A New Man by Charlie Kiss

A New Man by Charlie Kiss

Imagine you are a proud lesbian and a feminist. You have the odd doubt about your sexuality but you understand how the male-dominated world works and are angry about it. You even go to prison to protest at the ultimate in male violence: nuclear weapons. Then one day, a shock realisation occurs that not only are you not a lesbian, but you are in fact, a man. Your world is turned upside down. This is Charlie’s story. A New Man is a story of broken families, isolation and a total collapse of identity. It’s also inspirational: after suffering destructive episodes of mania, homelessness and loss of friends and dignity, Charlie manages to continue life without medication and get by. Throughout all these challenges lies the conflict of self-identity within, as Charlie knows deep down that he is male. He represses this, believing that he should fight against stereotypes of what it is to be a woman. The repressed feelings keep resurfacing and Charlie finally takes steps to be a man. He becomes heterosexual and remains a feminist. Living as a man, the world treats him differently and he has to adjust quickly. Charlie, however, is now stable, far happier and feels right in his new body.

Charlie Kiss is a trans man who used to be a lesbian and was an activist at a women’s peace camp. He was the first trans man to stand for Parliament, in 2015. Now at peace with his true identity, he works in housing for local government and is based in East London.

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ISBN 13	9781788036047
ISBN 10	1788036042
Title	A New Man
Author	Charlie Kiss
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Troubador Publishing
Year published	2017-09-28
Number of pages	240
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