None of the above : reflections on life beyond the binary
Edition
First Feminist Press edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 2023.
Physical Description
xiv, 208 pages ; 21 cm
Summary
"A memoir exploring what it means to live outside the normative boundaries imposed by society, from an award-winning trans writer and performer. In None of the Above: Reflections on Life beyond the Binary, Travis Alabanza considers seven phrases people have directed at them throughout their life. These phrases-some deceptively innocuous, some deliberately loaded or violent, some celebratory-have fundamentally shaped Alabanza, both for better and for worse. But these phrases also illuminate broader issues about a world that insists on gender as a fixed identity. Alabanza considers the meaning of gender, and the role it plays in a world that rigidly and aggressively enforces the binary. Drawing from their experiences as a racialized queer person, Alabanza interrogates our current frameworks around identity and meditates on doubt and language"--
Contents
- Foreword: Trans rights are human rights / by Alok Vaid-Menon
- Prologue
- The sea. "So when did you know?" ; "But I mean, real trans." ; "Ladies, gentlemen, and those lucky enough to transcend gender."
- The bearded monster. "This ain't a thing we do round here, son." ; "So what do you want me to call it?" ; "Children sacrificed to appease trans lobby." ; "This is for us, baby, not for them."