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Intersex For Lack of a Better Word

by Hillman, Thea
Intersex For Lack of a Better Word

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ISBN13: 9781933149240
ISBN10: 1933149248



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“In Hillman’s world, the surer you become about who you are, the more vulnerable you get.”—The San Francisco Bay Guardian

“Hillman’s writing is sexy because it’s smart and refuses to simplify things.”—Fabula Magazine

"Hillman's utterly unabashed memoir...showcases both the personal, embodied realities of intersex, and the social and political milieus that shape them... Intersex, too, is gorgeously written."—Women's Review of Books

"It's utterly impossible to not be spellbound by performer-activist Thea Hillman, in person or in print ... A must-read."—Curve

“There’s nothing else in print like this amazing and courageous book.”—Patrick Califia, author of Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism

“An important and wonderfully disarming book. Poetic, political, and deeply personal.”—Beth Lisick, author of Helping Me Help Myself

Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word) chronicles one person’s search for self in a world obsessed with normal. What is “intersex”? According to the Intersex Society of North America, the word describes someone born with sex chromosomes, genitalia, or an internal reproductive system that are neither clearly male nor clearly female. In first-person prose as intimate as a diary, Thea Hillman redefines memoir in a series of compelling stories that take a no-holds-barred look at sex, gender, family, and community. Whether she’s pondering quirky family tendencies (“Drag”), reflecting on “queerness” (“Another”), or recounting scintillating adventures in San Francisco’s sex clubs, Hillman’s brave and fierce vision for cultural and societal change shines through.

According to a special report by the Traditional Values Coalition entitled “Homosexual Urban Myth,” award-winning writer Thea Hillman is a radical who conducts erotic readings to promote the “homosexual revolution.” Thea offers presentations about sex and gender and performs her work at colleges and festivals around the country. She lives in Oakland, California.

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"Hillman's writing is sexy because it's smart and refuses to simplify things." Fabula Magazine

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"In Hillman's world, the surer you become about who you are, the more vulnerable you get."--The San Francisco Bay Guardian

"Hillman's writing is sexy because it's smart and refuses to simplify things."--Fabula Magazine

"Hillman's utterly unabashed memoir...showcases both the personal, embodied realities of intersex, and the social and political milieus that shape them... Intersex, too, is gorgeously written."--Women's Review of Books

"It's utterly impossible to not be spellbound by performer-activist Thea Hillman, in person or in print ... A must-read."--Curve

"There's nothing else in print like this amazing and courageous book."--Patrick Califia, author of Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism

"An important and wonderfully disarming book. Poetic, political, and deeply personal."--Beth Lisick, author of Helping Me Help Myself

Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word) chronicles one person's search for self in a world obsessed with normal. What is "intersex"? According to the Intersex Society of North America, the word describes someone born with sex chromosomes, genitalia, or an internal reproductive system that are neither clearly male nor clearly female. In first-person prose as intimate as a diary, Thea Hillman redefines memoir in a series of compelling stories that take a no-holds-barred look at sex, gender, family, and community. Whether she's pondering quirky family tendencies ("Drag"), reflecting on "queerness" ("Another"), or recounting scintillating adventures in San Francisco's sex clubs, Hillman's brave and fierce vision for cultural and societal change shines through.

According to a special report by the Traditional Values Coalition entitled "Homosexual Urban Myth," award-winning writer Thea Hillman is a radical who conducts erotic readings to promote the "homosexual revolution." Thea offers presentations about sex and gender and performs her work at colleges and festivals around the country. She lives in Oakland, California.

Synopsis

An intimate series of compelling stories that take a no-holds-barred look at sex, gender, family, and community.

About the Author

According to a special reoprt by the Traditional Values Coalition entitled "Homosexual Urban Myth," Thea Hillman is a radical who conducts erotic readings to promote the "homosexual revolution." She frequently does presentations about sex and gender at colleges, conferences, and festival throughout the US.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781933149240
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
09/01/2008
Publisher:
MANIC D PRESS
Pages:
160
Height:
.60IN
Width:
5.40IN
Thickness:
.6 in.
Age Range:
16 and up
Grade Range:
11 and up
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2008
UPC Code:
2801933149242
Author:
Thea Hillman
Subject:
Biography - General
Subject:
Intersex people - California
Subject:
California
Subject:
Intersex people
Subject:
Hillman, Thea
Subject:
Gender Studies-General

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