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OverviewBut who could describe my fright when, on the next morning, I awoke and found myself feeling as if completely changed into a woman. — Case 129, Autobiography, from Psychopathia Sexualis, a Medico-Forensic Study by Richard Von Krafft-Ebing At the time the passage above was written, people who felt trapped in the wrong gender automatically became case-studies. Today they become the men and women they always felt they were. Transsexuals test our notions of what it is to be male or female and, more provocatively, what it means to be one self as opposed to another. “Their stories,” says Jonathan Ames, “hold the appeal of an adventurer’s tale.” In Sexual Metamorphosis, Ames presents the personal narratives of seventeen gender pioneers. Here is Christine Jorgensen, the first celebrity transsexual, greeting thousands of well-wishers from the stage of Madison Square Garden. Here is Caroline Cossey, former model and Bond (as in James) girl, being outed in the tabloid press. Here is novelist and English professor Jennifer Finney Boylan discussing her impending transformation with her heartbroken spouse and supportive yet confused colleagues. The result is a fascinating and compulsively readable book, filled with anguish, introspection and courage. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan AmesPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.299kg ISBN: 9781400030149ISBN 10: 1400030145 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 12 April 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Psychopathia Sexualis Richard von Krafft-Ebbing Man Into Woman Lili Elbe, ed. Niels Hoyer The Transsexual Phenomenon Harry Benjamin, M.D. Christine Jorgensen: A Personal Autobiography Christine Jorgensen Conundrum Jan Morris Emergence Mario Martino with harriett Second Serve Reneé Richards, M.D. My Story Caroline Cossey Body Alchemy Loren Cameron Dear Sir or Madam Mark Rees Crossing Deirdre McCloskey The Woman I Was Not Born to Be Alishia Brevard Mark 947 Calpernia Sarah Addams Wrapped in Blue Donna Rose She's Not There Jennifer Finney Boylan PermissionsReviewsAuthor Information"Jonathan Ames is the author of I Pass Like Night, The Extra Man, What's Not to Love?, My Less Than Secret Life, and Wake Up, Sir! He is the winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship and lives in New York City, where he performs frequently as a storyteller in theaters and nightclubs. He is a recurring guest on the Late Show with David Letterman, and his books are being adapted for film and television. Ames has had one amateur boxing match, losing and fighting under the nickname ""The Herring Wonder.""" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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