- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Alyson Publications Inc (1 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1555837301
- ISBN-13: 978-1555837303
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 8.6 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 540,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Gender identity, an issue that has galvanised the queer community in recent years, goes beyond the nature of male/female to a yet-to-be-traversed region that lies somewhere between and beyond biologically determined gender. In this groundbreaking anthology, three experts in gender studies and politics navigate around rigid, societally imposed concepts of two genders to discover and illuminate the limitless possibilities of identity.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The main body of this book is taken up with narratives of people identifying as existing outside the bipolar definitions of gender. However it would be wrong to skip the essays that open the book as they provide a clear theoretical framework in witch to interpret what you read.
A great book and a challenge to human rights activists, LGBT activists, the general public and their dogs.
If you care about gender or human rights then you've got to read it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Genderqueers everywhere must own this book. They must read it on buses, they must lend it to people - sad, inspirational, harrowing, funny, and full of lesbian sex, the stories are a reminder that no matter how hard the binary sucks today, it's on a shaky foundation and it's coming down - because you're not alone.
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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Remarkable Anthology
24 April 2003
Format:Paperback
Saw it on the shelf at a local bookstore, started reading, and took it home. The individual pieces range from good, to stunning ("Packing a Rod" by Allen James and "The Gender Cops Work Overtime" by Gina Reiss are immediate standouts, both good enough to demand being read aloud). The authors address behavior, family relations, social relations, sex-reassignment surgery (whether or not to have it), the bi-gender system, and other topics.
"Genderqueer" is a "pull it off the shelf for guests" book - I don't know any other way of putting it. As a transgendered person, I have a number of books on the topic, including Riki Wilchins' excellent "Read My Lips." However this is the one that I find myself repeatedly grabbing for non-transgendered friends and family to highlight ideas and create awareness of the range of gender expression and identity issues. It is also a book that I have to work hard to keep it coming back to me - it has a tendency to go home with guests.
Be forewarned, though - this is not a book for the easily offended, be you straight, gay, queer, trans- or not. If you need your own feelings and ideas confirmed and validated, better to read something else. A number of the authors are brutal in their honesty, coarse in their language, and express disturbing opinions. For me, though, "Genderqueer" was enlightening, stimulating, often hilarious, and occasionally infuriating.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
an amazing anthology
24 Nov 2002
Format:Paperback
Although a lot has been written about gender already, the editors--all acclaimed activists in their own right--go beyond the usual discussion of MTF and FTM. Instead, they talk about all kinds of people who fit outside gender norms, and argue that it is more complicated than we thought. If more people are included in this category, there is a better chance of fighting for acceptance. Gender equality is the latest battle in the quest for civil rights, and it's an interesting one.
But this is more than gender theory. The personal stories are all thought-provoking. I found myself thinking about them long after I stopped reading them. You will too.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
A wonderful anthology
9 Oct 2003
Format:Paperback
In this amazing collection, various first-hand stories and essays from people in the nebulous area between male and female make the case of deconstructing gender. Including sections from Nestle and Wilchins, who have both already contributed much to the gender discussion already, the book lets those who live in between male and female have a voice. Ranging the length of queer gender from intersexuals to transexuals to femmes, "GenderQueer" doesn't leave any gender stone unturned, and expands the gay and lesbian rights debate to include gender issues, which the editors feel are at the core of the argument and of the harassment of queers and perceived queers in the United States. I found myself inspired by many of these personal tales, and I found myself reflected there as well. The final essay by Wilchins is especially moving and is the luscious cherry on the delicacies here.
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