This is a wonderfully illustrated and humorous guide to they/them pronouns, covering important topics such as making small adaptations to common phrases to make them more inclusive and appropriately correcting yourself after misgendering someone, as well as giving a general introduction to the pronouns. The illustrations are lovely and both authors communicate everything from tips to personal experience clearly and coherently. The guide gives the topic the due weight and respect while being accessible and entertaining. An excellent, informative resource that has clearly been made with care and the best of intentions.

A perfect format for an intro to a topic like this.

This was a comical and lighthearted look at a serious and current topic. The information is delivered in a relaxed and conversational stye like having a chat with a friend. There is also a good engagement with the topic so there is good exploration of nuances and also crucially showing real life situations so you can see how the pronouns actually work and how to react and act in reality.

"A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns" is one of those reads that may be complementary for anybody who wants to learn more about how to be a part of today's society. In this book authors try to explain the gender neutral pronouns to the simple-minded folks (like myself) who aim to educate themselves in this field. With very cool illustration and easy to understand language it presents tips and trick for newbies and people who want to improve their knowledge.

The simplicity of the artwork has been very useful and in my opinion correlates with the books overall theme. The pictures have a nice line and they don't mask the message. This was created to inform so any shenanigans in the illustration would ruin this book.

I also really enjoyed the charts provided in the end of the book. This, in my opinion, made it very useful in the work environment were you need to quickly present the information.

This book may as well serve as a handbook that will teach people how to effectively use They/Them pronouns without a judgement and doubt. I very much appreciated that.

The authors try to educate people not to assume others' gender. But then they go on making assumptions regarding the reader's intelligence by stating over and over again how learning the neutral pronouns is a very difficult task that will take years and years of practice. Now how does that work? I think it's common sense and can be very easily understood intuitively. When people don't use neutral pronouns that is most likely because they don't want to or don't feel like it, not that they don't know how.
Perhaps, in order to convince more people to call them whatever pronouns they like, the authors should consider how other people feel and stop bossing them around because there are people not liking to be told what they should do. (The book is full of 'You should do this or that' even "to be a decent human you should..." and "You might get fired if you don't..." and I really don't think this is the way to go.)
Also, on a side note, you can't teach others what you don't know yourself. Here's an example from the book:
page 12
Ethel went to the store. - no pronouns
She went there. - both Ethel and the store have been replaced with pronouns.
(!! Well that is an error since there is NOT A PRONOUN)

This graphic novel provides and outstandingly clear and effective method of explaining the concept of gender neutrality and really just respecting the diversity of others. It targets an audience that may struggle with accepting gender neutrality without being overly defensive and confrontational. It draws comparisons for readers to help them understand the complexity and wrap their heads around its complications. I would recommend this title to anyone who I find struggling to understand and would hope that sharing it through various avenues of readers advisory that it might help at least a few people in our wonderfully complicated world.

I have to admit that as much as I support the LGBT+ community, when it comes to questions about gender, I'm poorly educated. Hence why I'm so glad to have come accross this well-named "quick and easy guide".

For starters, you probably guessed: I'm not non binary. I have to rely on guides like this one to understand something I'm not going through and make up for the experience I'll never have. So I'm very grateful this guide is out there. It's not easy to understand what it means to be non binary when you're not and with all the discrimination non binary people face every day, they don't often have the time, the strength or just the will to explain. So thanks for writing and publishing this guide to educate non non binary people and to spare non binary people the need to do it themselves. Of course, this guide is also meant to be read by non binary people, but since I'm not, I won't speak for them.

This guide is crystal clear and I really appreciate it. It covers the pronouns, the basics mostly, what not to say, why you shouldn't say it and how to phrase it better, this kind of stuff. Writing this as a graphic novel makes it easier to read than a non fiction book (at least to me), it makes it more accessible and I think teens will like it more this way. I learnt a lot in these few pages, which I'm very grateful for, since it taught me almost everything I wanted to know but never dared to ask a non binary person, and never would have because most people who face discrimination on a daily basis would rather be left alone than have to explain who they are again and again.

