Manning Up: Transsexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family & Themselves

by Zander Keig (Editor), Mitch Kellaway (Editor)

Overview

27 men who transitioned from female-to-male illuminate their roles as male community members: Fathers, sons, brothers, husbands, boyfriends, friends, and mentors. Offering an incredible range of cultural, class, ethnic, spiritual, and generational backgrounds, their writing addresses topics including birthing and raising children, gay male sexuality, facing racism, and finding solace in religion.

Not since Max Wolf Valerio’s 'The Testosterone Files' and Jamison Green’s 'Becoming a Visible Man' has nonfiction seen such thorough and sensitive explorations of manhood, masculinity, and male embodiment—and never in a collection with such a diversity of voices. Contributors include established writers such as Valerio, Aaron Devor (author of 'FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society') and Ryan Sallans (author of 'Second Son'), as well as exciting new authors.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150418653
Publisher:	Transgress Press
Publication date:	05/26/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	277
File size:	513 KB

About the Author

ZANDER KEIG is a clinical social worker, FtM community advocate, and diversity educator who co-edited the 2011 Lambda Literary Finalist, 'Letters for My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect' and 'Manning Up: Transsexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family & Themselves.' Both books are published by Transgress Press, a trans owned and run independent publisher located in Oakland, CA.

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MITCH KELLAWAY is a queer, biracial, transgender journalist, Pushcart Prize-nominated writer, and the co-editor of 'Manning Up: Transsexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family & Themselves,' an anthology of personal narratives by trans men. He serves as Assistant Editor for Transgress Press and covers transgender news for the Advocate.com. He holds a degree in gender studies from Harvard University and lives with his wife in Somerville, MA.

Editorial Reviews

"The genius of MANNING UP is its ability to include, indeed its insistence on, multiple narratives and experiences and, thus, the creation of many new histories. These essays are a necessary antidote to today’s pervasive and crushing limited scope of “acceptable” (hyper) masculinities. These first person, deeply reflective and wondrously diverse narratives broaden the range of what is possible for trans and cis men alike. An important addition to masculinity studies."

Co-Editor, 'Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry & Poetics' - TC Tolbert

"When I read a trans anthology I clamor for words and sentences which gird my sense of self and assist me in making my life more tangible. In other words, I long to be seen. As a trans man, I found myself reading MANNING UP with a sense of pride, knowing these men have courage enough to allow us a glimpse into their lived experiences. It is no easy task to detail of living a trans experience, but these writers have done a superb job."

Editor, 'Trans/Love,' 'From the Inside Out: Radical Gender Transformation, FTM and Beyond' - Morty Diamond

"MANNING UP opens an important forum for trans males to read about themselves and each other. I appreciate how these stories are honest about their journeys: making the choice to transition is only one step–albeit an important one–toward self-realization, but transitioning is a life-long process of learning, making mistakes, encountering new challenges as others are overcome. I can envision this anthology becoming an important resource for many people."

Author, 'An Unpeopled Eden' and 'The Mariposa Club' - Rigoberto Gonalez

"More than just the basic coming out narrative, the editors have created a much needed testament of the beautiful struggle that is actualizing one’s personal identity. The authors are thoughtful of their privilege and have no fear in being seen as sensitive and vulnerable with their newfound masculinity. What is most subversive about the book, is that the stories present a poignant image of familial acceptance — something that many trans narratives still tend to shy away from."

Filmmaker, 'Still Black' - Kortney Ryan Ziegler

"The [collection's] profoundly personal – and sometimes even allegorical – stories of tragedy and triumph ... will stand out as one of the most important contributions of our time."

Author, 'Both Sides Now: One Mans Journey through Womanhood' - Dillon Khosla