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Enjoy Sex (How, When and If You Want to): A Practical and Inclusive Guide by Meg John Barker
Category: Health and Wellbeing
Plenty of books on sex suggest that it has to be done in a certain way, or in a certain kind of relationship, or with certain people. This isn't that kind of book. Enjoy Sex is a truly practical, friendly guide through the confusing, and sometimes alarming, world of sex and sexuality. Its radical approa ...Show more
Gender: A Graphic Guide by Meg-John Barker
Category: Pregnancy | Series: Introducing...
Join the creators of Queer: A Graphic History ('Could totally change the way you think about sex and gender' VICE) on an illustrated journey of gender exploration. Is masculinity 'toxic'? Why are public toilets such a political issue? How has feminism changed the available gender roles - and for whom? ...Show more
Gender Trauma - Healing Cultural, Social, and Historical Gendered Trauma by Alex Iantaffi; Meg-John Barker (Foreword by)
Category: LGBTQI
Exploring how the essentialism of the gender binary impacts on clients of all genders, this ground-breaking book examines how historical, social and culturally gendered trauma emerges in clinical settings. Weaving together systemic ideas, autoethnography, narrative therapy and somatic experiencing, the ...Show more
How to Understand Your Gender : A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are by Alex Iantaffi; Meg-John Barker
Category: History
'For anyone who's ever wished they had a smart, kind, friend with whom they could calmly and safely discuss gender issues: this most excellent book is that kind of friend'. - Kate Bornstein, author of Gender Outlaw Have you ever questioned your own gender identity? Do you know somebody who is transgend ...Show more
How to Understand Your Sexuality: A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are by Meg-John Barker; Alex Iantaffi; Jules Scheele (Illustrator)
Category: Personal Development
Gay, straight, queer, pansexual, demisexual, ace...? Sexuality is complex and diverse, but it doesn't have to be confusing. This down-to-earth guide is the ultimate companion for understanding, accepting and celebrating your sexuality. Written by two internationally renowned authors and therapists, the ...Show more
Life Isn't Binary - On Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Meg-John Barker & Alex Iantaffi
Category: Mind Body Spirit
Much of society's thinking operates in a highly rigid and binary manner; something is good or bad, right or wrong, a success or a failure and so on. Challenging this limited way of thinking, this ground-breaking book looks at how non-binary methods of thought can be applied to all aspects of life, and o ...Show more
Non-Binary Lives: An Anthology of Intersecting Identities by Meg-John and Gupta Kat Barker Ben Vincent Jos Twist
Category: Politics
What does it mean to be non-binary in the 21st Century? Our gender identity is impacted by our personal histories; the cultures, communities and countries we are born into; and the places we go and the people we meet. But the representation of contemporary non-binary identities has been limited, until n ...Show more
Practical Guide to Sex by Meg-John Barker; Justin Hancock
Category: Sexual Health | Series: Practical Guide Ser.
Plenty of books on sex suggest that it has to be done in a certain way, or in a certain kind of relationship, or with certain people. This isn't that kind of book. A Practical Guide to Sex is a thoughtful and friendly guide through the confusing, and sometimes alarming, world of sex and sexuality. Its r ...Show more
Psychology of Sex by Meg-John Barker (The Open University, UK)
Category: Science | Series: The Psychology of Everything
What can psychology teach us about sex? How do different bodies and brains respond sexually? How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality? The Psychology of Sex takes you on a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created and sustained certain understandings of sex a ...Show more
Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker
Category: History | Series: Graphic Guides
Activist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel. From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in ...Show more
Rewriting the Rules: An Anti Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships by Meg-John Barker
Category: Mind Body Spirit
We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships. We search for The One but find ourselves staying single because nobody measures up. We long for a happily-ever-after but break-up after break-up leave us bruised and confused. Rewriting the Rules: An Anti Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationshi ...Show more