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The nearest exit may be behind you

Bergman, S. Bear 1974- (Author).

Summary: "Alternately unsettling and affirming, devastating and delicious, The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, is a new collection of essays on gender and identity by S. Bear Bergman that is irrevocably honest and endlessly illuminating. With humour and grace, these essays deal with issues from women's spaces to the old boys' network, from gay male bathhouses to lesbian potlucks, from being a child to preparing to have one; throughout, S. Bear Bergman shows us there are things you learn when you're visibly different from those around you--whether it's being transgressively gendered or readably queer. As a transmasculine person, Bergman keeps readers breathless and rapt in the freakshow tent long after the midway has gone dark, when the good hooch gets passed around and the best stories get told. Ze offers unique perspectives on issues that challenge, complicate, and confound the 'official stories' about how gender and sexuality work"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781551522647
ISBN: 1551522640
ISBN: 1551523515
ISBN: 9781551523514
Physical Description: 1 online resource (205 pages) : 1 illustration
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Publisher: Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, Ă2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.17 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You 11 -- While You Were Away 18 -- Wrap/t 23 -- Today, I am a Man (And Other Perorations of the Tranny Jewboy) 29 -- Roadside Assistance 39 -- It Only Takes a Minute, I 43 -- Dutiful Grandchild 45 -- When Will You Be Having the Surgery? 51 -- What's in a Name? 55 -- New Year 64 -- The Velveteen Tranny 68 -- It Only Takes a Minute, II 88 -- The Field Guide to Transmasculine Creatures 90 -- I'm Just Saying 97 -- Passing the Word 105 -- Not Getting Killed, with Kindness 113 -- Getting Myself Home 121 -- The Rule of Two 128 -- Like Love 134 -- It Only Takes a Minute, III 141 -- Seahorse Papa 143 -- Writing the Landscape 149 -- Just a Phase 155 -- Bowing to the Beams 160 -- Gay Men, Queer Men, and Me 164 -- It's Always Easier If You Can Be Something They Recognize 171 -- Shame 180 -- It Only Takes a Minute, IV 189 -- Sing If You're Glad to Be Trans 191.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted by subscription.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.