Trans Like Me: 'An essential voice at the razor edge of gender politics' Laurie Penny - Softcover

Lester, CN

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0349008590 ISBN 13: 9780349008592

Verlag: Virago, 2019

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An agenda-setting, emotionally engaging book on transgender identity.

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CN Lester is an academic, writer, musician and leading LGBTI activist. Co-founder of the UK's first national queer youth organisation, they curate the trans art event Transpose for Barbican and work internationally as a trans and feminist educator and speaker. Their work has featured on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, SBS, The Guardian, ABC, The Independent, Newsnight, New Internationalist and at Sydney Opera House.

A singer-songwriter and a classical performer, composer and researcher, CN specialises in early and modern music, particularly by women composers.

They live in London and drink too much coffee. Trans Like Me is their first book.

www.cnlester.com

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'Thought-provoking' New Internationalist
'An important, timely book' Juliet Jacques
'Frank, witty and educational' Stylist

CN Lester, academic and activist, takes us on a journey through some of the most pressing issues concerning the trans debate: from pronouns to Caitlyn Jenner; from feminist and LGBTQ activists, to the rise in referrals for gender variant children, showing us how are all defined by ideas of gender, whether we live our lives as he, she or they.

'I challenge anyone not to have both heart and mind a little more open after reading this book' Shami Chakrabarti
'One of the year's most important books on transgender identity' Gay Times
'Refreshing and accessible' Diva
'Lester uses these witty essays to help undermine some persistent myths' New York Times

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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Virago
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0349008590
• ISBN 13: 9780349008592
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Hachette UK, Hachette Ireland; info@hbgi.ie; ; 8 Castlecourt Centre; Dublin 15; D15 XTP3; Irland