
Title:
A queer and pleasant danger : a memoir
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2012
Publication Information:
Boston : Beacon Press, c2012.
Physical Description:
xviii, 258 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780807001653
Abstract:
A memoir of Bornstein's struggle with gender identity, discussing early childhood and adolescence, college at Brown, a life in the theater, three marriages and fatherhood, the Scientology hierarchy, transsexual life, LGBTQ politics, and life on the road as a sought-after speaker. Kate Bornstein is a performance artist and playwright who has authored several award-winning books including Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us, My Gender Workbook, and Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws.
General Note:
"The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today"--Cover.
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Language:
English