Trans*Am
Trans*Am: Cis Men and Trans Women in Love

Trans*Am: Cis Men and Trans Women in Love


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Trans women--assigned male at birth and later transitioned into a female gender-- are recently in media because of celebrities and controversial legislation. Therefore cis men--who identify with a masculine gender they were assigned at birth--are now called upon to share their experiences as lovers of trans women. Using theory and personal anecdotes, the author questions the codes that cis men and trans women use to interpret their own and others' gendered and sexed bodies. Joseph McClellan , Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, has taught philosophy, Buddhism, and gender studies, and translated and introduced contemporary French philosopher Michel Onfray's A Hedonist Manifesto: The Power to Exist.

Table of Contents:
Preface Intro - The Outer and Inner Lives of a Transam 1 - Not Another Label! 2 -More About Why 3- Four Truths 4-Shifting Sands: Models of Sex and Gender 5-Darwinian Reflections 6-The Temptation of Validation: Words, Meanings, and Surgeries 7- Loss and Murder 8- Worlds of Interpretation 9- Against Interpretation 10-The Naked World 11- A Transam Sexuality 12-The Problem with Procreation

About the Author :
Joseph McClellan, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, He has previously taught Western and Asian philosophies, as well as Gender Studies, at a number of U.S. colleges and universities. While drawing on his background in these fields, his book Transam is deeply personal. Trans women have played a major role in McClellan's adult life as friends and lovers. After years of intimate discussions with friends and lovers about the unique issues confronting trans women and their partners, he was frustrated by the muddled state of the discourse and convinced that philosophy could contribute to its clarification. He believes that if the complexities of contemporary sex, gender, and sexuality are unpacked through philosophical reflection and discussion, trans people will suffer less as victims of society's misunderstanding and its ensuing wrong-headed legislation and institutional hostility. Columbia University Press published McClellan's translation of contemporary French philosopher Michel Onfray's book A Hedonist Manifesto: The Power to Exist, and he has published translations from Tibetan.

Review :
"As a trans woman who has dated almost exclusively cis straight identified men I have been frustrated with how their desire for trans women has existed largely in the shadows, deeply stigmatized. I have longed to see more men who are attracted to, date, have sex with and/or are in relationships with trans women to come forward and speak the truth of those attractions, encounters, experiences and relationships. Joe McClellan in Trans*Am does just that and much more. He shares his lived experiences as a transam as part of a rigorous philosophical take down of essentialist notions of gender and sexuality and how we assign meaning."--Laverne Cox, actress co-starring in Orange Is The New Black "Trans*Am offers a fresh look at worlds of love, attraction, and bodies; challenges socially accepted notions of what is 'right'; and seeks to free unconventional genders and sexuality from destructive stigmas. The author courageously and critically contributes to a long-overdue conversation taking to task the social constructs that have proven too painful to too many for too long."--Trace Lysette, actress co-starring in Transparent "An important contribution to an important debate."--Jonathan Kemp, author of The Penetrated Male "I've always felt that I needed to "identify" with a particular sexual orientation. But McClellan's book explains why this isn't necessary by drawing on Buddhist philosophy. He even shows that the tendency to "identify" can get in the way of enjoying sex. Other animals enjoy it just fine without words, and so should I."--Michael Osofsky


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780996485241
  • Publisher: Threel Media
  • Publisher Imprint: Threel Media
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 200
  • Sub Title: Cis Men and Trans Women in Love
  • Width: 140 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0996485244
  • Publisher Date: 27 Apr 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 241 gr


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