Description
Discover the groundbreaking memoir of Lou, the first openly trans author featured on a Classics list. This **B-format paperback** edition, published by **Random House UK** in 2022, comprises 448 pages filled with the evolving journey of a historical gay trans man. From his childhood memories of 'playing boys' in Wisconsin to experiencing the vibrant atmosphere of **San Francisco's gay bars**, Lou's candid diary extracts reveal a unique coming-of-age story that resonates with readers seeking a deeper understanding of identity and truth.
Through Lou's eyes, explore his struggles and triumphs as he navigates a world with few role models. His bold activism aimed at achieving gender-affirming rights transformed societal views on gender and sexuality. This insightful memoir not only captures the essence of his joyous love for life, men, and sex but also stands as a testament to the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community. With an engaging introduction by **Susan Stryker**, this book is essential reading for those interested in LGBTQ+ literature, gender studies, and memoirs that ignite conversations. Join Lou on this beautiful and raw journey that celebrates individuality and the fight for acceptance in an often unyielding world.
Order now and enjoy swift delivery to your doorstep, ensuring you won't miss out on this compelling narrative that is both heartwarming and enlightening.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781784877347
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2022
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Pages: 448
Description:
The first openly trans author on a Classics list, this is a unique first-hand account of a historical trans man's life, which read like a euphoric coming-of-age novel.
A unique first-hand account of a historical gay trans man's whole life, which reads like a celebratory coming-of-age novel.
Lou kept candid diaries from the age of 10. Through these extracts, we hear Lou's life in his own words- from 'playing boys' in his childhood in Wisconsin, to cruising San Francisco's gay bars for handsome 'youngmen'; from first hearing about gender non-conforming communities, to becoming a vital part of them as an activist, author, and archivist.
Lou navigated his identity with few role models and was perhaps the first publicly gay transgender man. Successfully campaigning to remove heterosexuality from the medical requirements for gender affirming surgery, Lou was pivotal in our modern understanding of gender and sexuality as distinct identities. After he was diagnosed with HIV in 1986, he remarked that he had been told by clinics that 'it was impossible for me to live as a gay man, but it looks like I'm gonna die like one.'
This selection shows Lou's joyous love of life, men, and sex.
* LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER *
* PUBLISHING TRIANGLE FINALIST *
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SUSAN STRYKER
'Chatty and tender, casually poetic and voraciously sexual-Sullivan workshopped his identity and his relationships, committing to the page an interior monologue of self-discovery that paralleled the gay-liberation movement, the burgeoning transgender-rights mo
Through Lou's eyes, explore his struggles and triumphs as he navigates a world with few role models. His bold activism aimed at achieving gender-affirming rights transformed societal views on gender and sexuality. This insightful memoir not only captures the essence of his joyous love for life, men, and sex but also stands as a testament to the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community. With an engaging introduction by **Susan Stryker**, this book is essential reading for those interested in LGBTQ+ literature, gender studies, and memoirs that ignite conversations. Join Lou on this beautiful and raw journey that celebrates individuality and the fight for acceptance in an often unyielding world.
Order now and enjoy swift delivery to your doorstep, ensuring you won't miss out on this compelling narrative that is both heartwarming and enlightening.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781784877347
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2022
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Pages: 448
Description:
The first openly trans author on a Classics list, this is a unique first-hand account of a historical trans man's life, which read like a euphoric coming-of-age novel.
A unique first-hand account of a historical gay trans man's whole life, which reads like a celebratory coming-of-age novel.
Lou kept candid diaries from the age of 10. Through these extracts, we hear Lou's life in his own words- from 'playing boys' in his childhood in Wisconsin, to cruising San Francisco's gay bars for handsome 'youngmen'; from first hearing about gender non-conforming communities, to becoming a vital part of them as an activist, author, and archivist.
Lou navigated his identity with few role models and was perhaps the first publicly gay transgender man. Successfully campaigning to remove heterosexuality from the medical requirements for gender affirming surgery, Lou was pivotal in our modern understanding of gender and sexuality as distinct identities. After he was diagnosed with HIV in 1986, he remarked that he had been told by clinics that 'it was impossible for me to live as a gay man, but it looks like I'm gonna die like one.'
This selection shows Lou's joyous love of life, men, and sex.
* LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER *
* PUBLISHING TRIANGLE FINALIST *
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SUSAN STRYKER
'Chatty and tender, casually poetic and voraciously sexual-Sullivan workshopped his identity and his relationships, committing to the page an interior monologue of self-discovery that paralleled the gay-liberation movement, the burgeoning transgender-rights mo