Gender Magic

Critics Review

• Rae McDaniel is a leader in their generation, matching compassion with clear-sighted vision for a sex-positive future. Emily Nagoski, PhD, author of Come As You Are and Burnout

• Foregrounding agency and joy without glossing over real challenges, nonbinary therapist Rae McDaniel weaves research, clinical wisdom, their own and their clients’ lived experience, and powerful love magic into a book that will debunk toxic nonsense and unlock gender euphoria. Carol Queen, PhD, Co-Founder of the Center for Sex & Culture, author and activist

• Gender Magic reroutes the hero’s journey by insisting that all bodies are sites of profound creativity and pleasure, ever generating innovative meanings. A cutting-edge triumph that will likely save lives on its way to illuminating new stories to live by. Lidia Yuknavich, critically acclaimed author of The Chronology of Water

• In a culture that frames being trans as either suffering or surviving, Rae McDaniel provides a travelogue of the potential, the pleasure and the possibility of living gender with deliberate cultivated joy. From mapping your complex gender galaxy to examining hopes, fears, anxieties, even regrets, Gender Magic is an able companion for anyone seeking better self-esteem, better sex and better relations with others. Dr Tey Meadow, associate professor of sociology at The Institute for the Study of Gender & Sexuality, Columbia University

• Rae McDaniel offers a hopeful path forward for gender explorers and those who love them, teaching folks how to find joy and meaning in the journey towards authenticity. Gender Magic is full of valuable guidance that honours and prepares people for the complexities within this particular life journey. Dr. Scott Mosser, surgeon and founder of the Gender Confirmation Center

• Gender Magic is a masterclass in authenticity, worthiness and letting your full self be seen-written from the lens of gender freedom. It’s a must read for anyone on a journey to joyfully break out of confining gender ‘boxes’ and live their biggest, best life. Rachel Rodgers, bestselling author of We Should All Be Millionaires

• The Gender Freedom Model will be a life-changing guide to help folks navigate their gender journey from a place of strength and help them live their very best life. Truly magical! Neil ‘Nelly’ Cannon, PhD, LMFT, CST, AASECT-certified sex therapist and supervisor, clinical director, the Cannon Institute

• Gender Magic is a fresh and audacious guide to gender freedom, helping readers find the courage and momentum they need to confidently be themselves in the world. Andrea Owen, author of How to Stop Feeling like Sh*t, global keynote speaker, and professional certified life coach

• Rae has written an as-promised magical book that takes you by the heart and leads you through both their own and your own journey from gender-surviving to gender-thriving. A must-read for anyone with a gender worth celebrating (that means you!). Yana Tallon-Hicks, LMFT, sex therapist and author of Hot and Unbothered

• Gender Magic is a bold and accessible look at gender diversity that had me screaming, ‘Yes!’ all the way through. This book is a celebration of gender freedom for all of us and provides a powerful and hopeful vision of a world where each of us gets to live without shame as our true selves. Susan Hyatt, Master certified life coach and bestselling author of Bare

• Gender Magic is fascinating; it is joyful, and it will change you. Lauren F. Streicher, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

• This gem of a book should be required reading for all humans. Rae McDaniel is a masterful and delightful genius and this book is a gift to us all. Get it and then get another because you’ll end up giving your dogeared copy away, with love. Jennifer Pastiloff, bestselling author of On Being Human