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Sexuality researcher, Jane Fleishman, shares the stories of nine
fearless elders in the LGBTQ community who came of age around the
time of Stonewall. In candid interviews, they lay bare their
struggles, their strengths, their activism and their sexual
liberation in the context of the political movements of the 1960s,
1970s and today. Each has spent a lifetime fighting for liberation,
for the right to live, love and be free. Each has faced challenges
arising from their sexual orientation, gender, race, ethnicity,
religion, politics, disabilities, kinkiness, nonmonogamy and other
identities. With unflinching directness, the elders interviewed
explore their struggles within the LGBTQ community: Were they the
"right" kind of lesbians or gay men? Were they scrutinised more
critically because they came out as bi? Was there insidious racism
or classism keeping them down just when they thought they'd finally
come home? Were they called names or looked down upon for choosing
to be paid for sex, for being fat, for having kinky sexual
practices? Were their political credentials dissected when they
wore the "wrong" kinds of clothes or lived in the "wrong" kinds of
places? What political movements made an impact on them? How did
their sexual lives as young people inform their sexual lives as
adults? These are the stories of those whose lives were changed
forever by Stonewall and who became agents of change themselves. We
need to hear these voices.
As RuPaul has said, this is the Golden Age of Drag-and that's
chiefly the achievement of RuPaul's Drag Race, which in its
eleventh year is more popular than ever, and has now become fully
mainstream in its appeal. The show has an irresistible allure for
folks of all persuasions and proclivities. Yet serious or
philosophical discussion of its exponential success has been rare.
Now at last we have RuPaul's Drag Race and Philosophy, shining the
light on all dimensions of this amazing phenomenon: theories of
gender construction and identity, interpretations of RuPaul's
famous quotes and phrases, the paradoxes of reality shows, the
phenomenology of the drag queen, and how the fake becomes the truly
authentic. The book includes a Foreword by the original "Gender
Outlaw" Kate Bornstein. Among the thought-provoking issues examined
in this path-breaking and innovative volume: What Should a Queen
Do? Marta Sznajder looks at RuPaul's Drag Race from the perspective
of rationality. Where contestants have to eliminate each other, the
prisoner's dilemma and other well-known situations emerge. Reading
Is Fundamental! Lucy McAdams analyzes two different, important
speech acts that regularly appear on Drag Race-reading and throwing
shade. The Values of Drag Race. Guilel Treiber observes two
competing sets of values being presented in Drag Race. The more
openly advertised "charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent,"
advancing the skills of every single contender, are opposed by the
fading set of "acceptance, support, solidarity, and empowerment,"
which has historically been the cornerstone of the LGBTI+
community. The Importance of Being Fabulous. Holly Onclin
challenges the preconceived notion that drag queens are mainly
about female impersonation and instead proposes to understand drag
queens as impersonators of celebrity. RuPaul Is a Better Warhol.
Megan Volpert compares RuPaul and Andy Warhol in their shared
pursuit of realness. Is Reading Someone to Filth Allowed? Rutger
Birnie asks whether there are ethical restrictions on reading
someone, since reads are ultimately insults and could cause harm.
Serving Realness? Dawn Gilpin and Peter Nagy approach the concept
of realness in Drag Race, to discuss the differences between
realness, authenticity and the nature of being. Death Becomes Her.
Hendrik Kempt explores the topic of death both in philosophy and in
Drag Race, starting from the claim that "Philosophy is training for
death." We're All Born Naked. Oliver Norman follows up on Ru's
mantra, "We are all born naked and the rest is drag." Fire Werk
with Me. Carolina Are looks into the fan-subcultures of Drag Race
and Twin Peaks, which have come together to form a unique
sub-subculture, in which members of both fan-subcultures create
memes and idiosyncrasies. Towards a Healthier Subjectivity? Ben
Glaister looks at the way Drag Race contestants adopt their drag
personae almost as second selves, without finding themselves
violating their other self. RuPaul versus Zarathustra. Julie and
Alice van der Wielen ask the question, Who would win an
intellectual lip-sync battle-RuPaul or Nietzsche's Zarathustra?
Playing with Glitter? Fernando Pagnoni and pals explore the game
and play elements of Drag Race. The Origins of Self-Love. Anna
Fennell expounds upon RuPaul's question, "If you can't love
yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?" The
Sublime. Sandra Ryan thinks about Kant's concept of the sublime and
explores how we find its applications in Drag Race. You Want to Be
Anonymous? You Better Work! Alice Fox watches Drag Race through the
lens of criminal law and the problem of decreasing anonymity
through ubiquitous data surveillance. Drag Race can teach us how to
create misleading patterns of online behavior and public
presentation to render the blackbox persona useless. Drag and
Vulnerability. Anneliese Cooper contrasts Drag Race's demand for
vulnerability and perceived authenticity with the inherent
inauthenticity of creating a new persona.
