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Trans Like Me: A Journey for All of Us - Softcover

Lester, CN

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Synopsis

What does it mean to be transgender?

How do we discuss the subject?

In this eye-opening book, CN Lester, academic and activist, takes us on a journey through some of the most pressing issues concerning the trans debate: from pronouns to Caitlyn Jenner; from feminist and LGBTQ activists, to the rise in referrals for gender variant children - all by way of insightful and moving passages about the author's own experience. Trans Like Me shows us how to strive for authenticity in a world which often seeks to limit us by way of labels.

'I finished with more insight and knowledge than I ever expected' Stylist

'One of the year's most important books on transgender identity' Gay Times

'A moving, learned and essential voice at the razor edge of gender politics' Laurie Penny

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About the Author

CN Lester is an academic, musician and leading UK trans rights activist. A critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, Lester also works as a composer and classical performer; their musicological research focuses on Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi. Lester consults and educates on trans issues with a wide range of organizations, including Channel 4 and the Huffington Post, and has written for the Independent, New Internationalist and New Statesman.

Review

Lester is a writer for our times - a moving, learned and essential voice at the razor edge of gender politics. Their work has been inspirational to me for many years. Lester writes with the compassionate authority of a person not just wise beyond their years, but beyond the age they were born into * Laurie Penny * CN Lester breaks down the myths and misconceptions about trans people and politics with clarity and calm. An important, timely book * Juliet Jacques * This personal, powerful and yet humble human testimony makes a vital contribution to a debate that has too often contained more heat than light. I challenge anyone not to have both heart and mind a little more open after reading this book * Shami Chakrabarti * Lester makes the most complex of subjects easy to digest. I finished with more insight and knowledge than I ever expected * Stylist *

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