Has been challenging, encouraging, questioning, and helping those trying to figure out how to become a real man, a real woman, or something else entirely.

Using a unique, deceptively simple and always entertaining workbook format, complete with quizzes, exercises, and puzzles, Bornstein gently but firmly guides readers toward discovering their own unique gender identity. , transgender activist Kate Bornstein brings theory down to Earth and provides a practical approach to livingīornstein starts from the premise that there are not just two genders performed in today's world, but countless genders lumped under the two-gender framework. For fans of the original, Bornstein's new material merits a fresh read.-Ĭultural theorists have written loads of smart but difficult-to-fathom texts on gender theory, but most fail to provide a hands-on, accessible guide for those trying to sort out their own sexual identities. This revised and expanded edition extends that legacy, offering an accessible foundation for examining gender in the reader's life and in the broader culture while arguing for the dismantling of all forms of oppression. The original is a classic of modern transgender theory and literature and, alongside Bornstein's other work, has influenced an entire generation of trans writers and artists.

(1997) provides an invigorating introduction to contemporary theory around gender, sexuality, and power. This updated edition of Bornstein's formative

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