Learning German is hard – and so is unlearning the gender binary!
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About the Author
When Mercedes (dey/she) isn't writing guidebooks for sexual conversations, dey teach German as a foreign language.
As the founder of QUEER_gesprochen?!, she thinks a lot about how to formulate language in a gender-neutral and diversity-sensitive way. Dey offer individual and group courses for language learners as well as teachers, and has also developed teaching materials on the topic of gender-neutral language. The current offer can be found at queergesprochen.de.
Mercedes also wrote our workbook Bettgeflüster.
Photo Credit: Ismini Xanthou
About the Illustrator
Louie (they/them) works somewhere in the intersection of illustration, education and feminism. They most enjoy drawing things that make people think, “oh wow, I finally understand that!” when they read and look at it. When Louie isn't illustrating, they're probably doing pottery. You can find them on Instagram @tenderrebellions.
Louie also wrote and illustrated our workbook How to Say No.
Photo Credit: Louie Läuger