Finding the real me : true tales of sex and gender diversity
Print Book 2003 |
Available at 1 Library 1 of 1 copy |
Summary
Finding the Real Me is an extraordinary collection of real-life stories told by a wide-range of sex and gender diverse people. These healing tales of struggle and transformation reveal just how creative, resourceful, and adventurous the individuals in this community can be and also helps to bridge the gap between ignorance and understanding. As each incredible story unfolds we become part of the author's journey to self-acceptance and join the celebration of their new life. Page by page, we laugh, cry, and learn to appreciate these wonderful courageous people and the road they walked to be their true selves. Finding the Real Me is a landmark book that encourages us to embrace diversity, to never fear our differences, and to remain always in awe of our amazing possibilities.
Contents
Paradox is paradise for me / Cynthya BrianKateLessons of life / Nero
A rose in bloom / April Rose Schneider
A journey to androgyny / Norrie May-Welby
Bad hair days : the story / Rebecca J. Dittman
Robyn's journey / Robyn Walters
Japan : a sexually unique country / Masae Torai
So, which one is the opposite sex? : the sometimes spiritual journey of a metagender / Phillip Andrew Bernhardt-House
Being human : a personal transsexual perspective of transition / Sarah J. Rutherford
Peter's story / Peter Hàˆberle
The headache is in your head / Tucker Lieberman
Gallae, or Reflections of a pagan heart / Laura Anne Seabrook
Time for a good transgender story / Kam Wai Kui
Melanie : my story / Melanie McMullan
Confessions of a she-male merchant marine / Vera Sepulveda
Dream on, and don't wake up to the nightmare of reality / Natalie Murphy
Jack's story / Jack Powell
Tracy's story / Tracy Deichmann
The second transition / Christine Burns
An other gendered boy / Joe Samson
Masks and redemptive transformation / Jennifer Fraser
Rikki's story / Rikki Arundel
The constructed life / E. Tristan Booth
My purple aura : A journey to self-acceptance / Andy Colson
The never ending tango / Katrina C. Rose
Butch : a work in progress / Jay Copestake.
Additional Information
Subjects |
Transsexualism.
Transsexuals -- Biography. Transsexuals -- Identity. Gender identity. |
Publisher | San Francisco, CA :Jossey-Bass,2003 |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Contributors |
O'Keefe, Tracie.
Fox, Katrina. |
Language |
English |
Description |
xx, 293 pages ; 23 cm |
ISBN | 0787965472 (alk. paper) |
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