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Autobiography of an Androgyne (Paperback)
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Autobiography of an Androgyne (Paperback)
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Loot Price R220
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Earl Lind's 1918 autobiography has been recognized as a pioneering
work in the history of transgender literature. Throughout his life,
Lind was forced to justify and defend his existence from
puritanical authorities. In the first of his trilogy of
autobiographical works, he not only demands recognition, but
exposes the denial of his existence as nothing but hatred and fear.
"Androgynes have of course existed in all ages of history and among
all races. In Greek and Latin authors there are many references to
them, but these references are not always understood except by the
few scholars who are themselves androgynes or at least passive
sexual inverts. [...] [T]hese men-women, because misunderstood,
have been held in great abomination both in the middle ages and in
modern times, but the prejudice against them was not so extreme in
antiquity, and a cultured citizen having this nature did not then
lose caste on this account." Situating his own identity within this
history of oppression, Lind makes the case for recognizing the
presence of androgynes in all human societies. Ever since he was a
child, Lind identified as feminine and was keenly aware of his
homosexual desires, gaining a reputation among the local boys and
soon turning to girls for friendship and understanding. In a world
that saw androgynes as both corrupt and willfully different, Lind
sought to increase understanding and to explain through scientific,
historical, and personal evidence why his identity was congenital,
and therefore natural. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Earl Lind's
Autobiography of an Androgyne is a classic work of transgender
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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