Manning Up: Transsexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family and Themselves
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 149749219X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Not since Max Wolf Valerio’s The Testosterone Files and Jamison Green’s Becoming a Visible Man has nonfiction seen such thorough and sensitive explorations of manhood, masculinity, and male embodiment—and never in a collection with such a diversity of voices. Twenty-seven men who transitioned from female to male discuss their roles as male community members: fathers, sons, brothers, husbands, boyfriends, friends, and mentors. Contributors include established writers such as Valerio, Aaron Devor (author of FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society), and Ryan Sallans (author of Second Son), as well as exciting new authors.. Contributors offer an incredible range of cultural, class, ethnic, spiritual, and generational backgrounds. Their work addresses topics including birthing and raising children, gay male sexuality, facing racism, and finding solace in deeply held religious beliefs
Melon Aise said The men tell their own stories, and that makes it a wonderful read. I bought this book because transmen are the part of the LGBT community I felt I understood the least, as I don't have many (any) in the circle of friends that are close enough to allow for talking about gender identity.After reading the intro, I was worried I would be angry throughout the whole book. With my background and gender experience, I have little patience for people who speak of "manning up" as if there's something men hav. L. J. Carmer said Interesting stories from a variety of transmen. I enoyed this book of essays although I was expecting more "how to" details. Most authors began their transitions before the age of Interesting stories from a variety of transmen I enoyed this book of essays although I was expecting more "how to" details. Most authors began their transitions before the age of 35, which seemed somewhat repetitive. Then I read of a man who began his transition as a mature adult after having been a wife, mother and Christian minister and found the story inspiring. If you want to know how transmen feel about their transistions, this will be an interesting read.. 5, which seemed somewhat repetitive. Then I read of a man who began his transition as a mature adult after having been a wife, mother and Christian minister and found the story inspiring. If you want to know how transmen feel about their transistions, this will be an interesting read.. Thought-provoking and Inspirational! Jordan Rubenstein Manning Up is an inspirational, thought-provoking book with a diverse collections of stories by transgender men. The stories, relatable to transgender and cisgender people alike, show resilience, courage, compassion, and human struggle. These personal stories humanize the experiences of transgender people and provide wonderful perspective on both diversity within the transgender community and the shared struggle and challenges that