Trans
Author | : Juliet Jacques |
Publisher | : Verso Books |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2015-09-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781784781668 |
ISBN-13 | : 1784781665 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In July 2012, aged thirty, Juliet Jacques underwent sex reassignment surgery-a process she chronicled with unflinching honesty in a serialised national newspaper column. Trans tells of her life to the present moment: a story of growing up, of defining yourself, and of the rapidly changing world of gender politics. Fresh from university, eager to escape a dead-end job and launch a career as a writer, she navigates the treacherous waters of a world where, even in the liberal and feminist media, transgender identities go unacknowledged, misunderstood or worse. Revealing, honest,humorous, and self-deprecating, Trans includes an epilogue with Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be?