Trans/portraits voices from transgender communities

Although transgender people are increasingly represented in academic studies and popular culture, they rarely have the opportunity to add their own voices to the conversation. In this remarkable book, the author records the stories of more than thirty Americans who identify as transgender. They rang...

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Main Author: Shultz, Jackson Wright (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Hanover, New Hampshire : Dartmouth College Press, [2015]
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Summary: Although transgender people are increasingly represented in academic studies and popular culture, they rarely have the opportunity to add their own voices to the conversation. In this remarkable book, the author records the stories of more than thirty Americans who identify as transgender. They range in age from fifteen to seventy-two; come from twenty-five different states and a wide array of racial, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds; and identify across a vast spectrum of genders and sexualities.
Physical Description: xxii, 218 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781611688238
161168823X
9781611688078
1611688078
Author Notes: JACKSON WRIGHT SHULTZ is a scholar and activist. He has written and lectured on marginalized communities, men's role in sexual assault prevention, pedagogy, representations of transmasculinities, and queer theory.