Before We Were Trans byrne and balzano

Before We Were Trans byrne and balzanoA vital (New York Times Book Review), groundbreaking global history of gender nonconformity Todays narratives about trans people tend to feature individuals with stable gender identities that fit neatly into the categories of male or female. Those stories, while important, fail to account for the complex realities of many trans peoples lives. Before We Were Trans illuminates the stories of people across the globe, from antiquity to the present, whose

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