Transgender role models and pioneers / / Barbra Penne

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910158636003321
• Autore: Penne Barbra
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Rosen Publishing, , 2017; �2017
• ISBN: 1-5081-7186-6
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (64 pages) : color illustrations
• Collana: Transgender life
• Disciplina: 306.768
• Soggetti: Transgender people; Transsexuals; Gay rights
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Trans athletes -- Trans in television and film -- Trans musicians -- Trans writers and artists -- Trans activists.
• Sommario/riassunto: This title profiles a host of accomplished transgender people who have made their names in a wide range of fields, including sports, politics, activism, entertainment, and the arts. It includes historical pioneers--such as Christine Jorgensen, Marsha P. Johnson, and Sylvia Rivera--as well as present-day figures--such as Lana and Lilly Wachowski, Kye Allums, and Laverne Cox.