Bornstein, Kate, 1948-

Gender outlaw : on men, women, and the rest of us / Kate Bornstein - Revised and updated edition - xx, 299 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Includes the text of the play, Hidden: a gender

Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-299).

First things first -- Transgender style : some fashion tips -- Sorting seeds -- The hard part -- Interlude : Nuts and bolts -- Naming all the parts -- Interlude : The lesbian thing -- Abandon your tedious search! The rulebook has been found! -- Claiming power -- Which outlaws? or, Who was that masked man? -- Gender terror, gender rage -- Send in the clowns -- First you die, and then you get their attention -- A gender interrogatory -- The first question, or, They have those funny, staring eyes -- The other questions -- Creating a third space -- Transsexual lesbian playwright tells all! -- Queer life/queer theater -- Hidden : a gender, a play in two acts -- Hidden : a gender -- The punchline -- The seven year itch (what goes around, comes around) -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography pt. 1. 1. pt. 2. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. pt. 3. 7. 8. 9. 10. pt. 4. 11. 12. pt. 5. 12. 14. pt. 6. 15. pt. 7. 16.

Part coming-of-age story, part mind-altering manifesto on gender and sexuality, coming directly to you from the life experiences of a transsexual woman, Gender Outlaw breaks all the rules and leaves the reader forever changed.

9781101973240 (paperback) 1101973242 (paperback)


Bornstein, Kate, 1948- --Psychology


Transsexuals--Identity
Gender identity
Sex change
Sex (Psychology)
Lesbians
Sex roles

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