Methodologically innovative in its use of mixed-media diary research, this timely book offers a focused sociological study of non-binary people’s identities and experiences in the UK. From negotiating a sense of legitimacy when ‘not feeling trans enough’ to how identities can shift over time, it reveals important nuances of diverse gender identities while offering crucial insights into trans-related healthcare inequalities.The findings of this ground-breaking research mark an important contribution to the wider fields of gender studies, LGBTQ scholarship and medical policy.
Methodologically innovative in its use of mixed-media diary research, this timely book offers a focused sociological study of non-binary people’s identities and experiences in the UK. From negotiating a sense of legitimacy when ‘not feeling trans enough’ to how identities can shift over time, it reveals important nuances of diverse gender identities while offering crucial insights into trans-related healthcare inequalities.The findings of this ground-breaking research mark an important contribution to the wider fields of gender studies, LGBTQ scholarship and medical policy.
BMA Medical Book Awards FinalistThe number of people coming out as transgender continues to rise, and this book shows healthcare and medical practitioners how to deliver excellent primary and secondary care to gender diverse patients.This guide provides accessible and practical advice on tailoring the social and ethical aspects of practice to the needs of each individual. Beyond setting out how clinical procedures should work for gender reassignment, it explains how to use language and pronouns in a respectful way, provides information on transgender services and resources, and offers insights into the challenges commonly faced by transgender people in both medical and social contexts. Based on cutting edge research and the lived experience of the author as a non-binary person, this is essential reading for all those working to meet the needs of transgender people in healthcare settings.
BMA Medical Book Awards FinalistThe number of people coming out as transgender continues to rise, and this book shows healthcare and medical practitioners how to deliver excellent primary and secondary care to gender diverse patients.This guide provides accessible and practical advice on tailoring the social and ethical aspects of practice to the needs of each individual. Beyond setting out how clinical procedures should work for gender reassignment, it explains how to use language and pronouns in a respectful way, provides information on transgender services and resources, and offers insights into the challenges commonly faced by transgender people in both medical and social contexts. Based on cutting edge research and the lived experience of the author as a non-binary person, this is essential reading for all those working to meet the needs of transgender people in healthcare settings.
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST'Essential reading' - THE INDEPENDENT'Vital and insightful' - OWL FISHERWhat does it mean to be non-binary in the 21st Century?Our gender identity is impacted by our personal histories; the cultures, communities and countries we are born into; and the places we go and the people we meet. But the representation of contemporary non-binary identities has been limited, until now.Pushing the narrative around non-binary identities further than ever before, this powerful collection of essays represents the breadth of non-binary lives, across the boundaries of race, class, age, sexuality, faith and more.Leading non-binary people share stories of their intersecting lives; how it feels to be non-binary and neurodiverse, the challenges of being a non-binary pregnant person, what it means to be non-binary within the Quaker community, the joy of reaching gender euphoria.This thought-provoking anthology shows that there is no right or wrong way to be non-binary.
LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST'Essential reading' - THE INDEPENDENT'Vital and insightful' - OWL FISHERWhat does it mean to be non-binary in the 21st Century?Our gender identity is impacted by our personal histories; the cultures, communities and countries we are born into; and the places we go and the people we meet. But the representation of contemporary non-binary identities has been limited, until now.Pushing the narrative around non-binary identities further than ever before, this powerful collection of essays represents the breadth of non-binary lives, across the boundaries of race, class, age, sexuality, faith and more.Leading non-binary people share stories of their intersecting lives; how it feels to be non-binary and neurodiverse, the challenges of being a non-binary pregnant person, what it means to be non-binary within the Quaker community, the joy of reaching gender euphoria.This thought-provoking anthology shows that there is no right or wrong way to be non-binary.
«Hay cuerpos que están inventando otras formas de vida».Paul B. PreciadoEn este libro una treintena de autorxs narran cómo viven su identidad fuera de los rígidos límites de lo binario, hombre y mujer, cis o trans. Les coordinadores de este libro parecen haber prendido un fuego alrededor del que se sientan personas de muy diversos orígenes —desde Borneo a Reino Unido, pasando por Vietnam o Malta— para hablarnos de su infancia, su adolescencia, la manera que tienen de vivir el género y la neurodivergencia o el embarazo. Para contarnos también de qué se desprendieron para ser más libres y más felices, para hablar de sus familias y pronombres elegidos. Estas historias son un lugar donde mirar cómo será el futuro que deseamos: un futuro donde no existe una manera correcta o incorrecta de vivir el género.
«Hay cuerpos que están inventando otras formas de vida».Paul B. PreciadoEn este libro una treintena de autorxs narran cómo viven su identidad fuera de los rígidos límites de lo binario, hombre y mujer, cis o trans. Les coordinadores de este libro parecen haber prendido un fuego alrededor del que se sientan personas de muy diversos orígenes —desde Borneo a Reino Unido, pasando por Vietnam o Malta— para hablarnos de su infancia, su adolescencia, la manera que tienen de vivir el género y la neurodivergencia o el embarazo. Para contarnos también de qué se desprendieron para ser más libres y más felices, para hablar de sus familias y pronombres elegidos. Estas historias son un lugar donde mirar cómo será el futuro que deseamos: un futuro donde no existe una manera correcta o incorrecta de vivir el género.