This digital edition of Northern Lights, Northern Lives includes a downloadable PDF and a flip reader version that gives a more traditional reading experience on your screen (NO PHYSICAL COPIES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PURCHASE:)

The Northern Lights have long danced across the skies, transcending borders and cultural divides. Sometimes our human eyes mute the Aurora’s brilliance, while at other times it consumes our senses. In many ways, our human experiences of gender are just as mysterious, vibrant and uniquely personal.

Photographer and author Jayme Sojourn Drew shares intimate portraits and personal narratives from 50+ gender-diverse people across Alaska and Yukon. Many stories weave the intricacies of gender into our connections with nature, place and Indigenous histories. With reflective curiosity and vulnerability, Drew also interlaces pieces of their own gender journey and travels through 2SLGBTQ+ communities.

This anthology uplifts voices often unseen, not only for queer eyes and ears, but for anyone ready to view humanity through a wider lens. With openness and care, readers are invited to discover that gender is something to witness, embrace, and celebrate.

Tips for seeing a full spread in PDF document: Go to “View” menu, Page Display, and check Two Page View and Show Cover Page.

*Link for password locked flip version reader will be emailed to you within 2-3 days. PDF download is instantly accessible upon purchase.

**PDF and HeyZine versions of this book are not for open distribution. Do not copy and redistribute book pages – please and thank you!

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DIGITAL EDITION: Northern Lights, Northern Lives: A Spectrum of Gender Across Alaska and the Yukon

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