Becoming him : a trans memoir of triumph / Landa Mabenge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mabenge, Landa, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mabenge, Landa, 1981-.

Mabenge, Landa.

Female-to-male transsexuals.

Transgender people.

South Africa.

Trans people--South Africa--Biography.

Trans people.

Trans men--South Africa--Biography.

Trans men.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

202 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Johannesburg, South Africa : MFBooks Joburg, 2018.

Summary:

In April 1981, Landa Mabenge enters this world, trapped in a girl's body. From an early age, Landa is aware that he does not relate to his female form, despite being socialised as a girl. In this groundbreaking and brutally honest memoir, Landa Mabenge establishes himself as a resounding and inspirational voice for anyone fighting to define themselves on their own terms. In mesmerizing detail, Becoming Him lays bare Landa's tortured world, growing up trapped in the wrong body, while unflinchingly tracing his transition from female to male. -- publisher's description.

Contents:

1 Home p. 3

2 Relocation p. 14

3 The New House p. 21

4 Escape p. 25

5 Aftershock p. 32

6 "You are a girl, not a boy" p. 41

7 Going Home p. 48

8 Purple Black Bruises p. 52

9 Body Shame p. 56

10 Sweet Sixteen p. 60

11 The Gold Suit p. 65

12 Feast and Famine p. 76

13 Cape Town p. 84

14 Going "Home" p. 89

15 A Year Later p. 94

16 Birgit p. 99

17 No Answers p. 104

18 Stitched Up p. 107

19 Homeward Bound p. 113

20 Healing in Mthatha p. 117

21 Pandora's Box and The Letter p. 122

22 Eye off the Ball p. 130

23 Revisiting the Monster p. 136

24 Free to Be Me p. 142

25 Trans-ition p. 148

26 The Bureaucracy of Gender p. 156

27 Blackout p. 160

28 Hidden Things p. 165

29 The Beauty of Flat p. 173

30 When Love Turns to Ash p. 179

31 Operation Landa p. 185

32 Loving Landa p. 191.

ISBN:

1928420222

9781928420224

OCLC:

1037032735