Trans Like Me: Conversations for All of Us

by CN Lester Narrated by CN Lester

Overview

In Trans Like Me, CN Lester takes listeners on a measured, thoughtful, intelligent yet approachable tour through the most important and high-profile narratives around the trans community, turning them inside out and examining where we really are in terms of progress. From the impact of the media's wording in covering trans people and issues, to the way parenting gender variant children is portrayed, Lester brings their charged personal narrative to every topic and expertly lays out the work left to be done.



Trans Like Me explores the ways that we are all defined by ideas of gender-whether we live as he, she, or they-and how we can strive for authenticity in a world that forces limiting labels.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

★ 03/19/2018
Musician, scholar, and trans rights activist Lester tours the history, activism, and common experiences of people whose sense of gender falls outside of the binary of “male” and “female” in this winning collection of essays. The author offers perspective and clarity on issues that, time and again, are stumbling blocks to trans acceptance and celebration of human gender diversity, such as the conflation of sex and gender in everyday forms of speech or, more pointedly, when people use arguments about XX/XY chromosomes to invalidate trans people. Lester addresses the caricatures of trans people in mainstream media, the disproportionate harassment and violence trans people face, and the pressure to conform to gendered expectations. Lester, who identifies as nonbinary, draws on personal history including more than a decade “experiencing life at the margins of sex and gender,” as well as pop culture. In one essay, Lester recounts reading the 1928 novel The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall and recognizing a shared experience in the novel’s “murky and complex” descriptions of gender. While the work is clearly written with a nontrans audience in mind, this book will likely also be an affirming read for many trans people, especially young ones, who may find in its pages recognition from a fellow traveler. Agent: Laura Macdougall, United Agents. (June)

From the Publisher

"Lester uses these witty essays to help undermine some persistent myths."—New York Times

"In brisk and readable prose, CN Lester's Trans Like Me clearly maps our culture's current fixation on transgender issues. It's an indispensable insider's guide for the uninitiated, as well as a handy compendium of talking points for anyone who finds themselves needing to answer questions on contemporary trans lives."—Susan Stryker, author of Transgender History

"CN Lester merges personal narrative and media critique of the "trans tipping point" with clear eyes, sharp focus, and thoughtfulness in this beautiful, accessible book. If you've ever been curious about how narrative shapes bodies — trans or otherwise — and want an engaging instruction in how one can reshape it, read this book."—Thomas Page McBee

"The book to give your cis friends."—Stephanie Burt, author of How to Read Poetry

"A winning collection of essays...offers perspective and clarity on issues that, time and again, are stumbling blocks to trans acceptance and celebration of human gender diversity."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Lucid and insightful...cautiously optimistic about the future of the trans experience, auguring a positive future that will surely be hastened by such important works as this one."—Booklist

"Accessible for both scholars and readers interested in trans rights."—Library Journal

"Lester's open and honest discussion about the trans experience is an invaluable resource for those looking to be an ally to the trans community."—HelloGiggles

"A timely, informative, and valued contribution to the national dialogue."—Midwest Book Review

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171244040
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	06/19/2018
Edition description:	Unabridged

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