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Book

Trans history : from ancient times to the present day

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL 306.768 C7316 TEEN (CEN, EAS, OSH, POW, WSQ)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025

Physical Description

viii, 375 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 22 cm

Audience

Ages 12 and up. Candlewick Press.

Summary

"What does "trans" mean, and what does it mean to be trans? Diversity in human sex and gender is not a modern phenomenon, as readers will discover through illustrated stories and records that introduce historical figures ranging from the controversial Roman emperor Elagabalus to the swashbuckling seventeenth-century conquistador Antonio de Erauso to veterans of the Stonewall uprising Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. In addition to these individual profiles, the book explores some of the societal roles played by trans people beginning in ancient times and shows how European ideas about gender were spread across the globe. It explains how the science of sexology and the growing acceptance of (and backlash to) gender nonconformity have helped to shape what it means to be trans today. Illustrated conversations with modern activists, scholars, and creatives highlight the breadth of current trans experiences and give readers a deeper sense of the diversity of trans people, a group numbering in the millions. Extensive source notes provide further resources. Moving, funny, heartbreaking, and empowering, this remarkable compendium from trans creators Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett is packed with research on every dynamic page"--

Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction to trans history
  • A long, long time ago : the ancient world
  • Europeans behaving badly : from the Old World to the "New" World
  • Sex and gender under microscope : sexology
  • Progress and backlash : trans in the USA
  • The present moment : community voices.

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