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Before We Were Trans : a New History of Gender by KIT, 1990- HEYAM is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Before We Were Trans : a New History of Gender about?
A History Today Book of the YearFinalist 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 ShoesAcross 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,
Who reads Before We Were Trans : a New History of Gender?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- KIT, 1990- HEYAM
- Publisher
- Hachette UK
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781541603080
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Social Science, History, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (45 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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