Non-binary lives : an anthology of intersecting identities / edited by Jos Twist, Ben Vincent, Meg-John Barker and Kat Gupta.

ISBN:

9781787753402

Title:

Author:

Twist, Jos, editor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Contents:

Cultural context -- The me I am when I am not me / The soft line in-between / Coming out of Borneo, coming into non-binary / From skinnies to skirts and crop-top shirts : traversing transfemme troubles / Who needs gender? / Mediterranean gender journeys : exploring gender identity and migration to and from places to call home / All gods are the same / Latinx not Latina / Weep and storm and swear they lie / Communities -- Non-binary experience in a liberal faith community / Queer identity as a spiritual calling / My kind of people : finding empowerment as a unicorn / Out in the establishment : the gender journey of an outside insider / All gender's a stage / From gender essentialist to genderqueer / The chicken soup of identity : talking from the intersectional prism of Judaism, gender, sexuality, health and disability / The life course -- Triremes and battered pineapple rings / I am three : age and non-binary / Non-binary intersections and gender euphoria / Genderation : am I allowed to be non-binary too? / Blood deal / The 'outsider's' journey to parenthood / 'Why are we using this changing room?' / No easy answers / Bodies, health and wellbeing -- On borrowed spoons / Dahlia among orchids : neither a boy nor girl 'on the inside', but gender-chaotic 'on the outside' / Is it still a body? / Trans, autistic, and a lot more besides / Fleshing out non-binary / Nursing whilst non-binary

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Subject Term:

Gender nonconformity.

Gender-nonconforming people.

Gender identity.

Identity (Psychology)

Transgender people.

Added Author:

Twist, Jos,

Vincent, Ben,

Barker, Meg-John, 1974-

Gupta, Kat, 1984-

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2020

Publication Information:

London ;

Philadelphia :

Jessica Kingsley Publishers,

2020

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Summary

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST

'Essential reading' - THE INDEPENDENT
'Vital and insightful' - OWL FISHER

What does it mean to be non-binary in the 21st Century?

Our gender identity is impacted by our personal histories; the cultures, communities and countries we are born into; and the places we go and the people we meet. But the representation of contemporary non-binary identities has been limited, until now.

Pushing the narrative around non-binary identities further than ever before, this powerful collection of essays represents the breadth of non-binary lives, across the boundaries of race, class, age, sexuality, faith and more.

Leading non-binary people share stories of their intersecting lives; how it feels to be non-binary and neurodiverse, the challenges of being a non-binary pregnant person, what it means to be non-binary within the Quaker community, the joy of reaching gender euphoria.

This thought-provoking anthology shows that there is no right or wrong way to be non-binary.

Author Notes

Jos Twist (they/them) works as a psychologist supporting gender diverse youth in London. Their clinical, academic and research interests include diversities and intersectional identities, narrative approaches and ethics.

Ben Vincent (they/them) is an academic sociologist. They specialise in transgender identity, community practices, and transgender healthcare and they are the author of Transgender Health.

Meg-John Barker (they/them) is an internationally recognised and hugely influential writer, therapist and thinker on gender, sex, relationships and mental health. They are the author of a number of popular books including How To Understand Your Gender and Life Isn't Binary.

Kat Gupta (they/them) is an academic and researcher living in the UK. They have researched and written about the British suffrage movement, newspaper representation of transgender people, and online erotica. Their activism focuses on LGBTQ+ Black and minority ethnic inclusion.