In tracing the history and theory of non-binary identity, and telling of their own coming out, non-binary writer Dianna E. Anderson answers questions about what being non-binary might mean, but also where non-binary people fit in the trans and queer communities

Product Code: 8997
ISBN: 9781506479248
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Broadleaf Books
Pages: 178
Published Date: 07/12/2022
Availability:In stock
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Price: $24.99

For decades, our cultural discourse around trans and gender-diverse people has been viewed through a medical lens, through diagnoses and symptoms set down in books by cisgender doctors, or through a political lens, through dangerous caricatures invented by politicians clinging to power. But those who claim non-binary gender identity deserve their own discourse.

In tracing the history and theory of non-binary identity, and telling of their own coming out, non-binary writer Dianna E. Anderson answers questions about what being non-binary might mean, but also where non-binary people fit in the trans and queer communities. They offer a space for people to know, explore, and understand themselves in the context of a centuries-old understanding of gender nonconformity and to see beyond the strict roles our society has for men and women.

In Transit looks forward to a world where being who we are, whatever that looks like, isn't met with tension and long-winded explanations, but rather with acceptance and love. Being non-binary is about finding home in the in-between places.

Continue the conversation with the In Transit Discussion Guide --perfect for book clubs, church groups, or individual study.


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Table of Contents

Glossary
Chapter 1: Finding the Right Words
Chapter 2: We Have Always Been Here
Chapter 3: The Theory of Us
Chapter 4: Finding a Home
Chapter 5: Born and Becoming
Chapter 6: Queer Possibilities, Queer Joy
Chapter 7: Fat, Redistributed
Chapter 8: The Expanse
Chapter 9: Sisterhood, Not Cisterhood
Chapter 10: Who Tells Your Story?

Acknowledgements
Notes

"This thoughtful exploration by Anderson theorizes what it means to be nonbinary within the broader queer community.... Anderson's arguments are well reasoned, and the author's frank account of their coming-out adds pathos to the discussions of queer theory. The result is an illuminating analysis of the contemporary functions and assumptions of gender." - Publishers Weekly"Allies new and old will discover this book fills the gaps in the current conversations about trans people and communities." - Library Journal

"Thank goodness Dianna E. Anderson has written this essential exploration into non-binary identity, history and theory. Not only is it informative, but it's personal, accessible and compassionate." - Ms. Magazine

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