Overview

Explore the common groundand the important differencesbetween bisexuality and transgenderism! This book, guaranteed to provoke debate and discussion of sexuality and gender, is the first devoted exclusively to the relationship between transgenderism and bisexuality. Combining the work of scholars and activists, professional writers and lay people, Bisexuality and Transgenderism: InterSEXions of the Others proesents ideas, thoughts, feelings, and insights from a variety of contributors who are committed to understandingand deepening our understanding ofgender and sexuality. You’ll find scholarly essays, narratives, poetry, and a revealing interview with four male-to-female transsexuals, two of whom are married to women who also participate in the discussion. In addition, the book includes insightful chapters by well-known advocates of transgenderism, including Jamison James Green, Coralee Drechsler, and Matthew Kailey. The editors of Bisexuality and Transgenderism: InterSEXions of the Others make the provocative but crucial claim that the larger queer community looks at B and T lives as mere add-ons to L and G. In this book they focus attention on bisexuality and transgenderismmoving the margins to center stage and exploring how sexuality, gender, desire, and intimacy are constructed and circulate in our society. The book’s inclusion of voices and scholarship from Eastern cultures challenges our understanding of sexuality and gender constructions all the more, giving this collection a global scope. Here is a sample of what Bisexuality and Transgenderism: InterSEXions of the Others examines: biphobia and transphobia within the United States’ gay and lesbian community the bi/trans and subversive aspects of the works and images of cultural icons Angelina Jolie and Sandra Bernhardt how bisexual and transgendered identities are socially constructed through relationships the false promise of pomosexual playwhy the concepts of postmodern sexuality fail to rewrite the construction of gender why swingers who practice bisexual and transgender behavior are often disdained and marginalized by other GLBT people suicidal thoughts and other mental health concerns of bisexual males and females, as well as transgender people Eastern perspectives on sexual/gender identitieswith revealing chapters on gender identity in Japan and Indonesia

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Author:   Fritz Klein ,  Karen Yescavage ,  Jonathan Alexander
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9781560232872

ISBN 10:   1560232870
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   03 June 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

About the Contributors INTRODUCTIONS Bisexuality and Transgenderism: InterSEXions of the Others GL vs. BT: The Archaeology of Biphobia and Transphobia Within the U.S. Gay and Lesbian Community Tieresius INTERSECTING COMMUNITIES: B/T CONCERNS IN COMMON Yeah, Yeah, Oh-Yeah, Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Condition Was In Pomosexual Play: Going Beyond the Binaristic Limits of Gender? Swing It Baby! Bisexual and Transgender Identities in a Nonclinical Sample of North Americans: Suicidal Intent, Behavioral Difficulties, and Mental Health Treatment REAL(IZING) LIVES: PERSONAL AND THEORETICAL B/T IDENTITY FORMATIONS The Story So Far Social Bodies, Pagan Hearts There Are Different Points in Your Life Where You Can Go Either Way: Discussing Transsexuality and Bisexuality with Some Women of CrossPort Looking Toward the InterSEXions: Examining Bisexual and Transgender Identity Formation from a Dialectical Theoretical Perspective REEL LIVES: B/T POP CULTURAL ICONS Trans/positioning the (Drag?) King of Comedy: Bisexuality and Queer Jewish Space in the Works of Sandra Bernhard Butch-Femme Interrupted: Angelina Jolie, Bisexuality and the New Butch Femme WESTERN INTERSECTIONS, EASTERN APPROXIMATIONS Living More Like Oneself: Transgender Identities and Sexualities in Japan While Diving, Drink Water: Bisexual and Transgender Intersections in South Sulawesi, Indonesia Outing and Duplicity STEERING QUEER OF LGBTI IDENTITY POLITICS Walking Through Walls: An Immodest Proposal for Trans-cending Sexual Orientation We Are All Others: An Argument for Queer Centering: An Alternative Perspective Index Reference Notes Included

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A Brilliant 'Must-Read' for anyone interested in the expanding bisexual/transgender/queer revolution.

""A Brilliant 'Must-Read' for anyone interested in the expanding bisexual/transgender/queer revolution.""

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