Call Me Max | 
pickThank you, Margie, for all the books with all the cool notes on what you thought of them. I read Call Me Max a week ago, and didn‘t want to get crazy on it. Because I loved this book about a kid who is born with one sex but feels a different gender inside. It such an easy and simple book explaining trans identity to kids. It kills me that my community would rather go after Dave Chappelle (yes he misses nuance) than after politicians trying to 👇🏼
Reggie erase us from school libraries. And before we start throwing stones in glass houses let‘s not forget our community-specifically the gays- came up with “no fats, no femmes, no Asians.” There are some in our community who are racist. I have a lesbian friend who doesn‘t believe in trans. Lol, I can‘t make this shit up. Anyways. I‘m spiraling out. Thank you, Margie, again and I can‘t wait to get to the rest of the books. 2y
Centique @Reggie I am with you on the “you can‘t make this shit up”. Someone this week asked me for a book recc about slavery but like without the violence please. 🤨 2y
AmyG People are nuts. My husband has a newish friend who on first “glance” seems to be a very spiritual, accepting of all races guy. When I spoke about someone using “they/them”....he told me that was nonsense. So I replied....Ahhhhh, ok. I get it. And then I shut up. Spiritual my ass. He now doesn‘t like me. @Centique Honestly. The lack of self-awareness in people is mind-boggling. 2y
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Centique @AmyG well a big boo to him! ☹️ my daughter has two friends that are trans or non binary and they told her we‘re the only parents that will use their new names and try to say they. (I stumble on they sometimes but I‘m getting there! I mostly use their names which is easier for me) 2y
Bookzombie I‘m so happy you loved Max. There are two more books about him and his friends, but I haven‘t read them yet. I think in my little note I talked about it being challenged here in Texas, which make me nuts. Honestly, everything is crazy and no, you can‘t make this shit up. I get Book Riot e-mails and usually there is one with a bunch of articles about all of the challenges going on in libraries all over the US. I understand spiraling out. 🤬 2y
Bookzombie I have a small box to send you directly from me. I just need to make it to the post office. I have been working some OT so it may be a mid-winter package, lol. 2y
CarolynM @Reggie @Centique @AmyG I want to say something profound here, but all I can do is shake my head. I don't understand those people at all. 2y
Reggie @Centique I know this is not pc right now but people like that remind me of those who need content warnings. Well guess what, the stolen, kidnapped, and enslaved people from Africa didn‘t get content warnings. What the eff. 2y
Reggie @Centique @AmyG @CarolynM “religious/spiritual” people are the worst. I think we‘re all going through it right now. I already told @bookzombie this but my brother turned up to Christmas in a Trump shirt with a picture of Trump with both his middle fingers out that said F*** your feelings. My brother met his ex wife‘s sister, McKayla, before he met the ex wife. McKayla is now Mac, with a shaved head, he binds, and now is a self declared he and 2y
Reggie not a she. I asked him if he respects that decision and he said, I love Mac, of course. Ten years before he met a male neighbor who went by Mariah but my brother always made fun of her and never honored the name. So progress I guess. (edited) 2y
Reggie @Bookzombie no worries, in the department I‘m in we‘ve had 2 girls test positive and we were already short. I‘m on loan in this department because they were already short. Our whole tables department had to be shut down for a whole week because some of them got it and had to quarantine. No worries. Hope your schedule relaxes soon just so you can chill and read. ❤️ 2y
Centique @Reggie aarrgh it hurts my brain some people. We all have a few of them in the family I think - of one ilk or another. I‘ve got one kind of bias on one side, and something else batshit on the other 😩 thank god for our thoughtful friends though xxx 2y
AmyG Imagine just judging people by who they are...kind or not. Oy..about your brother. (edited) 2y
mandarchy @Reggie my school just got an email from a family explaining that their child wishes to use the pronouns they/them. One of the teachers replied that they were worried the other kids (kindergarten) would correct us. I am grateful to see this book today because sometimes picture books help kids teach adults. I'm adding it to my shopping list. Thank you! 2y
