Gender euphoria4/6/2023 That feeling is probably unfair to Dale, who is a good writer and had very interesting thoughts and experiences to share, but for me, personally, it just worked against this book. ![]() The main draw of an anthology, for me, is the diversity of voices and experiences, so it was a bit of a bummer that every second to third essay I would glance at the author name and be like "oh, her again" and feeling like there wasn't going to be anything that new in the essay that followed. Now of course there's nothing wrong with an editor having a presence in an anthology, but I feel like with this percentage of text by a singular author, the book probably should've been a personal memoir with guest contributors instead of an anthology. ![]() Now of course there's nothing wrong with an editor having a presence in an anthology, but I feel like with this percentage of text by a singular author, the book probably shoul A very necessary anthology! My middling rating is mostly due to my confusion at the structuring - mainly, why nearly 40% of the essays were by the editor when in the introduction she said that each author was "selected above hundreds of other writers" and therefore one can assume there were plenty of texts to choose from. What they have in common are their feelings of elation, pride, confidence, freedom and ecstasy as a direct result of coming out as non-cisgender, and how coming to terms with their gender has brought unimaginable joy into their lives.moreĪ very necessary anthology! My middling rating is mostly due to my confusion at the structuring - mainly, why nearly 40% of the essays were by the editor when in the introduction she said that each author was "selected above hundreds of other writers" and therefore one can assume there were plenty of texts to choose from. In this groundbreaking anthology, nineteen trans, non-binary, agender, gender-fluid and intersex writers share their experiences of gender euphoria: an agender dominatrix being called ‘Daddy’, an Arab trans man getting his first tattoos, a trans woman embracing her inner fighter. But for many non-cisgender people, it’s gender euphoria which pushes forward their transition: the joy the first time a parent calls them by their new chosen name, the first time they have the confidence to cut their hair short, the first time they truly embrace themself. So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition centre on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. But for many non-cisgender people, it’s GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one’s birth-assigned gender. GENDER EUPHORIA: a powerful feeling of happiness experienced as a result of moving away from one’s birth-assigned gender.
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