Resources

Sydney has compiled a list of a few excellent resources (including books, websites, videos, and more) that ney encourage you to check out if you would like to learn more about gender, sexuality, queer history, intersectionality, allyship, caring for 2SLGBTQIA+ people, queerness and religion — and more!

Interested in furthering your education beyond this? Consider attending or hosting a training program through Sydney’s company, Rainbow Allyship.

Glossary

Contained in the glossary are some of the most common terms relating to gender and sexuality that Sydney uses in nir blogs, open letters, and book, A Pocket Guide to Pronouns. This includes definitions for the following terms:

  • Genderflux

  • Genderqueer

  • Gender Binary

  • Gender Dysphoria

  • Gender Euphoria

  • Gender Fluid

  • Heteronormativity

  • Heterosexual

  • Intersex

  • Lesbian

  • Microaggressions

  • Minoritized

  • Misgendering

  • Misogyny

  • 2SLGBTQIA+

  • Agender

  • Ally

  • Amatonormativity

  • Aromantic

  • Asexual

  • Bigender

  • Bisexual

  • Cisgender (Cis)

  • Cisnormativity

  • Colonization

  • Deadnaming

  • Gay

  • Gender

  • Nonbinary

  • Omnisexual

  • Outing

  • Pangender

  • Pansexual

  • Patriarchy

  • Privilege

  • Queer

  • Sex Assigned at Birth

  • Systemic Discrimination

  • Transgender (Trans)

  • Transition

  • Two-Spirit

  • White Supremacy

Queer Library

Below are Sydney’s top eight queer nonfiction and fiction books — but you can also view nir full recommended “Queer Library” (containing topics of gender, sexuality, allyship, queer history, and religion — in addition to some queer fantasy, fiction, and kids books).

Websites & Videos

Below are Sydney’s top four recommended videos about queer and trans topics — but you can view nir full resource library (containing links to websites, articles and videos) on gender and sexuality below.