Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
Northwest Press (2012)
Description
"Transposes separates gender from sexuality and illustrates six fascinating true stories of transgender men who also happen to be queer. The result is laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreaking, challenging, inventive, informative, and invites the reader to explore what truly makes a man a man"--Page 4 of cover.
User reviews
LibraryThing member weener
Groundbreaking and very interesting, this graphic book compiles several interviews with different FTM trans men. The art is a little awkward but I can definitely see Dylan developing as an artist. I'm looking forward to seeing what else he makes in the future.
LibraryThing member kthxy
Wow. Like, it's not perfect, but I really like it a lot. It's not as diverse as advertised maybe… but what it does is tell the stories of 7 real queer trans guys (at least that's how it's framed, not sure if they all identify that way) in beautifully detailed comics that aren't too short so they
It's mostly focused on trans biographies / "origin stories" (instead of random anecdotes starring trans guys) and yes, there is a lot of pain and conflict and violence. At the same time, everyone is cute and the drawings are cute and it all feels so nice and fluffy? I really grew to like many of the characters (who are all based on real people, omg is this weird).
The language felt a bit out of place sometimes ("genetic guys", "male bodies" - consciously normative or just outdated from my perspective?) and it was awkward not to know if those are the words that were used in the interviews, or the words that Edwards chose.
Oh, and that last story about 2 people is soooo confusing, it took so long to realize that the perspective switches, and even then it was a bit complicated to follow, so… just be warned ^^;
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don't stay too superficial and trope-y, but not too long either.It's mostly focused on trans biographies / "origin stories" (instead of random anecdotes starring trans guys) and yes, there is a lot of pain and conflict and violence. At the same time, everyone is cute and the drawings are cute and it all feels so nice and fluffy? I really grew to like many of the characters (who are all based on real people, omg is this weird).
The language felt a bit out of place sometimes ("genetic guys", "male bodies" - consciously normative or just outdated from my perspective?) and it was awkward not to know if those are the words that were used in the interviews, or the words that Edwards chose.
Oh, and that last story about 2 people is soooo confusing, it took so long to realize that the perspective switches, and even then it was a bit complicated to follow, so… just be warned ^^;
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Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Finalist — 2013)
Language
ISBN
0984594086 / 9780984594085
Other editions
Transposes by Dylan Edwards (Paperback)