Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us“I know I’m not a man ... and I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m probably not a woman, either.... The trouble is, we’re living in a world that insists we be one or the other.” With these words, Kate Bornstein ushers readers on a funny, fearless, and wonderfully scenic journey across the terrains of gender and identity. With a new introduction by the author On one level, Gender Outlaw details Bornstein’s transformation from heterosexual male to lesbian woman, from a one-time IBM salesperson to a playwright and performance artist. But this particular coming-of-age story is also a provocative investigation into our notions of male and female, from a self-described nonbinary transfeminine diesel femme dyke who never stops questioning our cultural assumptions. Gender Outlaw was decades ahead of its time when it was first published in 1994. Now, some twenty-odd years later, this book stands as both a classic and a still-revolutionary work—one that continues to push us gently but profoundly to the furthest borders of the gender frontier. |
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... .” —Annie Sprinkle, performance artist “Kate Bornstein is a fierce and funny voice on the front lines of gender and sexual identity. Her wise heart and wild imagination challenge us to really own our bodies, our desires, our.
... .” —Annie Sprinkle, performance artist “Kate Bornstein is a fierce and funny voice on the front lines of gender and sexual identity. Her wise heart and wild imagination challenge us to really own our bodies, our desires, our.
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On Men, Women and the Rest of Us Kate Bornstein. challenge us to really own our bodies, our desires, our dreams.” —Tim Miller, performance artist Kate Bornstein GENDER OUTLAW Kate Bornstein divides their time between.
On Men, Women and the Rest of Us Kate Bornstein. challenge us to really own our bodies, our desires, our dreams.” —Tim Miller, performance artist Kate Bornstein GENDER OUTLAW Kate Bornstein divides their time between.
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... their transition to be a physical journey that brings their bodies into alignment with their gender identities. But by and large, today's transgender men and women understand that it's not sex-as-biology that's essential to life,
... their transition to be a physical journey that brings their bodies into alignment with their gender identities. But by and large, today's transgender men and women understand that it's not sex-as-biology that's essential to life,
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... body, which becomes my fashion, which becomes my writing style. Then I perform what I've written in an effort to integrate my life, and that becomes my identity, after a fashion. My mother was so proud to have given birth to.
... body, which becomes my fashion, which becomes my writing style. Then I perform what I've written in an effort to integrate my life, and that becomes my identity, after a fashion. My mother was so proud to have given birth to.
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... body. What's the pull? What is it about a sexually blended, gender-bended body that lights those flames? I know it gets me going! For the most part, people cautiously observe and don't ask questions, and there are plenty of ...
... body. What's the pull? What is it about a sexually blended, gender-bended body that lights those flames? I know it gets me going! For the most part, people cautiously observe and don't ask questions, and there are plenty of ...
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