4.5 stars - Direct, well-organized, and full of really strong arguments. I wish this book got more attention outside of trans studies spaces, I think it provides really wonderful and actionable ideas for many gender “problems.” Really benefits from being written by a Black trans person, as it also incorporates multiple dimensions past gender, which was definitely necessary in multiple sections. I’d definitely recommend this to a lot of people, and I think it’s very readable for a more general audience. It’s only not a five-star read because I found the overall writing slightly dry (but not at all to a detrimental extent) and i do wish there had been slightly more discussion of both disability justice and nonbinary trans identities.