Calling My Deadname Home
Calling My Deadname Home
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A trans gay man reconnects with his female past - utterly original, completely engrossing. Told with honesty and humour, as if a trans David Sedaris had a love child with Pema Chodron, the Zen Buddhist nun
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Calling My Deadname Home by Avi Ben-Zeev
In this extraordinarily compelling trans memoir, Avi, a bearish trans man and Psychology Professor, navigates sex and dating in a phallic-centric universe of men who love men. But something is missing. To become the man he aspires to be, he needs to reconnect with Talia, his hyper-feminine straight female past, and invite her back in.This memoir explores what it means to come home to oneself with brutal honesty, humour, and self-compassion, going well beyond gender. From growing up in a working-class right-wing Israeli family and barely finishing high school to pro-Palestinian activism and escaping compulsory military service by faking madness, to attaining a PhD from Yale-a triumph after poor schooling. Told in three episodes, early transition, later transition and Talia's story, this memoir tackles contemporary gender and social issues. At its heart is a universal theme: to become who we already are, we must integrate the past into the present.
'This is a fascinating work of intelligence and generosity' Julia Bell
Avi Ben-Zeev is a gay transgender man, high school failure, and Yale Ph.D. A psychologist and writer, he's compelled by emotional truth. His story Angel won the UK's first transgender writing competition, and his anthology Trans Homo ... Gasp! was a Lambda Award Finalist. He lives in London
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781738452811 |
| ISBN 10 | 1738452816 |
| Titre | Calling My Deadname Home |
| Auteur | Avi Ben-Zeev |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Muswell Press |
| Année de publication | 2024-11-14 |
| Nombre de pages | 234 |
| Prix | Commended for Lambda 2022 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |