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Gender Outlaw

On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us

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Gender Outlaw

Written by: Kate Bornstein, S. Bear Bergman
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"I know I'm not a man...and I've come to the conclusion that I'm probably not a woman, either.... The trouble is, we're living in a world that insists we be one or the other."

With these words, Kate Bornstein ushers listeners on a funny, fearless, and wonderfully scenic journey across the terrains of gender and identity. On one level, Gender Outlaw details Bornstein's transformation from heterosexual male to lesbian woman, from a one-time IBM salesperson to a playwright and performance artist. But this particular coming-of-age story is also a provocative investigation into our notions of male and female, from a self-described nonbinary transfeminine diesel femme dyke who never stops questioning our cultural assumptions.

Gender Outlaw was decades ahead of its time when it was first published in 1994. Now, some 20-odd years later, this book stands as both a classic and a still-revolutionary work - one that continues to push us gently but profoundly to the furthest borders of the gender frontier.

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Chicken soup for the gender

Kate Bornstein is a marvel. Not because she is a non-binary trans femme however. She is a marvel because of her ability to shine a light on both the joy and trauma of gender experiences with seamless grace. Gender Outlaw illustrates both the seriousness and absolute absurd nature of gender in one fell swoop and that's the impressive feat here. And if you are experiencing gender incongruency yourself, this book is sure to soothe your soul.

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