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None of the Above

Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary

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By: Travis Alabanza
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Summary

When you are someone who falls outside of categories in so many ways, a lot of things are said to you. And I have had a lot of things said to me.

In None of the Above, Travis Alabanza examines seven phrases people have directed at them about their gender identity. These phrases have stayed with them over the years. Some are deceptively innocuous, some deliberately loaded or offensive, some celebratory; sentences that have impacted them for better and for worse; sentences that speak to the broader issues raised by a world that insists that gender must be a binary.

Through these seven phrases, which include some of their most transformative experiences as a Black, mixed-race, non-binary person, Travis Alabanza turns a mirror back on society, giving us reason to question the very framework in which we live and the ways we treat each other.

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As an older trans person who has recently begun identifying as non binary I found Travis' story both inspiring and alarming. I first came across them when a friend recommended I listened to an interview on the Homosapiens podcast and was so impressed by their success as a writer and performer. I think what alarmed me Boston was hearing that Travis still encounters levels of discrimination and harassment unchanged for over 50 years.

Moving insight into being trans non binary

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Loved it, could not put down!! So great to hear the stories of those who aren't usually heard. Such a necessary read for many in and out of the lgbt community!

Captivating and necessary read

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I’d not heard of Travis previously so wasn’t too sure what I was getting into with this book but it’s amazingly well written and Travis is so articulate.
Loved it and will recommended it

Loved it

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Truth is bravery when it shouldn’t have to be. But we live now and this book is a life in flux and permanence balanced beautifully. Just wow!!

This book is a gift

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4/5

In an effort to understand myself better, I have consume many books over the last year about gender. None of the Above was my latest foray and I found a very reflective, emotional and intense experience.

- Travis uses this book as both an exercise in self discovery and a reflection on how nonbinary people are placed in society. They use various phrases (one per chapter) to address different parts of their trans identity and the discussions these statements open up both internally and publicly. I liked this format as it paced the subjects well and allowed for discussion on a wide variety of topics.

- There is a lot of uncertainty in this book and after thinking about it I believe this is a good thing. Trans and nonbinary people often feel pressure to be certain about things, to know exactly what they want and who they are. In reality I don't know a single person, cis or otherwise, who can say truthfully they 100% know exactly who they are and what they want from their existence. Life is flux and life outside the binary can be even more so. It is refreshing to that uncertainty to be acknowledged and seen as normal and okay.

- My only qualm with the book is it does become slightly repetitive as it goes on. Whilst this makes sense as there are themes that stretch throughout the book it did become slightly dull from a reader's perspective.

If you would like to read a reflection on life as a gender nonconforming person, then Alabanza's offering is a detailed and deep journey through precisely that.

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