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Gender Failure

Ivan Coyote Rae Spoon

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English
Arsenal Pulp Press
01 June 2014
In their first collaborative book, Ivan and Rae explore and expose their failed attempts at fitting into the gender binary, and how ultimately our expectations and assumptions around traditional gender roles fail us all. Based on their acclaimed 2012 live show that toured across the United States and in Europe, Gender Failure is a poignant collection of autobiographical essays, lyrics, and images documenting Ivan and Rae's personal journeys from gender failure to gender enlightenment. Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, it's a book that will touch LGBTQ readers and others, revealing, with candor and insight, that gender comes in more than two sizes.

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Imprint:   Arsenal Pulp Press
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   363g
ISBN:   9781551525365
ISBN 10:   1551525364
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ivan E. Coyote: Ivan E. Coyote is the author of seven previous books, the most recent of which is One in Every Crowd. Ivan is also the co-editor (with Zena Sharman) of the anthology Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme. One of her stories appears in the anthology It Gets Better, edited by Dan Savage and Terry Miller. Originally from the Yukon, she now lives in Vancouver. Rae Spoon: Rae Spoon is a transgender musician/writer/workshop facilitator from Calgary, Canada. Rae has been nominated for a Polaris Prize, toured internationally, and released six solo albums. Their first book First Spring Grass Fire was published in 2012 and shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award.

Reviews for Gender Failure

Ivan and Rae have written a magical, down-to-earth, painfully honest step beyond any predetermined transgender narrative that I know of. At times hilarious, at times heartbreaking, their storytelling is top-notch. This book is unputdownable. Kate Bornstein, author of <i>A Queer and Pleasant Danger</i> Brutally honest, tenderly funny and totally real, this multimedia collaboration makes for a dynamic, beautiful and important piece of literature. Michelle Tea, author of <i>Valencia</i>


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