Everyone knows that teenage years are difficult. Imagine what it would be like going through that same period while not fitting the standard definition of what it’s like to be a boy or girl. Artists Ivan Coyote and Rae Spoon did, and now they’ve joined forces to tell their stories in book form. Gender Failure chronicles the journey from falling between the metaphoric gender identity cracks to self-acceptance and realization. Visual artist Clyde Petersen is joining them to help launch the book, with a multimedia show on the same topic, featuring music, visuals, and words.

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