The Y Chromosome

Cover

Cover of a French edition

The Y Chromosome is a novel by Leona Gom.

The Y Chromosome takes place in a future Earth, in which the population is almost entirely female.

In the mid-21st century, human males started dying and being born sterile; and this novel takes place several hundred years after that time. It is told from the vantage of two characters: one of a few very rare, hidden, human males, who comes to the city from his farm enclave; and a woman whose female lover becomes involved with the young man. The novel is interesting in that the society created is not a pure separatist utopia. The characters confront outright and question whether violence, abuse of power, etc., are inherently masculine traits, or learned behaviors.

Editions

• Sumach Press, 1990; ISBN 0929005163
• Toronto: Second Story, 1990