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“Max Wolf Valerio’s observations about transitioning from a lesbian to a heterosexual male both challenge and confirm our assumptions about gender. As Valerio undergoes the…
“Adapted from the novel, The Autobiography of Malcolm X written by Alex Haley, this is an amazing biopic of one of the most influential African American leaders to date. It…
“In a social and cultural analysis, the author explores the world of masculinity and maleness to address some of men’s most common concerns, including a fear of intimacy and the…
“The great-granddaughter of Iran’s last emperor and the daughter of ardent Marxists continues her description of growing up in Tehran--a country plagued by political upheaval and…
“Two girls who grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. This brilliantly imagined novel brings us the story of Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who…
“In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Lou Arrendale, a high-functioning…
“Kira-kira (kee’ ra kee’ ra): glittering, shining, glittering. That’s how Katie Takeshima’s sister, Lynn, makes everything seem. The sky is kira-kira because its color is deep but…
“Documentary film about the next group of immigrants, the Mexicans, that are following in our long history of immigration. It looks at the people of Farmingville, New York, and at…
“When she changed genders, she changed the world. It was the groundbreaking publication of She’s Not There in 2003 that jump-started the transgender revolution. By turns…
“An intelligent and outspoken only child, Satrapi--the daughter of radical Marxists and the great-granddaughter of Iran’s last emperor--bears witness to a childhood uniquely…