“The idea of transgender is provocative. On a personal level, it allows for a continuum of gendered expression. On a political level, it never moves off this continuum to an existence in which gender is truly transcended. Its supposedly iconoclastic rebellion against traditional gender confinement is more style than substance. What good is a gender outlaw who is still abiding by the law of gender?”
— Introduction to the 1994 edition of The Transsexual Empire: the Making of the She-Male
Review:
“Ostensibly, the ‘transsexers’…are curing a disease; actually they engage in the religious and political shaping and controling of ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ behavior…. Raymond’s development and documentation of this thesis is flawless. Her book is an important achievement.”
— Thomas Szasz, The New York Times Book Review
Details
| ISBN | 9780807762721 |
|---|---|
| Copyright Date | 1979 |
| Publication Date | March 1, 1994 |
| Publisher | Teachers College Press |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Notes | The author has repeatedly defended the book against critics who have purposefully misquoted the book or knowingly spread false statements. The book is undoubtedly controversial, please see <a href='https://janiceraymond.com/fictions-and-facts-about-the-transsexual-empire/'>the author's statement</a> about the work before deciding whether or not this book is for you. Please also note the author comes from an assumption that being transgender is 'provacative', and that transgender people want to be 'gender outlaw(s)'. Grier Rated A*** |
| Rating | Not Rated |
| Genre | Grier Rated; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences; Sexuality |