Now, some twenty-odd years later, this book stands as both a classic and a still-revolutionary work-one that continues to push us gently but profoundly to the furthest borders of the gender frontier. Gender Outlaw was decades ahead of its time when it was first published in 1994. Gender Outlaw details Bornsteins transformation from heterosexual male to lesbian. But this particular coming-of-age story is also a provocative investigation into our notions of male and female, from a self-described nonbinary transfeminine diesel femme dyke who never stops questioning our cultural assumptions. With these words, Kate Bornstein ushers readers on a funny, fearless.
With a new introduction by the author On one level, Gender Outlaw details Bornstein’s transformation from heterosexual male to lesbian woman, from a one-time IBM salesperson to a playwright and performance artist. The trouble is, we’re living in a world that insists we be one or the other.” With these words, Kate Bornstein ushers readers on a funny, fearless, and wonderfully scenic journey across the terrains of gender and identity. There is a great answer to that one going around: We don’t know it hasn’t told us yet. Now, some twenty-odd years later, this book stands as both a classic and a still-revolutionary workone that continues to push us gently but profoundly to the furthest borders of the gender frontier. and I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m probably not a woman, either. Kate Bornstein, Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation tags: gender, gender-identity, privilege, transgender 45 likes Like The first question we usually ask new parents is: Is it a boy or a girl. Gender Outlaw was decades ahead of its time when it was first published in 1994.
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