Gender and sexuality

One thing we know for certain is that sex is personal: perhaps the most intimate thing of all. But sex is also shaped by a complicated web of cultural, social and political forces outside of ourselves.

‘Who says that daughters cannot be heroic?’ Once upon a time, history was written by men, for men and about men. Women were deemed less important, their letters destroyed, their stories ignored. Not any more.

RECOMMENDED BY LORD MICHAEL CASHMAN IN UK PARLIAMENT, APRIL 2019 'Essential and valuable reading for every teacher and school leader.' Peter Tatchell 'A huge stride towards genuine organisational change.' Dr Joseph Hall 'An outstanding book.

Polari was a language used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the twentieth century. At a time when being gay could result in criminal prosecution - or worse - Polari offered its speakers a degree of public camouflage, a way of expressing humour

The surrogacy industry is worth an estimated 1 billion dollars a year, and many of its surrogates work in terrible conditions, while many gestate babies for no pay at all. Should it be illegal to pay someone to gestate a baby for you?

Xenofeminism is not a bid for revolution, but a wager on the long game of history, demanding imagination, dexterity and persistence.Xenofeminism seeks to construct a coalitional politics, a politics without the infection of purity.

This graphic novel offers an engaging and accessible insight into the lives and minds of women with autism, using real-life case studies.

As a thorough A-Z glossary of trans and queer words from 'ace' to 'xe', this dictionary guide will help to dispel the anxiety around using the "wrong" words, while providing individuals with a vocabulary for personal identification.

'Timely and fascinating' Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire What was mothering like in the past? When acclaimed historian Sarah Knott became pregnant, she asked herself this question.

To all the brilliant women you should have learned about in school but didn’t.

With eloquence and fervor, Rebecca tracks the history of female anger.

This book explores the role of male professionals in early years settings and provides guidance for early years practitioners, managers and policy makers on building a more mixed-gender workforce ...