About this item
In the current age of gender identity and transgender awareness, many questions are coming to light for everyone. Whether brought about by media and cultural attention or personal journeys, individuals who have never heard of transgender, transsexual, or gender variant people can feel lost or confused. Information can be hard to find, and is often fragmented or biased. Meanwhile, trans people are getting a chance to dialogue with each other and finally be heard by the world at large. In Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities, author Lee Harrington helps make the intimate discussions of gender available for everyone to understand. Topics include: - Understanding the terms "trans" and "transgender" - Differences (and crossovers) between sex, gender, and orientation - The wide array and types of trans experiences - Social networking and emotional support systems for trans people - Navigating medical care, from the common cold to gender-specific procedures - What "transitioning" looks like, from a variety of different approaches - How legal systems interplay with gender and trans issues - Extra challenges based on gender, race, class, age and disability - Skills and information on being successful a trans ally Bringing these personal matters into the light of day, this reader-friendly resource is written for students, professionals, friends, and family members, as well as members of the transgender community itself. It is here for you and those in your life, helping create an opportunity for overcoming the challenges trans people face through awareness and action, making the world a better place one life at a time.
About the Author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR*Long considered the first and foremost author of the "dogoir" movement, LEE HARRINGTON has inspired, mentored, and edited some of the most prominent dog writers of our day. She serves as a literary editor, columnist, and book reviewer at Bark Magazine and has thrice been named the "Best Humor Writer" by the Dog Writers' Association of America. Her hugely popular and influential column "Rex and the City" has been appearing in Bark since 2000. She is known for her keen intelligence, sharp wit, unflinching honestly, and touching and profound insights. She is also famous for the elegance of her prose, and for her uncanny ability to tell a story and tell it well.*A prolific author with a wide range of interests, Lee is currently working on several books: a literary novel, "The Expatriates' Guide to Heartbreak"; a second volume of Rex and the City; a young-adult fantasy fiction series; and a memoir about living at a Buddhist Retreat center with the working title "In Tents." She is also writing a screenplay loosely based on two short stories by Edith Wharton. She teaches creative writing at New York University.*Lee is also a sound healer, kirtan walli, and lead singer in various rock bands. Also an aspiring songwriter, she is currently writing and recording her first album, which is based on characters, themes, lines, and deleted scenes from her forthcoming novel: "The Expatriates' Guide to Heartbreak."