I'd also like to point out that this guide is meant to be sold for cheap, which will make it affordable for teens and accessible to a wider range of people. I hope this book gets bought in every school library too because it's an important subject and sadly, I don't think it's covered in school. Another good thing coming out of this is that it made me Google if there was a gender neutral pronoun in my own language (French) to write my review properly and to my surprise, there is. So I'll make sure to use it from now on.

I just wish there was an explanation about what it means to be non binary. I get that we're not OWED an explanation, I really do. Our job is to accept and respect, period. But this is hard to understand when you're not non binary, so a quick basic explanation would be appreciated. This is a guide, so I wish it went all the way.

I still definitely recommend this book and I hope it's read by the most people possible.

3.5★
“He/She went to the store. = They went to the store.
It belongs to him/her. = It belongs to them.
He said so himself. = They said so themself/themselves.
She said so herself. = They said so themself/themselves.”

This handy little graphic production can help us with language. At the moment it's a 5-star idea whose time has certainly come, but it's maybe a 3-star execution, so I'm splitting the difference.

Genderqueer, genderfluid, non-binary, whatever label is used it means that an individual does not identify as male or female, no matter what they might have been born as. See there, what I did? I did what we often do as shorthand when we don’t want to keep saying “he or she”. . . avoiding saying: no matter what he or she might have been born as.

It’s actually accepted practice in speech and becoming accepted in less than formal writing to use “they” as a singular, and it goes back to at least the 15th century and Shakespeare, in case you were wondering. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/gra...

Okay, that part is pretty easy. It gets harder when you’re referring to a specific person who either chooses to be identified using gender-neutral pronouns (and they may let you know that when they are introduced – or not), or it’s a person whose gender you can’t identify by the usual visual clues.

The book says if a person named Robert asks to be addressed as Bob, you probably do as you’re asked. The book suggests people will begin letting each other know when they prefer “they” or whatever.

As I’m writing this, there’s a medical program on TV, and a person with a crewcut, dressed in navy scrubs, is speaking to the camera. I have the sound off, and when I glanced up, I wondered if the person was male or female. I couldn’t tell. When the captions came up, the person was identified as “Jen”, so I assume they’re female, but had the name been Sam or Kim or any number of foreign names that are unfamiliar to me, I couldn’t assume anything.

So I might ask someone watching with me “Do you think they’re a man or a woman?” I might say “that person talking”, but I certainly wouldn’t say “it”.

This little handbook has rough cartoons and tries hard to be light-hearted and funny about what is a pretty serious subject. Being “mis-gendered” is embarrassing, just as it’s embarrassing if you ask a woman with a pot-belly when the baby’s due. It happens! We assume a lot from appearances!

People used to make fun of people who shaved their heads, but these days it could be anything from a fashion statement to the results of cancer treatment, and most of us are pretty careful not to assume anything.

When I was about 12, I was on horseback high above the guys driving by me on the track who stopped to look up and ask directions. I had a duck-tail (or a DA, so-called in those days) and was in jeans and cowboy boots, so after I answered their question, one of them said “Thank you, sir or madam, as the case may be.”

I said “It happens to be madam” and laughed, fancying myself a bit of a “cowboy” anyway. I thought it was funny, but if I’d been a boy, I probably would have been devastated!

That’s a personal case of being mis-gendered. (These days, in Australia, they would just have said “Thanks, mate” and left it at that, since that’s handy for anyone.

There are other made-up words that are accepted use instead of they/their, such as Ze, Ne, Xe, and there’s plenty of information on the internet you can google. Here’s one blog. https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpres...

You may not know if there are people in your workplace, school, or community who would prefer gender-neutral pronouns, but this is happening, whether or not you’re ready for it. It’s not the same as the royal “we” or “one”, although that could occasionally be useful.

It’s easy when addressing groups to say “folks” or “people” or “delegates” instead of “ladies and gentleman". And use “students” or “kids” instead of “boys and girls”. If you’re identifying someone in a crowd, you can say “the person in the blue shirt” instead of “the woman in the blue shirt”.

See? But it gets awkward (to me) when you use the example they gave:

”Archie spent all their money on candy. “Archie is eating so much candy that they are sick. Archie has learned nothing and they will continue to eat too much candy. What’s wrong with them?”

