joya ˜ Kwiraxame ˜ Two Spirit ˜ Winkte ˜ Nadleeh ˜ Muxe ˜ Hijra ˜ Alyhaa ˜ Hwamee ˜ Mukhannathun ˜ Salzikrum ˜ Mahu ˜ Kuaxing ˜ py yìzhûangpì ˜ py zhòngxìngrén ˜ py yìnyángrén-ying yang person ˜ Fa’afafine ˜ Sadhin ˜ Basivi ˜ Sao praphet song ˜ Phet tee sam ˜ Femminielli ˜ Ninauposkitzipxpe ˜ Amazon ˜ Khanith ˜ Chalalai ˜ ChalaC k o bai ˜ Bissu ˜ fakaleiti ˜ Shih-niang ˜ Winagu nati Okule o lo ˜ ˜ Agule ˜ o ring B Isangoma ˜ Khusra ˜ Kojja ˜ Khwaja saraa ˜ Kinnar ˜ Khasuaa A Learning for nangaiAdventure ˜ Napunsakudu ˜ Kojja ˜ Maada ˜ Thiru ˜ Ali ˜ Aravanni and Adults ˜ Aravani ˜ Aruvani ˜ Khusra ˜ JankhaChildren ˜ Pavaiyaa ˜ Khwaaja sira ˜ Jogappa ˜ Kothi ˜ Mardana Aurato ˜ Kathoey ˜ Durani ˜ Menaka ˜ Meti ˜ Zenana ˜ Tritiya prakriti ˜ Fakafafine ˜ Fakaleiti ˜ Whakawahine ˜ Akava’ine ˜ Bade ˜ Warhameh ˜ Joya ˜ Kwiraxame ˜ Two Spirit ˜ Winkte ˜ Nadleeh ˜ Muxe ˜ Hijra ˜ Alyhaa ˜ Hwamee ˜ Mukhannathun ˜ Salzikrum ˜ Mahu ˜ Kuaxing ˜ py yìzhûangpì ˜ py zhòngxìngrén ˜ py yìnyángrén-ying yang person ˜ Fa’afafine ˜ Sadhin ˜ Basivi ˜ Sao praphet song ˜ Phet tee sam Femminielli ˜ Ninauposkitzipxpe ˜ Amazon ˜ Khanith ˜ US $14.95 ˜ by Maya Christina Gonzalez Chalalai ˜ Chalabai ˜ Bissu ˜ fakaleiti ˜ Shih-niang Winagu nati ˜ o n i t Pr c es fle Published by Reflection Press e Okule Agule Isangoma Khusra Kojja Khwaja saraa ˜ Kins ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ ˜ R “a people should not long for their own image” nar ©˜Copyrighted Khasuaa ˜ Napunsakudu ˜ Kojja ˜ Maada ˜ Thiru nangai ˜ Material www.reflectionpress.com Ali ˜ Aravanni ˜ Aravani ˜ Aruvani ˜ Khusra ˜ Jankha ˜ Pavai-

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Gender Now Coloring Book

Published on Aug 31, 2010

Reflection Press

A Learning Adventure for Children and Adults. Sample pages from the full book. This body positive coloring book explores gender in its many forms, giving children and adults alike a framework to talk about gender expression and identity. The kids of the gender team are ready to show you the way, are you ready to color, learn, and play? Inside you'll find stories, pictures, games and more to encourage and remind you that you are free to be! Gender is something relevant to all of us because we all express gender. You may or may not be transgender. You may or may not know a transgender child. The truth is that doesn't matter. We are all on this planet together. Gender Now is meant to provide reflection and support unity by showing multiple genders standing together. It is a specific opportunity to create balance and awareness by including gender expressions that are under-represented in our current culture.