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Available
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Publication
Bloomington, IN : AuthorHouse, ©2009.
Description
Joanne Herman, a transgender woman who read everything in sight to understand her own gender incongruity, has been helping others with her non-complicated explanations of transgender for almost a decade. Now she has written down her explanations for all to read in Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not. Organized by topic into short, easy-to-read chapters, Transgender Explained is perfect for parents, relatives, colleagues, friends, allies and even journalists who want to quickly get up to speed on what it means to be transgender.
User reviews
LibraryThing member bness2
This is a great introductory book especially for those who already know a little about transgender issues, but want to learn more. The primary audience is non-transgender individuals, but it would also be useful for transgender individuals, IMO. It distills a lot of information that would take
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quite a bit of reading to get otherwise. The added bonus is that the author is MTF transgender (male to female) so she can add a lot of personal experience to the mix of information. Show Less
Awards
ALA Over the Rainbow Book List (Selection — Non-Fiction — 2011)
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Physical description
172 p.; 7.9 inches
ISBN
1449029574 / 9781449029579
Local notes
OCLC = 46
Google Books
purchased at Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia
gift from Dan Iddings
Google Books
purchased at Giovanni's Room in Philadelphia
gift from Dan Iddings
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