In the first sentence, I might think Archie has spent more than just Archie’s money. It’s a bit ambiguous.

I think I could learn to adapt if I were really unsure as to the gender of the person, like the one I just saw on TV. In that case, I’m pretty sure I’d say “That looks like a really easy hairstyle. I bet they don't have to spend any time getting ready for work."

But if I were convinced they were a male or a female, I’m sure I’d slip and lapse into “he” or “she”.

Food for thought. There are a few inaccuracies in the book at the moment, but I’m hoping they will be corrected. Thanks to NetGalley and Limerence Press for the preview copy.

What a great book, which everyone should be encouraged to read - all ages and genders.

Decent book on the topic, but the grapic novel/comic strip format, which is supposed to make it easier to grasp, instead doesn't work so well with all the jokes and extraneous dialogue.

We live in a wonderfully diverse world, and as we grow to accept and embrace each other's differences, we also need to develop new ways of communicating with each other. Using the right pronoun for a person may seem an insignificant thing, but can be a small but vital part in conveying that a non-binary person is worthy of respect and understanding. Words matter. Words are powerful things, as all of us readers know. This lighthearted but heartfelt comic guide by friends Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson is, as the title points out, a quick and easy guide to these pronouns. It's a perfect gift for family or friends or coworkers who may be new to the use of these pronouns and really want to know how. As for the question of "Why?" the book also gives them, and all of us, that answer: "You should learn how to use the pronouns people request because you like them, love them, or work with them, and we all gotta share space on this terrible, dying planet."

A QUICK & EASY GUIDE TO THEY/THEM PRONOUNS is exactly what the title says. I picked up the book because I struggle with detaching from what I was taught growing up and was looking for a guide not only for my self but that would also allow me to be a better ally for nonbinary friends and loved ones.

The book is simple enough to share with preteens, yet would also not seemed childish to adults of all ages. Archie and Tristan truly accomplished what they set out to do.

Downloaded through Netgalley to read for an honest review.

I was excited to see a quick guide to pronouns on Netgalley. I'm weird. This is a very soft and easy to swallow guide for those who are adjusting to the "new world of pronouns" or aren't fully on board with using different pronouns than what they're used to.

This is set up to be informative, with a few what I'd consider "dad jokes" peppered in to keep it from getting too serious. It's set up to be very casual conservation on a serious matter and I like how it is presented.

My favorite is page sixteen YOLO "Your Original Language Operates within an ever-changing Nexus of communication" or, Language is always changing. That's why we don't say forsooth anymore and why we call dogs doggos. This is something outside of the community that I tend to calmly rage about (That's not a real word!!!! English isn't dead dumbass!!!..anyway).

Great reminder of why it's important to not misgender on purpose. It goes into casual settings and what to do in the workplace. I really kinda wished they would have slightly noted that not every workplace protects this. You can still get fired for being part of the LGBT+ community where I live. Unless they're wanting the fear of being fired or this is addressing specifically where the authors possibly live. I'm not sure. But not everyone has a safety net in the LGBT+ community.

Recommendation: Yes. Even for those who are a bit more familiar with pronoun uses and their importance.

I absolutely love that this is a comic! It's a comic that is made to educate and inform people on gender neutral pronouns, specifically they/them. The format is conversational with a few nice diagrams. This comic covers so many great topics including pronouns in general, misgendering, and gender neutral pronouns. It's told in a fun, and sometimes sarcastic way. The emphasis is on building empathy.



"Nothing is as cool as being an empathetic and respectful person."



I give this educational comic a 5/5. I HIGHLY recommend this. This comic would be a great gift for friends, family, AND co-workers.

Thank you NetGalley for the free e-book!

This is basically what the title says. Very educational but in a simple way so that everyone understands the concept of gender-neutral pronouns. If you are not familiar with the concept, I definitely recommend you to start with this short guide as an introduction and then continue deepening your knowledge on the topic if you wish to!

Changing our binary-gendered language is difficult, but with a little practice you'll get there. I actually envy the English language in this aspect because even if it's a whole process, it is much easier than adopting gender-neutral language in Spanish, which I'm still learning to use. I know it may seem dumb at first sight, but I believe it's necessary and eventually it will become the norm.

