Trans Bodies, Trans Selves
by Laura S. Erickson-Schroth, Mira Charlotte Jourdan, Harper Benjamin Keenan, Romeo Romero, Sy Simms, Maria Carmen Hinayon, Cavar, Alexandre Baril, Kelsey Pacha, E. Kale Edmiston, Michael A. Gilbert, T. Evan Smith, Anastacia Tomson, Reid Vanderburgh, Florence Ashley, Avy A. Skolnik, Lily Zheng, Jillian T. Weiss, Sasha Buchert, Ezra Ishmael Young, R. Nick Gorton, Hilary Maia Grubb, A.C. Demidont, Adonis Paul Irons, Jamie E. Mehringer, Gaines Blasdel, Nathan Levitt, Sand C. Chang, Nathaniel Grant Sharon, Andie Maika Leslie, Micah Rea, Sarah Eva Belawski, Carey Jean Sojka, Tobi Hill-Meyer, Nillin Lore, Jiz Lee, Dean Scarborough, Junior Brainard, Morgan Weinert, Aidan Key, Micah Aria Vacatio, G. Nic Rider, Colton Meier St. Amand, Leigh Anne Gregory, Pony Knowles, Andrés C. López, Qwo-Li Driskill, Erica Chu, Arbor Archuletta, Joseph Liatela, Benji Hart, Kung Feng
There is no one way to be transgender. Transgender and gender non-conforming people have many different ways of understanding their gender identities. Only recently have sex and gender been thought of as separate concepts, and we have learned that sex (traditionally thought of as physical or biological) is as variable as gender (traditionally thought of as social). While trans people share many common experiences, there is immense diversity within trans communities. There are an estimated 700,000 transgendered individuals in the US and 15 million worldwide. Even still, there's been a notable lack of organized information for this sizable group. Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is a revolutionary resource-a comprehensive, reader-friendly guide for transgender people, with each chapter written by transgender or genderqueer authors. Inspired by Our Bodies, Ourselves, the classic and powerful compendium written for and by women, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves is widely accessible to the transgender population, providing authoritative information in an inclusive and respectful way and representing the collective knowledge base of dozens of influential experts. Each chapter takes the reader throug
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