The making of a man : notes on transsexuality / / Maxim Februari ; translation by Andy Brown

• Autore: Februari Maxim
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] : , : Reaktion Books, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (126 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.768092
• Soggetto topico: Transsexualism; Transsexuals - Netherlands
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): BrownAndy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Making of a Man: Notes on Transsexuality; Imprint Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Identity: Gender and Sex; 2. Language and Etiquette: What You Should and Shouldn't Say; 3. Rules and Laws; 4. Body; 5. Society: The Tensions Surrounding the Transition; 6. Testosterone; 7. Relationships; 8. Woman: 'If I Were a Man . . .'; 9. Man: 'As if Men Have it So Easy!'; 10. Famous Figures; End; Acknowledgements and Sources
• Sommario/riassunto: In the autumn of 2012, Maxim Februari-known until then as writer and philosopher Marjolijn Februari-announced his intention to live as a man. The news was greeted with a diversity of reactions, from curiosity to unease. These responses made it absolutely clear to Februari that most of us don't know how to think about transsexuality. The Making of a Man explores this lacuna through a deeply personal meditation on a profoundly universal aspect of our identities.Februari contemplates the many questions that sexual transitions entail: the clinical effects of testosterone, the alteration of sexual
• Titolo autorizzato: The making of a man
• ISBN: 1-78023-473-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461158403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II