![]() ![]() What they have in common are their feelings of elation, pride, confidence, freedom and ecstasy as a direct result of coming out as non-cisgender, and how coming to terms with their gender has brought unimaginable joy into their lives. First Signs Hormones Were Working for Me / Laura Kate Dale My Mrs Mr: Ensuring I Got a Gender-Affirming Wedding / Miles Nelson Escaping the Monochrome Closet at Pride / Jane Aerith Magnet Loving My Deep Voice as Performance Rather Than Default / Laura Kate Dale Euphoria That Lies in Revolt: Loving Myself While Living in Brazil / Julia. In this groundbreaking anthology, nineteen trans, non-binary, agender, gender-fluid and intersex writers share their experiences of gender euphoria: an agender dominatrix being called 'Daddy', an Arab trans man getting his first tattoos, a trans woman embracing her inner fighter. ![]() ![]() But for many non-cisgender people, it's gender euphoria which pushes forward their transition: the joy the first time a parent calls them by their new chosen name, the first time they have the confidence to cut their hair short, the first time they truly embrace themself. Today at Noon UK, Im hosting a multiple hour long stream of Trans Positivity to celebrate the release of Gender Euphoria. So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition centre on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. This book'll inspire you' Christine Burns MBE GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one's birth-assigned gender. 'Earlier in my life and in my transition, Gender Euphoria would be the book that I needed' Chelsea Manning 'Upends the baked-in narrative about pain and unhappiness. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |