Full Description
At least two generations of transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people have emerged since Becoming a Visible Man was first published in 2004, but the book remains a beloved resource for trans people and their allies.
Since the first edition's publication, author Jamison Green's writings and advocacy among business and governmental organizations around the world have led to major changes in the fields of law, medicine, and social policy, and his (mostly invisible) work has had significant effects on trans people globally. This new edition captures the changes of the last two decades, while also imparting a message of self-acceptance and health.
With profoundly personal and eminently practical threads, Green clarifies transgender experience for transgender people and their families, friends, and coworkers. Medical and mental health care providers, educators, business leaders, and advocates seeking information about transgender concerns can all gain from Green's integrative approach to the topic. This book candidly addresses emotional relationships that are affected by a transition, and brings refined integrity to the struggle to self-define, whether one undergoes a transition or chooses not to.
Emphasizing the lives of transgender men—who are often overlooked—he elucidates the experience of masculinity in a way that is self-assured and inclusive of feminist values. Green's inspirational wisdom has informed and empowered thousands of readers. There is still no other book like Becoming a Visible Man in the transgender canon.
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Foreword, by Aaron H. Devor
Acknowledgments
1. How Do You Know?
Coming Out
Terminology
Early Dialogues
Interconnections
2. Initiation
Coming of Age
The World of Men
Letting Go of Shame
Taking Responsible Action
3. A Vision of Community
Lou Sullivan and the FTM Group
Unconventional Conventions
Intolerance
Stepping Up to the Plate
4. Body of Knowledge
Access to Treatment
Hormone Therapy
Approaching Surgery
"Top" Surgery
"Bottom" Surgery
Decisions, Decisions
Genital Geometry
5. Transparent Feelings
Denial
Fear
Parents and Trans Children
Transpeople as Parents
6. Consummate Presence
Desire versus Identity
The "Threat" of Sexual Uncertainty
Sex and Validation
Knowing What's Desired
7. Visibility
Visibility on Screen
Visibility in Print
The Visibility Dilemma
Academic Debates
Appearances
Influencing the Course of Treatment
8. Willful Destiny
Physical Proof
Self-Determination
Validity
Bibliography
Index