After all, it's about creating a welcoming environment in everyday life for non-binary pals and not about you, cisgender person who won't accept a different perspective besides your own. Be a little more empathetic. It'll be appreciated.

This was a good, basic starter How-To guide on gender neutral pronouns. It does, as it says in the title, though, focus primarily on They/Them pronouns. I liked how they said there were much more in depth resources regarding this, and clearly stating that was not the ballpark they were aiming for in this guide.

There are two narrators in this graphic novel, one of them cis (he/him) and the other non-binary (they/them). I also thought the two of them came at this with different focuses, which made this read come across as a little disjointed at times. Archie's point was not being misgendered, informing people generally on gender. Tristan's point was far more specifically about the workplace and being an ally. Maybe that'll work better together on a second read.

It's very light and fluffy artwork that approaches some (to me) common sense approaches and seeks to show that non-binary people and gender neutral pronouns are more common than some people may think, as well as offering handy style sheets throughout and at the end for how to be a good ally.

It is particularly marketed towards people to whom all of this stuff may be new, and people wanting a booklet to offer to potential allies instead of having to talk through it themselves.

<i> We should always strive to be better people. Practicing gender neutral pronouns is both an excercise in language and a chance to grow as a more empathetic and respectful communicator.</i>

I thought this was a brilliantly thought out and well written short comic that explained some very real issues in a brilliant way; not as an irritating lecture on what you <b>should be doing</b> but as an informative and relatable comic. It spoke of real issues in such a way to make it easier to relate to the characters in the comic (and thus real people who deal with the issues presented) and to the issues at hand.

After all, if you’re “female” you probably don’t want to be referred to as a “male” every moment, so why should someone that doesn’t fit into the gender binary have to deal with those issues by being labelled as something they’re not? Just because you don’t understand an issue, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist… and using ignorance as an excuse only works for so long, especially when people are actively trying to educate you and you’re simply ignoring it.

I loved how this comic explained the issues, and having finished reading, I feel better equipped for if the situation comes up in “real life” – plus, it would make a pretty neat reference book. I love how it has “scripts” for situations when you’re unsure of what to say or how to say it, and has so many different examples throughout the book of real-life situations where this knowledge is necessary.

I'll be buying a few copies for staff and students at work.

This comic sets out to do exactly what it intends to.

“This book exists to educate and inform people on gender neutral pronouns — specifically they/them — so that you don’t have to do all the heavy lifting by yourself. We want to keep this book short and affordable, so you can give it to friends, family, co-workers, or random people on the street. Also, if education fails and folks are being jerks, you can just throw this book in their face. It’s the future and we don’t have time for that nonsense.”

Ha. That’s awesome

It’s just well-written, and simple, and clear. Usually I give 5 stars to something that completely blows me away or impacted me emotionally. This really didn’t do that, but I gave it 5 stars because it’s an excellent resource that does exactly what it intends to - and does it succinctly, and does it well.

“Even if you don’t get it…you should learn how to use pronouns people request because you like them, love them, or work with them, and we all gotta share space on this terrible, dying planet.”

Exactly. It’s just about not being a dick. What’s wrong with that?

Unfortunately, too many people are lazy and want to be spoon-fed everything and don’t want to have to think. And those people are the ones calling everyone else lazy and entitled. Sheesh.

I love the hat of ignorance. “Oh look, with this hat, I can just move freely through the world assuming everyone’s gender. I can also tip ten percent. I think <i>Friends</i> is a good show. Diet Coke is healthy!”

That cracked me up.

It’s funny, even when I didn’t understand that people identified as non-binary, I used gender neutral pronouns. I think the singular <i>they</i> just makes sense when you don’t know someone’s gender. Using “he” universally is insulting, and “he/she” is annoying and clunky. That’s not because I’m especially woke or anything - definitely not - I was conservative for a long time. My only point being that gender neutral pronouns aren’t necessarily a stretch for people who understand grammar and communication.

<i>Thanks to NetGalley, Oni Press, and Limerence Press for a copy in return for an honest review.</i>