Gender

We agree, these are frustrating times and it feels like there is yet a lot of work to do towards social justice. So…

Gender, what's it all about anyway? What does it mean, why do people get so worked up about it, and what can we all do…

The first step to dismantling the patriarchy is understanding how it works in our everyday lives. Manspressions by Joe…

We are all on what feels like a lifelong quest towards finding those perfectly healthy relationships—the people around…

The vulva is just as important a body part as any other, but for many it remains shrouded in mystery, shame, and all…

Frustrated at the prison "justice" system and looking for actual justice? After many years of conflated issues that…

Books are getting bigger and bigger in a sort of publishing arms race lately. Not ours! We tend to make smaller books…

Our creative director (ahem, Joe) loves the color pink—the brighter the better, while also having an affinity for…

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Do you love what Microcosm publishes? Do you want to help us publish more books that empower readers to change your…

Want a package of stuff in the mail every month that's tailored exactly to your peculiar and wild tastes? We'd love to…

Close your eyes. Imagine what it'd be like to receive $100 worth of books, zines, stickers, buttons, and patches. Now…

A comprehensive dictionary that starts with information about why the "A" in LGBTQIA is not for Ally, and ends with…

The ABCs of LGBT is essential reading for questioning teens, teachers, or parents who want to learn how to talk about…

A series of thematically linked vignettes about ability, disability, autism, mental health, and gender. Mostly writing…

In this movement genealogy, Angela Davis, Beth Richie, Erica Meiners, and Gina Dent chronicle the efforts of activists…

This book is for you dog lovers looking to read a touching, poetic memoir about a human and man's best friend. If you've…

What does it mean to be a man? What about a "good man"? As a trans man, Thomas McBee finds himself wrestling with…

This illustrated guide is a fun and quirky introduction to the asexual and aromantic (ace and aro) communities. It…

Throughout history women have had to struggle and fight for basically anything that would seem to be a given human…

On December 11, 1973, Mark Segal disrupted a live broadcast of the CBS Evening News when he sat on the desk directly…

Toxic masculinity and the patriarchy affect men as much as it does women, but what does wholesome masculinity look like…

In Are Men Animals, Matthew Gutmann argues that predatory behavior in modern men is a result of societal and cultural…

Asking For It is about ending rape culture. It gives an unflinching look at the ways in which we undermine victims and…

Writing to help others avoid potentially unsafe situations, Debi Brown shares how Aspie girls and women can navigate…