How does your gender and sexual identity define you? Find out in this guide for identity fluidity in the 21st century. Here you will discover: 1) How gender and sexual identities are created and why; 2) How gender and sexual identities change throughout one lifetime or over multiple lifetimes; 3) Theories on why a soul chooses its gender and sexual identity when incarnating; 4) Introduction of the Energy Body; 5) The history and mythology of Two Spirit and Third Gender cultures around the world; 6) The real story of a "boy named Sue": the author's life as a Four Spirit. In Soul Sex, the author offers a buffet of perspectives on gender, sexuality, and identity including biological, sociological, and psychological influences with an emphasis on spiritual impacts. The author draws on years of research and personal experience to create the broadest perspective of gender and sexual identity compiled in one volume. You are invited to sample each of the dishes as food for thought. Fluidity is the new identity of the 21st century. Acceptance is the new morality. Self-empowerment is the new mantra.
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Prologue: Switcheroo - The Real Story of a Boy Named Sue Chapter 1: Introduction - Welcome to the Art & Soul of Gender & Sexuality Chapter 2: Biology of Gender and Sexual Identity - The Forces of Nature Chapter 3: Sociology & Psychology of Gender & Sexual Identity - The Forces of Nurture Chapter 4: Spirituality of Gender & Sexual Identity- The Forces of the Spirit World Chapter 5: The Energy Body & the Physical Body - The Layers of Body Consciousness Chapter 6: Gender Identity - The Consciousness of Gender Chapter 7: Sexual Identity - The Consciousness of Sexuality Chapter 8: Changing Gender - Transitioning Gender & Sexual Orientation in One Lifetime Chapter 9: Reincarnation - Transitioning Gender & Sexual Orientation over Multiple Lifetimes Chapter 10: Two Spirit & 3rd Gender Cultures - Alternative Gender & Sexual Identities in Culture Chapter 11: Self-Empowerment Support Services - Tools for Increasing Self-Knowledge & Belief in Self Epilogue: Conclusion - Our Journey through the Sacred & Secular Appendix: A. Passion Poems: The Author's Trans*ition Poetry B: Inspirational Quotes C. Gender Diversity Etiquette D. International Bill of Gender Rights F. Days to Commemorate Gender & Sexual Identity Diversity Glossary, Bibliography, & Index