"Gender Outlaw" is the work of a woman who has been through some
changes - a former heterosexual male and one-time Scientologist and
IBM salesperson, Kate Bornstein is now a lesbian woman writer and
actress who makes regular rounds on the TV talk shows. This book
covers: the "mechanics" of her surgery; everything you've always
wanted to know about gender (but were too confused to ask); the
place and politics of the transgendered; and the questions of those
who give the subject little thought. It takes on various
communities: gay, lesbian, straight, S/M and transgender, along
with society at large. This work also includes Bornstein's play,
"Hidden: A Gender".
"This updated edition of Bornstein's formative My Gender Workbook
(1997) provides an invigorating introduction to contemporary theory
around gender, sexuality, and power. The original is a classic of
modern transgender theory and literature and, alongside Bornstein's
other work, has influenced an entire generation of trans writers
and artists. This revised and expanded edition extends that legacy,
offering an accessible foundation for examining gender in the
reader's life and in the broader culture while arguing for the
dismantling of all forms of oppression. For fans of the original,
Bornstein's new material merits a fresh read..."--Publishers
Weekly, starred review Cultural theorists have written loads of
smart but difficult-to-fathom texts on gender theory, but most fail
to provide a hands-on, accessible guide for those trying to sort
out their own sexual identities. In My Gender Workbook, transgender
activist Kate Bornstein brings theory down to Earth and provides a
practical approach to living with or without a gender. Bornstein
starts from the premise that there are not just two genders
performed in today's world, but countless genders lumped under the
two-gender framework. Using a unique, deceptively simple and always
entertaining workbook format, complete with quizzes, exercises, and
puzzles, Bornstein gently but firmly guides readers toward
discovering their own unique gender identity. Since its first
publication in 1997, My Gender Workbook has been challenging,
encouraging, questioning, and helping those trying to figure out
how to become a "real man," a "real woman," or "something else
entirely." In this exciting new edition of her classic text,
Bornstein re-examines gender in light of issues like race, class,
sexuality, and language. With new quizzes, new puzzles, new
exercises, and plenty of Kate's playful and provocative style, My
New Gender Workbook promises to help a new generation create their
own unique place on the gender spectrum.
"This updated edition of Bornstein's formative My Gender Workbook
(1997) provides an invigorating introduction to contemporary theory
around gender, sexuality, and power. The original is a classic of
modern transgender theory and literature and, alongside Bornstein's
other work, has influenced an entire generation of trans writers
and artists. This revised and expanded edition extends that legacy,
offering an accessible foundation for examining gender in the
reader's life and in the broader culture while arguing for the
dismantling of all forms of oppression. For fans of the original,
Bornstein's new material merits a fresh read..."--Publishers
Weekly, starred review Cultural theorists have written loads of
smart but difficult-to-fathom texts on gender theory, but most fail
to provide a hands-on, accessible guide for those trying to sort
out their own sexual identities. In My Gender Workbook, transgender
activist Kate Bornstein brings theory down to Earth and provides a
practical approach to living with or without a gender. Bornstein
starts from the premise that there are not just two genders
performed in today's world, but countless genders lumped under the
two-gender framework. Using a unique, deceptively simple and always
entertaining workbook format, complete with quizzes, exercises, and
puzzles, Bornstein gently but firmly guides readers toward
discovering their own unique gender identity. Since its first
publication in 1997, My Gender Workbook has been challenging,
encouraging, questioning, and helping those trying to figure out
how to become a "real man," a "real woman," or "something else
entirely." In this exciting new edition of her classic text,
Bornstein re-examines gender in light of issues like race, class,
sexuality, and language. With new quizzes, new puzzles, new
exercises, and plenty of Kate's playful and provocative style, My
New Gender Workbook promises to help a new generation create their
own unique place on the gender spectrum.
This self-help manual centres on real and difficult issues
experienced by teenagers on the margins of society today and offers
alternatives to suicide that range from the playful (moisturise) to
the irreverent (shatter family values).
In the 15 years since the release of Gender Outlaw, Kate
Bornstein's ground-breaking challenge to gender ideology,
transgender narratives have made their way from the margins to the
mainstream and back again. Today's transgenders and other
sex/gender radicals are writing a drastically new world into being.
In Gender Outlaws, Bornstein, together with writer, raconteur, and
theatre artist S. Bear Bergman, collects and contextualizes the
work of this generation's trans and genderqueer forward thinkers ,
new voices from the stage, on the streets, in the workplace, in the
bedroom, and on the pages and websites of the world's most
respected mainstream news sources. Gender Outlaws includes essays,
commentary, comic art, and conversations from a diverse group of
trans-spectrum people who live and believe in barrier-breaking
lives.
A specialist book for mental health professionals, sex therapists
and educators to develop and improve their clinical work with trans
clients with regards to their sexual relationships and sexuality.
It provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the subject, and
relates to both clinical practice and theory. Topics explored
include the shifting of sexual orientation during or following
gender transition; gender dysphoria and co-occurring autism
spectrum disorder; negotiating issues of sexuality with partners
during transition; eating disorders; and an exploration of the
intersection of trans identities and disability. It uniquely
touches on perspectives from the field of sex therapy, featuring
chapter authors from disciplines including social work, marriage
and family counseling, early childhood education, sex therapy, sex
education, psychology, and women's studies.
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