Description
Discover 'Before We Were Trans,' a groundbreaking exploration of gender history that journeys beyond the typical narratives associated with trans identities. This compelling book, recently awarded as a History Today Book of the Year and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, offers rich insights into the complexities of gender across cultures and eras. The authors intertwine heartfelt personal accounts with rigorous research to illuminate diverse experiences that deviate from simplistic, binary portrayals of gender. 'Before We Were Trans' is not just a historical account; it is an invitation to rethink our understanding of gender fluidity and community. Written with compassion and authority, this B-format paperback, published in 2023, encourages readers to engage with the vibrant, messy tapestry of trans histories around the globe—showing that these stories deserve to be told. The book celebrates trans history while recognizing the joy and challenges of living authentically within our communities. Embrace the narrative that stretches your comprehension of what it means to transcend conventional boundaries of gender identity. Order now and enrich your perspective on gender with this transformative read. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once placed, your order cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781529377767. Publisher: John Murray.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781529377767
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2023
Publisher: John Murray
Description:
A History Today Book of the Year
Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award
'A beautiful, brilliant, lively book that weaves together fascinating and moving examples with thoughtful analysis. Both heartfelt and rigorous, entertaining and scholarly, Before We Were Trans invites us to expand our sense of communities - past and present - in welcoming ways, rather than contracting them and policing their borders' MEG-JOHN BARKER, author of Gender: A Graphic Guide
'Celebrates trans history, whilst acknowledging the reality of what it means to live within our community with joy and kindness. In-depth research and personal stories tie Before We Were Trans up into a true treat for the mind' JAMIE WINDUST, author of In Their Shoes
Across the world today, people of all ages are doing fascinating, creative, messy things with gender. These people have a rich history - but one that is often left behind by narratives of trans lives that focus on people with stable, binary, uncomplicated gender identities. As a result, these stories tend to be recent, binary, stereotyped, medicalised and white.
Before We Were Trans is a new and different story of gender, that seeks not to be comprehensive or definitive, but - by blending culture, feminism and politics - to widen the scope of what we think of as trans history by telling the stories of people across the globe whose experience of gender has been transgressive, or not characterised by stability or binary categories.
Transporting us from Renaissance Venice to seventeenth-cent
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781529377767
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2023
Publisher: John Murray
Description:
A History Today Book of the Year
Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award
'A beautiful, brilliant, lively book that weaves together fascinating and moving examples with thoughtful analysis. Both heartfelt and rigorous, entertaining and scholarly, Before We Were Trans invites us to expand our sense of communities - past and present - in welcoming ways, rather than contracting them and policing their borders' MEG-JOHN BARKER, author of Gender: A Graphic Guide
'Celebrates trans history, whilst acknowledging the reality of what it means to live within our community with joy and kindness. In-depth research and personal stories tie Before We Were Trans up into a true treat for the mind' JAMIE WINDUST, author of In Their Shoes
Across the world today, people of all ages are doing fascinating, creative, messy things with gender. These people have a rich history - but one that is often left behind by narratives of trans lives that focus on people with stable, binary, uncomplicated gender identities. As a result, these stories tend to be recent, binary, stereotyped, medicalised and white.
Before We Were Trans is a new and different story of gender, that seeks not to be comprehensive or definitive, but - by blending culture, feminism and politics - to widen the scope of what we think of as trans history by telling the stories of people across the globe whose experience of gender has been transgressive, or not characterised by stability or binary categories.
Transporting us from Renaissance Venice to seventeenth-cent